Question

Shares forfeited account is to be shown in the balance sheet by way of ____________ to the paid up share capital on the liabilities side until the concerned shares are re-issued.

• A. Addition
• B. Deduction
• C. Both (A) & (B)
• D. Neither (A) nor (B)

Answer 1

The correct option is A Addition

Share forfeited account:-

If a shareholder fails to pay allotment money or a call or a part thereof by the last date fixed for payment, the Board of Directors, if Articles of Association of the company empower it to do so, proceed to forfeit the shares on which allotment money or call has become in arrear.The Articles of Association lay down the procedure. A notice has to be served on the defaulter requiring him to pay the unpaid amount together with interest accrued by a certain date.

The notice also must state that in the event of non-payment on or before the date so named, the shares in respect of which the notice has been served will be liable to be forfeited. When shares are forfeited, the shareholder’s name is removed from the register of members and the amount already paid by him on shares is forfeited to the capital. It is a capital gain and is credited to Forfeited Shares Account. A forfeited share may be reissued even at a loss. But the loss on reissue cannot exceed the gain on forfeiture of the share reissued.