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Those shares are shown as a contra-account in the Equity section of the Balance Sheet called Treasury Stock.

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Q: How does a corporation properly account for the repurchase of its own shares from a shareholder?
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How do I account for inventory that comes directly from a Shareholder - I have set up a shareholder inventory account but do not know what the other side of the entry should be. This is a corporation?

When inventory is contributed by a shareholder, you should credit the shareholder inventory account to reflect the increase. The other side of the entry depends on whether the shareholder is purchasing the inventory or contributing it as a capital contribution. If the shareholder is purchasing the inventory, you would debit the cash or accounts payable account. If it is a capital contribution, you would debit the shareholder equity account, specifically the common stock or additional paid-in capital account.


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It is called a stock repurchase and is posted to an account called Treasury Stock, a contra-account in the Equity section.


How do you put money that is your own in a bank account without using your own name?

You can put it into a trust account owned by an attorney; you can set up a trust of your own and open an account in the name of the trust, with a trustee's name; you can use the money to capitalize a new corporation of which you're the only shareholder and then deposit the money in the corporate account, among other ways.


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Can a corporation have a savings account?

Sure. Anyone or any organization can have a Savings account. A savings account is one of the most basic types of accounts which is open for everyone. In this type of account, the account holder (Individual or business or corporation) stores up money for their future use and there is no restriction on who can open such an account.


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