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Difference Between Private Placement and Preferential Allotment

Last updated on August 12, 2017 by Surbhi S

To invite general public, for subscribing the shares of a company, it makes a public issue, by way of an Initial Public Offering (IPO). However, when a company seeks to raise funds, without making a public issue, then it has the option of the private placement, wherein, the securities (shares and convertible debentures) are issued to private investors, not exceeding 200 members in a financial year. There are two kinds of the private placement, namely, preferential allotment and qualified … [Read more...]

Difference Between Right Shares and Bonus Shares

Last updated on August 11, 2017 by Surbhi S

The company's capital is divided into small shares of definite price; wherein each share is regarded as a unit of ownership, that is offered to the general public for sale, to raise funds from the market. It can be ordinary shares or preferred ones. The Companies Act provides that the subscribed capital of the companies can be increased, by issuing further shares to the existing shareholders at discounted prices, in the form of right shares. Contrary to this, when a company possess the huge … [Read more...]

Difference Between Interim Dividend and Final Dividend

Last updated on August 17, 2020 by Surbhi S

Dividend connotes that portion of company's profit, which is not retained in the business but distributed by the company among its shareholders, as a return on their investments, based on the shares held by them. The dividend announced by the company at the end of the financial year, recommended by the board of directors, at the company's general meeting is known as a final dividend. Coming to the interim dividend which is declared by the company's board of directors between two general … [Read more...]

Difference Between Dematerialization and Rematerialization

Last updated on August 1, 2017 by Surbhi S

In India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) instituted Depository Services, called as Dematerialization of the listed securities with the aim of accelerating the share transfer function from sale, purchase and transmission. Dematerialization implies the activity of transforming the physical shares into electronic form. The shares are transferred to the investor's account, through the depository participant. After theĀ  dematerialization of securities, the investor has the … [Read more...]

Difference Between Transaction and Event

Last updated on July 18, 2017 by Surbhi S

Accounting refers to an art of recording and compiling the financial transactions and events in a significant manner and interpreting the results. The term transaction is different from the event, in the sense that the former involves the exchange of values, but the latter may or may not involve the exchange of values. The term transaction can be understood as the business deal of buying and selling something for adequate consideration, carried out between two or more persons or entities. On … [Read more...]

Difference Between Gratuity and Pension

Last updated on July 7, 2017 by Surbhi S

The most common requirement of the majority of employees is security and maintenance for the later life. This can only be possible when the person gets financial assistance, for his/her survival. Gratuity is one of the old-age retiral benefits, in which an employee gets one-shot payment, from the employer, for the services rendered by him/her to the enterprise. Likewise, there is another retirement plan called as pension, which guarantees continuous payment of fixed sum to the person or his … [Read more...]

Difference Between Treasury Management and Financial Management

Last updated on June 24, 2017 by Surbhi S

The term financial management is a part of accounting that deals with the management of finances of a business organisation, so as to meet the financial objectives. It is not exactly same as treasury management, which is all about the management of cash and funds of the firm. The main difference between treasury management and financial management lies in their level of activity. The financial management focuses on the long-term and strategic investments, but when it comes to treasury … [Read more...]

Difference Between Cost Sheet and Production Account

Last updated on June 15, 2017 by Surbhi S

To determine the prices of products produced by the company, it is worthwhile for one to know the difference between cost sheet and production account. Cost sheet is a statement in which the details of expenses incurred on a particular product or job, during a specific period are presented. It is not exactly same as production account, which is nothing but an extended version of the statement of cost. When the cost sheet is presented in the form of account, it is known as Production account, … [Read more...]

Difference Between Cost Allocation and Cost Apportionment

Last updated on August 28, 2019 by Surbhi S

Departmentalization can be understood as a process of creating departments such as machining, personnel, fabrication, maintenance, stores, accounts, etc., in an organization, for the purpose of allocation and apportionment of overheads in a convenient way. The term allocation of cost is concerned with the complete cost items, whereas the apportionment of the cost is all about the proportion of cost items. Based on the relation of the cost item with the cost center or unit, to which it is … [Read more...]

Difference Between Joint Product and By-Product

Last updated on June 12, 2017 by Surbhi S

There are many industries such as sugar industries, chemical industries, agricultural product industries, etc., where more than one products of equal or differential importance are manufactured, either concurrently or during the production of the main product. In this context, joint products and by-products are often studied. Joint products are the products which are produced simultaneously, with the same raw material and process, and requires further processing to become a finished product … [Read more...]

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