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A-LevelAccountingPreparation of financial statements9706/12 · May/June 2010 · Q191 Mark

When is a share premium account opened?

Awhen shares are issued at a price above nominal value
Bwhen shares are redeemed by the company at a premium
Cwhen shares are sold by a shareholder at a price above their nominal value
Dwhen the company issues bonus shares

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A: when shares are issued at a price above nominal value

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Preparation of financial statements, A-Level Accounting (syllabus 9706). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Accounting, May/June 2010 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 19.

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