Question

: Narda Corporation agreed to sell all of its capital stock to Effie Corporation for three monthly payments of $200,000. After Effie made the first required payment, it ceased making other payments. The stock subscription agreement states that Effie, thus, forfeits its payments and is entitled to no other future consideration. How should Narda record the $200,000 forfeited payment

Answer 1

Since Effie Corporation forfeited their stock subscription, then they will lose their stocks and the money they invested in Narda Corporation.

In this case, Narda was being completely acquired by Effie Corporation and the whole operation went down, then the initial payment must be recorded as additional paid in capital. It should not be included as part of operating income since it wasn't a normal business activity.