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Bonus shares are shares issued to shareholders of a company free of any cost.
From an accounting perspective, a bonus issue is a simple reclassification of reserves which causes an increase in the share capital of the company on the one hand and an equal decrease in other reserves. The total equity of the company therefore remains the same although its composition is changed.
Following journal entries are required to account for a bonus issue:
| Debit | Undistributed Profit Reserves / Share Premium Reserve / or Other reserves | <i>Number of bonus shares × nominal value of 1 share</i> |
| Credit | Share Capital Account | <i>Number of bonus shares × nominal value of 1 share</i> |
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| Meaning | Equity shares are the ordinary shares of the company representing the part ownership of the shareholder in the company. | Preference shares are the shares that carry preferential rights on the matters of payment of dividend and repayment of capital. |
| Payment of dividend | The dividend is paid after the payment of all liabilities. | Priority in payment of dividend over equity shareholders. |
| Repayment of capital | In the event of winding up of the company, equity shares are repaid at the end. | In the event of winding up of the company, preference shares are repaid before equity shares. |
| Rate of dividend | Fluctuating | Fixed |
| Redemption | No | Yes |
| Voting rights | Equity shares carry voting rights. | Normally, preference shares do not carry voting rights. However, in special circumstances, they get voting rights. |
| Convertibility | Equity shares can never be converted. | Preference shares can be converted into equity shares. |
| Arrears of Dividend | Equity shareholders have no rights to get arrears of the dividend for the previous years. | Preference shareholders generally get the arrears of dividend along with the present year's dividend, if not paid in the last previous year, except in the case of non-cumulative preference shares. |
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| Share | Debentures |
| Share capital forms a part of the total capital of the company and shareholders are treated as owners of the company. | Debentures are defined as a debt of the company and debenture holders are creditors to the company. |
| The dividend rate on shares fully depends upon the profits that are obtained by the company. | The interest rate on debentures is fixed at the beginning of the issue of the debentures. |
| Shareholders are paid after the debenture holders are paid interest. | Debenture holders are paid the interest before the shareholders are paid. |
| Shareholders are paid dividend out of profits and if the company is in losses they don't get dividend. | Debenture holders are creditors and get interest compulsorily irrespective of the company makes a profit or not. |
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