Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting for Shares

Question:
Where will the premium received on the issue of shares be shown?
Options:
Equity and liabilities side
Asset side
Non-current asset side
None of these
Correct Answer:
Equity and liabilities side
Explanation:
The premium received on issued shares must not be mixed with the share capital. Instead, it must be credited to a separate account known as the share premium account and shown as a separate item on the liability side of the balance sheet.