what is the differences among
issued,paidup,authorised,subscribed capitals?

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what is the differences among issued,paidup,authorised,subscribed capitals?..

Answer / vijay

issued capital means share issued to share callers but not
fully paid.only share called by anyone & company aggre to
issue share it means issued capital.

paidup capital means which amount received against that
share is called paidup share capital.

authorised capital means maximum authority of company to
issue of share capital.
subscribed capital means some part of authorised capital in
which is company issed.

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what is the differences among issued,paidup,authorised,subscribed capitals?..

Answer / kcn

Share Capital: It means the capital raised by the issue of
shares. The Amount invested by the shareholders towards the
face value of shares is collectively known as share
capital. It can be divided into Three Categories:

1) Authorized Capital
2) Issued Capital
3) Subscribed Capital


Authorized Capital: This is the maximum limit of company
which is authorize to raise and beyond which company cannot
raise unless the capital clause in the memorandum is
altered in accordance to the provision of companies act
1956.

Issued Capital: An Issued capital refers to nominal value
of that part of authorized capital which has been
subscribed for by the signatories to the Memorandum of
Association or allotted for cash or for consideration other
than cash or allotted as bonus share.

Subscribed Capital: Subscribed Capital refers to the paid-
up value of the issued capital.

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what is the differences among issued,paidup,authorised,subscribed capitals?..

Answer / mohammed aftab

1. Authorised Capital: maximum amount of capital that the
company can raise from public.
2. Issued Capital: Part of authorised capital which the
company has decided to issused to public.
3. Paid-up-capital & Subsrcibed capital: Part of issused
capital which the shareholder has subscribed & paid the
call money.

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what is the differences among issued,paidup,authorised,subscribed capitals?..

Answer / satyendra chouksey

1. Nominal Authorized or Registered Capital

Nominal authorized or registered capital means the sum
mentioned in the capital clause of Memorandum of
Association (say Rs. 10,00,000/- i.e. Ten Lakhs). It is the
maximum amount, which the company raises by issuing the
shares and on which the registration fee is paid. This
limit cannot be exceeded unless the Memorandum of
Association is altered.

2. Issued capital

Issued capital means that part of the authorized capital,
which has been offered for subscription to members (say Rs.
5,00,000/- i.e. Five Lakhs) and includes shares allotted to
members for consideration in kind also.

3. Subscribed capital

Subscribed capital means that part of the issued capital at
nominal or face value which has been subscribed or taken up
by purchaser of shares in the company and which has been
allotted (say Rs. 4,00,000/- i.e. Four Lakhs).

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what is the differences among issued,paidup,authorised,subscribed capitals?..

Answer / tushar bhalke

issued capital means share issued to share callers but not
fully paid.only share called by anyone & company aggre to
issue share it means issued capital.

paidup capital means which amount received against that
share is called paidup share capital.

authorised capital means maximum authority of company to
issue of share capital.
subscribed capital means some part of authorised capital in
which is company issed

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what is the differences among issued,paidup,authorised,subscribed capitals?..

Answer / prathibha

issued capital- share apital issued to the public
paid up- the amount on which the shareholders have paid on
the issue of shares
authorised capital- total value of the share capital
authorised by the company to distribute to the shareholders
subsribed- share capital which has been received by the co
from public for subsription.

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what is the differences among issued,paidup,authorised,subscribed capitals?..

Answer / suman nahar

Authorised Capital is the Maximum Amount of Capital you can issue.say 1 crore
Issued Capital is the part of Authorised Capital issued for shareholders to subscribe. say 50 Lacs
Subscribed Capital is the capital that the shareholders agrees to pay. say only 49 lacs shares have been subscribed.
Paid Up Capital is the Capital that shareholders actually pays and only paid up capital will reflect in books

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what is the differences among issued,paidup,authorised,subscribed capitals?..

Answer / deven

issued capital means

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what is the differences among issued,paidup,authorised,subscribed capitals?..

Answer / suhasini modagi

Issued Capital: Refers to, how much company is decided to
issue capital to the public(IPO)
Paid Up Capital: Refers to, How much amt is received from
the issued capital .
Authorised Capital: Refers to, Each and Every company will
be having certurn limit to issue share which is fixed by
the govt., it should not cross this limit is known as AC.
Subcribed CapitalL: Refers to, it is a kind of internal
issue of share i.e existing shareholder.

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