Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part A

Chapter

Accounting for Shares

Question:

Identify the correct statements from the following.

(A) Share application account is a personal account
(B) Director of a company must be a shareholder.
(C) A company is an artificial person
(D) Shareholders of a company are liable for the acts of the company.
(E) The part of capital which is called up only on winding up is called Capital Reserve.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A) and (C) only 

(A), (B), (C) and (D) only

(A), (D) and (E) only

(C), (D) and (E) only

Correct Answer:

(A) and (C) only 

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 - (A), and (C) only

  • (A) Share application account is a personal account: TRUE. It represents a group of individuals who have applied for shares. Specifically, it is a Representative Personal Account.

  • (B) Director of a company must be a shareholder: FALSE. Under the Companies Act, a director does not legally need to be a shareholder unless the company's own Articles of Association (AOA) require "Qualification Shares."

  • (C) A company is an artificial person: TRUE. A company is a separate legal entity created by law, capable of owning property, entering contracts, and suing/being sued in its own name.

  • (D) Shareholders are liable for the acts of the company: FALSE. This violates the principle of Limited Liability. Shareholders are only liable for the unpaid amount on their own shares, not for the general "acts" or debts of the company.

  • (E) The part of capital called up only on winding up is Capital Reserve: FALSE. Capital called up only during winding up is Reserve Capital. "Capital Reserve" refers to profits created from capital transactions (like the sale of fixed assets).

*****