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On February 1, 2017, Buffalo Corporation issued 3,000 shares of its \(5 par value common stock for land worth \)31,000. Prepare the February 1, 2017, journal entry.

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Land should be debited by $31,000,and the common stock and paid-in capital should be credited by $15,000and $16,000,respectively.

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01

Meaning of Stock Issuance

The term stock issuance helps corporations raise funds to meet the business's financial need. A company usually does this to provide ownership in the company in exchange for finance

02

Preparing journal entries of buffalo corporation

Date

Particular

Folio

Debit USD

$

Credit USD

$

01-02-2017

Land A/c Dr.

31,000

To common stock A/c (3,000$5) Cr.

15,000

To paid-in capital in excess Cr.

Of par common stock A/c

16,000

(being share issued for land)

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