Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting for Shares

Question:
Shares can be forfeited for which of the following reason (s)?
Options:
For failure to attend meetings
For non-payment of call money
For filing a criminal/civil case against the company
All of the above
Correct Answer:
For non-payment of call money
Explanation:
It may happen that some shareholders fail to pay one or more instalments, viz. allotment money and/or call money. In such circumstances, 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.