Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting for Shares

Question:
What is the call in arrears of a company?
Options:
Full Amount paid by the shareholders
Full Amount not paid by the shareholders
Excess Amount paid by the shareholders
None of these
Correct Answer:
Full Amount not paid by the shareholders
Explanation:
It may happen that shareholders do not pay the call amount on due date. When any shareholder fails to pay the amount due on allotment or on any of the calls, such amount is known as ‘Calls in Arrears’/‘Unpaid Calls’. Calls in Arrears represent the debit balance of all the calls account. Such amount shall appear as ‘Note to Accounts.