14 Corporations: Dividends, Retained Earnings, and Income ReportingStatement presentation ofcommon stock dividendsdistributablePaid-in capital Common stock $500,000 Common stock dividends distributable 50,000 $550,000When Medland issues the dividend shares, it debits Common Stock DividendsDistributable and credits Common Stock, as follows.Common Stock Dividends Distributable 50,000 Common Stock 50,000 (To record issuance of 5,000 shares in a stock dividend)EFFECTS OF STOCK DIVIDENDSHow do stock dividends affect stockholders’ equity? They change the composition ofstockholders’ equity, because they transfer to paid-in capital a portion of retainedearnings. However, total stockholders’ equity remains the same. Stock dividends alsohave no effect on the par or stated value per share. But the number of shares outstandingincreases. Illustration 14-5 shows these effects for Medland Corporation.Stock dividend effects Before After Dividend DividendStockholders’ equity Paid-in capital Common stock, $10 par $500,000 $550,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par—common stock — 25,000 Total paid-in capital 500,000 575,000 Retained earnings 300,000 225,000 Total stockholders’ equity $800,000 $800,000Outstanding shares 50,000 55,000Par value per share $10.00
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