As an auditor for the CPA firm of Hinkson and Calvert, you encounter the following situations in auditing different clients.
1. Swifty Corporation is a closely held corporation whose stock is not publicly traded. On December 5, the corporation acquired
land by issuing 3,000 shares of its $20 par value common stock. The owners' asking price for the land was $124,000, and the
fair value of the land was $115,000.
2. Crane Company is a publicly held corporation whose common stock is traded on the securities markets. On June 1, it acquired
land by issuing 19,500 shares of its $10 par value stock. At the time of the exchange, the land was advertised for sale at
$271,500. The stock was selling at $11 per share.
Prepare the journal entries for each of the situations above. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do
not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts)
No. Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
1. Dec. 5 Land 124000
Common Stock
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock
2. June 1 Land
Common Stock
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock
