Long term and medium term finance questions and answers

The various sources through which a company can meet its fund requirements are:..
Share is a smaller unit into which the total capital of the company is subdivided. ..
A company can issue two types of shares to raise long term funds: Equity Shares,Preference Shares..
Company: The Company does not accept any obligation while issuing equity shares…
Cost of issue of equity shares is high, The excessive use of equity shares is likely to result in over capitalization of the company…
Preference shares are those shares which are given preferential treatment as compared to equity shares….
Types of Preference Shares - Cumulative Preference Shares, Non cumulative Preference Shares, Participating preference shares…
Convertible Shares are those shares which can be converted in the equity shares whereas…
Cumulative Shares are those preference shares in which the arrears of dividend go on accumulating if the company…
Debenture means a document issued by the company as an acknowledgement of indebtedness to its debenture-holders…
Company : Controlling position of the existing equity shareholders does not get affected as debentures do not carry any voting rights….
The disadvantages of debentures are as follows:…
Various types of debentures issued by companies: 1) Registered Debentures…
Registered debentures are recorded in the company’s debenture-holders’ register with full details…
Convertible debentures are the debentures which can be converted into equity shares of the company…
Companies Act 1956 has made certain provisions to protect the interest of Debenture holders….
Term Loan is a liability accepted by the company for purchasing the fixed assets. These are repayable over a period of …
Term Loan agreement is a written contract between the borrowing company and lending bank or financial institution….
The additional covenants in term loan agreement to protect lenders are:…
Public deposits are the source for meeting the working capital needs of the company. Companies find public…
The control over public deposits was exercised by introducing Sec 58A and 58B to the Companies Act, 1956 vide Amendment Act,…
Following are the requirements need to comply with before accepting the deposits…
If a company wants to invite public deposits, it should publish an advertisement in the state in which the registered office…
Following details are included in a deposit receipt: 1) Date of receipt…
For example, if a company purchases a machine and that machine become obsolete in terms of the rapid technological development;…
Hire purchase is an agreement between the owner of goods, called Hiree and the user of the goods…
Accounting for lease transactions are done on the following basis:…
Accounting for hire purchase transactions are done on the following basis:…
Financial lease, Operating lease, Sale and lease back is a financial transaction in which the lessee purchases…
Financial lease is a method of raising finance to pay for assets. It is also known as capital lease….
Operating lease is a lease contract which has a smaller period of time compared to the useful ….
Sale and lease back is a financial transaction in which the lessee purchases the asset of his own choice…
The profit earned by the company is diversified in three ways: taxation, dividend payments and ploughing back profits. …
Following details are covered in a deposit register:….
If a deposit is repaid after 6 months from the date of deposit but before its expiry, the rate of interest…
Small depositor is a depositor who has deposited a sum not exceeding Rs. 20000 in a company in a financial year. ..
Lease financing is a contractual agreement between the owner of the assets (lessor) and user of the assets…
Lease agreement is a written agreement and also known as lease deed which starts the legal relationship between…
Following are the advantages of leasing for the lessee:…
Yes, leasing increases borrowing capacity of a firm. For example, if a company at present has a 1:1 debt equity ratio…