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Forfeiture of Shares-Issued at Par

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In case of forfeiture, we debit share capital account by the total amount by the company so far for the forfeited shares.

A

not received

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called up

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not called up

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received

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Solution

The correct option is B called up
The company debits the share capital account with the amount called-up up to the date of forfeiture of shares.

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