Zachary Ltd went into liquidation on 1 July 2020
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Zachary Ltd went into liquidation on 1 July 2020

Zachary Ltd went into liquidation on 1 July 2020. The directors presented the following statement of financial position to the liquidator:

Description: Zachary Ltd
Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2020
$
$
Assets
Current assets
Accounts receivable
4,000,000
500,50

Additional Information

(a) The liquidator was able to receive the following amounts for assets:

Description: Accounts receivable
Inventory
Land and buildings
Furniture and fittings
Calls in arrears
$
1,800,000
400,000
4,500,000
1,220,

(b) The liquidator conducted a review of the Statement of Financial Position submitted by the directors and performed a review of proof of debts. The liquidator has identified and accepted additional liabilities and changes to some of the other liabilities as follows:

Description: Interest on overdraft (additional)
Trade creditors (changed to)
Accrued expenses (changed to)
Interest on debentures (additio

There was no change made to the overdraft balance or the debenture face value due to debenture holders. The overdraft and related interest is secured against the accounts receivable balance whilst the debentures and related interest are secured against the land and buildings.

(c) Liquidator's remuneration amounted to $480,000.

(d) Upon review of the constitution of Zachary Ltd, the liquidator has identified that preference shares have preference as to dividends and repayment of capital. All ‘A’ and ‘B’ class ordinary shares rank equally.

Requirements

1. Prepare the cash account, liquidation account and shareholders' distribution account in T account format.

2. Complete the member's distribution schedule identifying how each class of share may share in any cash available after settlement of all creditors.

3. Based on your calculations, how much is transferred from the Liquidation Account to the Shareholders' Distribution Account?

4. Based on your calculations, how much will be transferred from the Cash Account to the Shareholders' Distribution Account?

5. Based on your calculations, what is the total of the Dr side of the Shareholders' Distribution Account?

Hint
EconomicsLiquidation in finance and economics is the process of bringing a business to an end and distributing its assets to claimants. It is an event that usually occurs when a company is insolvent, meaning it cannot pay its obligations when they are due. When a business closes and sells all of its merchandise because it is bankrupt, this is an example of liquidation....

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