Burlington Corp. has a single class of shares. As its year ended December 31, 2020, the company had 5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding. On the stock exchange, these shares were trading at around $7. In the company's accounts, these shares had a value of $50,000,000. The equity accounts also show $650,000 of contributed surplus from previous repurchases of shares.
On January 15, 2021, Burlington repurchased and cancelled 250,000 shares at a cost of $7 per share. Later in the year, on August 20, the company repurchased and cancelled a further 475,000 shares at a cost of $14 per share.
Required:
Record the journal entries for the two share transactions in 2021.

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The Answer of Burlington Corp. has a single class of shares. As its year ended December 31, 2020, the company had 5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding. On the stock exchange, these shares were trading at around $7. In the company's accounts, these shares had a value of $50,000,000. The equity accounts also show $650,000 of contributed surplus from previous repurchases of shares.
On January 15, 2021, Burlington repurchased and cancelled 250,000 shares at a cost of $7 per share. Later in the year, on August 20, the company repurchased and cancelled a further 475,000 shares at a cost of $14 per share.
Required:
Record the journal entries for the two share transactions in 2021.