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Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA TX-UK Exams › Bonus Issue shares
Hi,
In your lecture on CGT: Individuals Shares Example 1 and 2 you mentioned that bonus issues are made by companies in order to rearrange the capital section of their balance sheet.
Can you explain this to me as I am intrigued to understand this, it does seem ridiculous that they are issuing shares for free… 🙂
This is a financial reporting question but do not think that the shareholder is better off as a result – he just has more shares but their total value will be the same as it was before the bonus issue as the market price of each share will be revised down.
Of course, that’s my blonde moment for the week 🙂
No problem – “enjoy” the rest of your studies!