Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part A

Chapter

Accounting for Shares

Question:

The Profit on reissue of forfeited shares is transferred to-

Options:

general reserve

capital redemption reserve

capital reserve

reserve capital

Correct Answer:

capital reserve

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → capital reserve

The profit on the reissue of forfeited shares is a capital profit for the company and is not available for distribution as a dividend to shareholders. Therefore, it is transferred to the Capital Reserve account.

The amount of profit is calculated as: Profit=(Amount received on forfeiture)(Loss on reissue)

where the 'Loss on reissue' is the discount allowed on reissuing the shares. The maximum discount allowed on reissue cannot exceed the amount originally forfeited on those shares.