S. Lamar performed legal services for E. Garr. Due to a cash shortage, an agreement was reached whereby E. Garr. would pay S. Lamar a legal fee of approximately $12,000 by issuing 3,000 shares of its common stock (par $1). The stock trades on a daily basis and the market price of the stock on the day the debt was settled is $4.50 per share. Given this information, the journal entry for E. Garr. to record this transaction is:

The correct entries would as follows:

Dr Organization/legal fees(3000*$4.5)     $13,500

Cr Common stock($1*3000)                                    $3,000

Cr paid in capital in excess of par($4.5-$1)*3000)) $10,500

Explanation:

The total cost incurred has increased to $13,500 since the stock needs to be recorded at its fair value on the date of the agreement and the approximate fair value is the market price.

As a result,legal fees expenses is debited with $13,500 while the common stock account is credited with par value of $1 per share and the excess over par value of $3.5 is credited to paid in capital in excess of par.