The Summarized Balance Sheets of Gyan Ltd. And Kiran Ltd. as on 31st March 2024 are given below: Gyan Ltd. (₹ in lakhs) Kiran Ltd. (₹ in lakhs)…

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The Summarized Balance Sheets of Gyan Ltd. And Kiran Ltd. as on 31st March 2024 are given below: Gyan Ltd. (₹ in lakhs) Kiran Ltd. (₹ in lakhs) Liabilities Share capital Equity share capital of 10 each fully paid-up 650 600 10% Preference shares of 100 each fully paid-up 150 200 Reserves and Surplus General Reserve - 360 Profit and Loss Account (260) - Non-Current Liabilities 12% Debentures 75 100 Loans from Bank 40 - Current Liabilities Bank overdraft 15 - Trade payables 95 105 Dividend payable - 60 765 1,425 Assets Non-Current Assets PPE 700 900 Investments - 250 Current Assets Trade receivables 65 135 Cash at bank - 140 765 1,425 Gyan Ltd. has acquired the business of Kiran Ltd. as on 31 March 2024 as per following scheme of merger: (1) Banks agreed to waive-off 50% loan of Gyan Ltd. (2) Gyan Ltd. will reduce its shares to 2 per share and then consolidate 5 such shares into one share of 10 (new share). (3) Gyan Ltd. will issue 2 equity shares (new) for 3 equity shares of Kiran Ltd. The new shares are to be issued @20 each having a face value of 10 per share. (4) Preference shareholders of Kiran Ltd. will be paid off by issuing equivalent number of 10% Preference shares of Gyan Ltd. of 100 each at a price of 105 per share. (5) Dividend of Kiran Ltd. will be paid after merger to the shareholders of Kiran Ltd. (6) Trade payables of Gyan Ltd. include 50 lakhs payable to Kiran Ltd. Pass necessary Journal entries in the books of Gyan Ltd. and prepare Balance Sheet after merger.

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Journal Entries in the books of Gyan Ltd. Date Particulars (in lakhs) Dr. Cr. 2024 31 March Loan from bank A/c (40 x 50%) Dr. 20 To Reconstruction A/c 20 (Being loan from bank waived off to the extent of 50%) Equity share capital A/c (10) Dr. 650 To Equity share capital A/c (2) (650 x 2) 130 To Reconstruction A/c (650–130) 520 (Being Equity share of 10each reduced to 2 each) Equity share capital A/c (2) Dr. 130 To Equity share capital A/c (10each) 130 (Being 5 Equity shares of 2each consolidated to one share of 10each) Reconstruction A/c (20 + 520) Dr. 540 To Profit and loss A/c (loss) 260 To Capital reserve A/c 280 (Being debit balance of P/L A/c set off against reconstruction account and balance transferred to capital reserve account) Business purchase A/c Dr. 1010 To Liquidator of Kiran Ltd. 1010 (Being purchase of business of Kiran Ltd.) PPE A/c Dr. 900 Investment A/c Dr. 250 Trade receivables A/c Dr. 135 Cash at bank A/c Dr. 140 To Trade payables A/c 105 To Dividend payable A/c 60 To 12% Debenture A/c 100 To Business purchase A/c 1010 To General Reserves A/c 150 (Being assets, liabilities and reserves taken over under pooling of interest method) Liquidator of Kiran Ltd. A/c Dr. 1010 To Equity share capital A/c 400 To 10% Preference share capital 200 To Securities Premium [(40 x 10) + (2 x 5)] 410 (Being payment made to liquidators of Kiran Ltd. by allotment of 40 lakh @10 new equity shares and 2 lakh preference shares @105) Trade payables A/c Dr. 50 To Trade receivables A/c 50 (Being mutual owing cancelled) Dividend Payable A/c Dr. 60 To Bank A/c 60 (Being dividend paid off) Balance Sheet of Gyan Ltd. (and reduced) after merger as on 31.3.2024 Particulars Note No. (₹ in lakhs) I. Equity and Liabilities (1) Shareholder's Funds (a) Share Capital 1 880 (b) Reserves and Surplus 2 840 (2) Non-Current Liabilities Long-term borrowings 3 195 (3) Current Liabilities (a) Trade Payables 4 150 (b) Borrowings 5 15 Total 2,080 II. Assets (1) Non-current assets (a) Property, plant and equipment 6 1,600 (b) Investment 7 250 (2) Current assets (a) Trade receivables 8 150 (b) Cash and cash equivalents 9 80 Total 2,080 Notes to Accounts (₹ in lakhs) (₹ in lakhs) 1. Share Capital 50 lakhs (13 lakh + 40 lakh) Equity shares of 10 each fully paid 530 (Out of the above, 40 lakh shares have been issued for consideration other than cash) 3.5 lakhs (1.5 + 2) 10% Preference share of 100each fully paid (Out of which 2 lakhs shares have been issued for consideration other than cash) 350 880 2. Reserves and Surplus Capital reserve 280 Securities Premium 410 General reserve 150 840 3. Non-current Borrowings 12% Debentures (75 + 100) 175 Loan from bank (40 - 20) 20 195 4. Trade Payables (95+105-50) 150 5. Current Borrowings Bank overdraft 15 6. Property, plant and equipment (700 + 900) 1,600 7. Investment 250 8. Trade Receivables (65 + 135 – 50) 150 9. Cash and cash equivalents Cash at Bank (140 - 60) 80 Working Note: Calculation of purchase consideration Shares 2 shares of Gyan Ltd. will be issued in exchange of every 3 shares of Kiran Ltd. (i.e. 40,00,000 equity shares of Gyan Ltd will be issued against 60,00,000 equity shares of Kiran Ltd.) (60 lakhs x 2/3) 40,00,000 ₹ in lakhs Payment to equity shareholders (40 lakhs x 20) 800 Payment to preference shareholders (2 lakhs x 105) 210 Total Purchase consideration 1,010

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