The sum invested by a company's shareholders for use in the corporation is known as share capital (also called equity capital, donated capital, or paid-in capital). If a company's only asset is cash spent by its shareholders when it is formed, the balance sheet is balanced with cash on the left and share capital on the right.
Although share capital is a large line item, it is often broken down by small business accountants into the various types of equity they issue. There are two types of stock: common stock and preferred stock, all of which are reported at par value or face value. It's worth noting that some states permit the issuance of common shares with no par value.
Some forms of equity accounts are distinct from share capital. This equity account applies only to the sum “paid-in” by investors which shareholders, and is the difference between the par value of a stock and the price that investors actually paid for it, as the term “additional paid-in cash” implies.
The Balance Sheet and Share Capital
We can see that assets must be financed by one of the two methods using the fundamental equation where assets equal liabilities plus equity.
Assets = Liability + Equity
Liabilities (borrowing money or issuing debt) are one way for a corporation to finance its assets and, as a result, establish commitments that must be paid back.
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Additional Paid-in Capital and Contributed Surplus
An account called contributed surplus or extra paid-in capital can also be included in share capital.
Contributed Surplus is an accounting item generated when a company issues shares that are worth more than their par value or have no par value. A business will have a contributed surplus of $900,000 if it received $1 million from shares with a par value of $100,000. Since securities cannot be exchanged for their par value, the par value is simply an arbitrary amount.
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