Which of the following account is credited with the amount received on the share application and allotment? |
Share Application & Allotment A/c Share Application A/c Share Capital A/c None of these |
Share Application & Allotment A/c |
Sometimes a combined account for share application and share allotment called ‘Share Application and Allotment Account’ is opened in the books of a company. The combined account is based on the reasoning that allotment without application is impossible while application without allotment is meaningless. These two stages of share capital are closely inter-related. When a combined account is maintained, journal entries are recorded in the following manner: |