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Sheffield Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited number of $5 cumulative preferred shares and an unlimited number of common shares

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Sheffield Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited number of $5 cumulative preferred shares and an unlimited number of common shares. On February 1, 2020, the general ledger contained the following shareholders' equity accounts:

Preferred shares (10,000 shares issued)   $450,000  
Common shares (51,000 shares issued)   612,000  
Retained earnings   712,000  


The following equity transactions occurred during the year ended January 31, 2021:

Feb. 28   Issued 5,100 preferred shares for $270,300.
Apr. 12   Issued 190,000 common shares for $2.47 million.
May 25   Issued 5,100 common shares in exchange for land. At the time of the exchange, the land was valued at $61,200.
Jan. 1   Paid dividend of $2.50 per share to preferred shareholders.
Jan. 31   A loss of $58,000 was incurred for the year.

Journalize the transactions and the entries to close dividends and the Income Summary account. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Feb. 28Apr. 12May 25Jan. 1Jan. 31

     
       
  (To record issuance of shares.)    

Feb. 28Apr. 12May 25Jan. 1Jan. 31

     
       
  (To record issuance of shares.)    

Feb. 28Apr. 12May 25Jan. 1Jan. 31

     
       
  (To record issuance of shares.)    

Feb. 28Apr. 12May 25Jan. 1Jan. 31

     
       
  (To record declaration and
payment of dividend.)
   

Feb. 28Apr. 12May 25Jan. 1Jan. 31

     
       
  (To close Income Summary.)    

Feb. 28Apr. 12May 25Jan. 1Jan. 31

     
       
  (To close dividends.)    

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Open general ledger accounts for the shareholders' equity accounts and post entries from previous part. (Post entries in the order of Journal entry presented in the previous part (a).)

Preferred Shares

       

Date

Explanation

Ref.

Debit

Credit

Balance

Feb. 1

Balance

     

Feb. 28

 

J1

     

Common Shares

       

Date

Explanation

Ref.

Debit

Credit

Balance

Feb. 1

Balance

     

Apr. 12

 

J1

     

May 25

 

J1

     

Cash Dividends—Preferred

       

Date

Explanation

Ref.

Debit

Credit

Balance

Jan. 1

 

J1

     

Jan. 31

Closing entry

J1

     

Retained Earnings

       

Date

Explanation

Ref.

Debit

Credit

Balance

Feb. 1

Balance

     

Jan. 31

Closing Entry

J1

     

Jan. 31

Closing Entry

J1

     

 

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Prepare the shareholders' equity section of the balance sheet at January 31, 2021, including any required disclosures. Assume Sheffield is reporting under ASPE and there were no preferred dividend arrears at January 31, 2020. (Enter account name only and do not provide descriptive information.)

SHEFFIELD CORPORATION
Balance Sheet (Partial)

Quarter Ended January 31, 2021January 31, 2021Year Ended January 31, 2021
Total Shareholders' EquityContributed CapitalShare CapitalCurrent LiabilitiesShareholders' EquityTotal Share CapitalTotal Current Liabilities    
Contributed CapitalShare CapitalTotal Shareholders' EquityCurrent LiabilitiesTotal Share CapitalShareholders' EquityTotal Current Liabilities    
    $
     
Contributed CapitalTotal Current LiabilitiesTotal Shareholders' EquityShare CapitalShareholders' EquityCurrent LiabilitiesTotal Share Capital    
     
Contributed CapitalShare CapitalTotal Share CapitalTotal Shareholders' EquityShareholders' EquityCurrent LiabilitiesTotal Current Liabilities   $

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