Which capital of the company is reduced due to the forfeiture of shares?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
On forfeiture, we need to cancel the shares and to that extent, reduce the Share Capital. The amount received by the company is not refunded. Till the time the company re-issues the forfeited shares, it adds the balance of the Forfeited Shares Account to paid-up capital under Subscribed Capital in the Notes to Accounts on ‘Share Capital’.