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Comprehensive Problem – KG Limited (Buy Back + Bonus Shares + Balance Sheet)

## Comprehensive Problem: KG Limited

### Flow of Transactions

1. Sale of Investment (at profit)

2. Buy back of Equity Shares

3. Issue of Bonus Shares

4. Prepare Balance Sheet and Notes to Accounts

### Step 1 – Sale of Investment

```

Bank A/c Dr 75

To Investments A/c 74

To P&L (Profit) 1

```

### Step 2 – Buy Back of Equity Shares

Opening equity: 1,200L face value (1,200 lakh shares × ₹10? Or ₹ in lakhs?)

Bought back at ₹15/share → 30 lakh shares × ₹15 = ₹450L total

```

Equity Share Capital A/c Dr 300 [30L shares × ₹10 face]

Premium on Buy Back A/c Dr 150 [30L shares × ₹5 premium]

To Equity Shares Bought Back A/c 450

Equity Shares Bought Back A/c Dr 450

To Bank A/c 450

Securities Premium A/c Dr 150

To Premium on Buy Back A/c 150

General Reserve A/c Dr 265

P&L A/c Dr 35

To CRR A/c 300 [face value]

```

### Step 3 – Bonus Shares (1:4 ratio)

Post buy-back equity = 1200 – 300 = 900L face value

Bonus = 900 ÷ 4 = 225L (sourced from CRR)

```

CRR A/c (or Revenue Reserve) Dr 225

To Bonus to Shareholders A/c 225

Bonus to Shareholders A/c Dr 225

To Equity Share Capital A/c 225

```

### Notes to Accounts Reconciliation (₹ lakhs)

Share Capital:

₹ lakhs
Opening equity1,200
Less: Buy back(300)
Add: Bonus shares225
Closing1,125

Reserves & Surplus:

ReserveOpeningMovementsClosing
Securities Premium175–150 (BB premium)25
General Reserve265–265 (→CRR)0
CRR200+265+35–225 (bonus)275
P&L170–35 (→CRR)+1 (invest gain)136
Total R&S436

Cash & Cash Equivalents:

₹ lakhs
Opening740
Add: Investment sold75
Less: Buy back payment(450)
Closing365

Worked example

### Example 1

Balance Sheet of KG Limited (after Buy Back & Bonus Shares)

ParticularsNotes₹ lakhs
EQUITY & LIABILITIES
Share Capital11,125
Reserves & Surplus2436
Long-term Borrowings750
Other Non-current Liabilities745
Other Current Liabilities195
Total3,251
ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment2,026
Non-current Investments3
Inventories600
Trade Receivables260
Cash & Cash Equivalents4365
Total3,251

Note 4 – Cash (₹ lakhs):

Opening 740 + Sale of Investments 75 – Buy back of Equity 450 = 365

Note 3 – Non-current Investments:

Opening 74 – Sold 74 = Nil

⚠️ Common exam mistakes

  • Forgetting to close the Non-current Investments note to Nil after the full investment is sold
  • Adding buy-back premium to CRR instead of face value only – CRR = ₹300L (face), not ₹450L (buy-back price)
  • Double-counting: subtracting buy-back from Share Capital AND from Reserves (only face value leaves Share Capital; only CRR transfer leaves Reserves)
  • Applying bonus shares before completing the buy-back, which gives wrong post-buy-back base for bonus ratio
  • Forgetting to show the P&L profit on sale of investment (₹1L) in Reserves & Surplus reconciliation
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