Company Account - Issue of Shares
When a company decides to raise (additional) capital through the capital market or stock exchange, it issues out shares. It does this by advertising in a prospectus. The prospectus will detail out the available number of shares to be subscribed for, and the issuing price of the shares. Prospective buyers who wish to be shareholders of the company can now subscribe to the offer made by buying the shares. Buyers are expected to pay for the number of shares they indicate interest in. once they pay through participating banks, they are thereafter issued share certificates which confirm to them that they are now shareholders in the company. BOOKKEEPING ENTRIES When shares are offered and are subscribed for, two basic bookkeeping actions are taken. These are explained below 1. When prospective buyers pay and cash is received. A bank account will have to be opened to receive the cash and application account will need to be opened to record the applications rece...