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| When a company issues shares at a premium, amount of premium may be received by the company along with which of the following? |
Along with the application money Along with the calls Both 1 and 2 None of the above |
| Both 1 and 2 |
| When the issue of shares is at a premium, the amount of premium may technically be called at any stage of the issue of shares. However, premium is generally called with the amount due on allotment, sometimes with the application money and rarely with the call money. The premium amount is credited to a separate account called ‘Securities Premium Account’ and is shown under the title ‘Equity and Liabilities’ of the company’s balance sheet under the head ‘Reserves and Surpluses’. |
