What is meant by conversion of debenture | Class 12 Accountancy - Company Accounts and Analysis of Financial Statements Chapter Issue and Redemption of Debentures, Issue and Redemption of Debentures NCERT Solutions

Question:

What is meant by conversion of debentures? Describe the method of such a conversion.

Answer:

When a debenture holder can conveit his/her debentures into shares or new debentures after the expiry of a specified period of time, then it is known as redemption of debentures by conversion. As the company does not need to pay any. funds for the redemption, so there is no need to maintain Debenture Redemption Reserve (DRR). The new shares or debentures may be issued at par, premium or at discount.

If a debenture holder exercises the conversion option, then the issue price of shares must be equal to or less than the amount actually received from debentures.

Accounting Treatment For amount due to debenture holders 

Debenture A/c.                       Dr 

To Debenture holders A/c 

(Debentures redeemed) 

 

For discharging liability to the debenture holders .

 Debenture holders A/c         Dr 

To Shares/Debentures (New) A/c 

(Debenture holder amount discharged)


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Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Accountancy - Company Accounts and Analysis of Financial Statements - Chapter . This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Excercise 2 , Question 10: What is meant by conversion of debentures? Describe the method of such a conversion.....