Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting for Shares

Question:

What is the correct sequence of allotment of shares?

A. Allotment money received
B. Inviting applications from investors
C. Allotment due
D. Application Money received
E. Share Call Money Due
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

E, C, A, B, D

A, B, C, D, E

B, D, C, A, E

C, A, E, D, B

Correct Answer:

B, D, C, A, E

Explanation:

The important steps in the procedure of share issue are :
1) Issue of Prospectus: The company first issues the prospectus to the public. Prospectus is an invitation to the public that a new company has come into existence and it needs funds for doing business. It contains complete information about the company and the manner in which the money is to be collected from the prospective investors.
2) Receipt of Applications: When prospectus is issued to the public, prospective investors intending to subscribe the share capital of the company would make an application along with the application money and deposit the same with a scheduled bank as specified in the prospectus. The company has to get minimum subscription within 120 days from the date of the issue of the prospectus. If the company fails to receive the same within the said period, the company cannot proceed for the allotment of shares and application money should be returned within 130 days of the date of issue of prospectus.
3) Allotment of Shares: If minimum subscription has been received, the company may proceed for the allotment of shares after fulfilling certain other legal formalities. Letters of allotment are sent to those whom the shares have been alloted, and letters of regret to those to whom no allotment has been made. When allotment is made, it results in a valid contract between the company and the applicants who now became the shareholders of the company.
4) Making Calls: Calls play a vital role in making shares fully paid-up and for realising the full amount of shares from the shareholders. After allotment a company make calls. In the event of shares not being fully called up till the completion of allotment, the directors have the authority to ask for the remaining amount on shares as and when they decide about the same. It is also possible that the timing of the payment of calls by the shareholders is determined at the time of share issue itself and given in the prospectus. Two points are important regarding the calls on shares. First, the amount on any call should not exceed 25% of the face value of shares. Second, there must be an interval of at least one month between the making of two calls unless otherwise provided by the articles of association of the company.