EQUITY FINANCEForums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA PM Exams › EQUITY FINANCEThis topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 3 years ago by John Moffat.Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)AuthorPosts August 26, 2021 at 7:48 pm #633064 evaggeliapMemberTopics: 4Replies: 2☆Good afternoon Mr Moffatin June 2019 CBE there is a question for the equity financeThe correct answer was that :Retained earnings are a source of equity financeBut I haven’t got clear why the bellow option isn’t correct “Equity finance includes both ordinary shares and preference shares”Equity finance is also ordinary shares and preference shares, (at least I thought it is) But why this is wrong? August 27, 2021 at 7:22 am #633106 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54675☆☆☆☆☆No, preference shares are not equity shares.(In financial accounting they are reported in the same way as equity if they are irredeemable. If they are redeemable then they are treated as debt.) August 27, 2021 at 4:55 pm #633154 evaggeliapMemberTopics: 4Replies: 2☆Thank you Mr Moffat August 28, 2021 at 10:16 am #633215 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54675☆☆☆☆☆You are welcome 🙂AuthorPostsViewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)The topic ‘EQUITY FINANCE’ is closed to new replies.