Anticraft Ltd. invited applications for 2,00,000 shares of ₹10 each at ₹2 premium, payable as ₹3/- on application. ₹6 on allotment (including premium) and ₹3/- on Call. Public had applied for 2,70,000 shares out of which application for 20,000 shares were rejected and remaining were allotted on pro-rata basis. Rahul who has been allotted 8000 shares failed to pay allotment and call money. His shares were forfeited and later on re-issued 6,000 shares @ ₹8/- per share as fully paid-up.

Based on the above information, answer Questions.

Gain on re-issue of shares will be transferred to:

Capital Reserve Account

The correct answer is Option (3) - Capital Reserve Account

The company can forfeit their shares, i.e. cancel their allotment and treat the amount already received thereon as forfeited to the company within the framework of the provisions in its articles. These provisions are usually based on Table F which authorise the directors to forefeit the shares for non-payment of calls made. The directors can either cancel or re-issue the forefeited shares. In most cases, they reissue such shares which may be at par, at premium or at a discount. Forfeited shares may be reissued as fully paid at a par, premium, discount. In this context, it may be noted that the amount of discount allowed cannot exceed the amount that had been received on forfeited shares at the time of initial issue, and that the discount allowed on reissue of forfeited shares should be debited to the ‘Forfeited Share Account’. The balance, if any, left in the Share-Forfeited Account relating to reissued Shares, should be treated as capital profit and transferred to Capital Reserve Account.