On January 1, 2022, Swifty Corporation had the following stockholders' equity accounts.
Common Stock ($10 par value, 77,200 shares issued and outstanding)
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock
Retained Earnings
$772,000
193,000
524,000
During the year, the following transactions occurred.
Jan. 15
Declared a $1 cash dividend per share to stockholders of record on January 31, payable February 15.
Feb. 15
Paid the dividend declared in January.
Apr. 15
Declared a 10% stock dividend to stockholders of record on April 30, distributable May 15. On April 15, the market
price of the stock was $16 per share.
May 15
Issued the shares for the stock dividend.
July 1
Announced a 2-for-1 stock split. The market price per share prior to the announcement was $14. (The new par value is
$5.)
Dec. 1
Dec. 31
Declared a $0.50 per share cash dividend to stockholders of record on December 15, payable January 10, 2023.
Determined that net income for the year was $270,000.
(a)
Your answer is partially correct.
Journalize the transactions and the closing entries for net income and dividends. (Record journal entries in the order presented in the
problem. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the 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.)
