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uncalled capital vs. unpaid capital

English translation: unsubscribed capital vs. share capital not yet paid in

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English term or phrase:uncalled capital vs. unpaid capital
Selected answer:unsubscribed capital vs. share capital not yet paid in
Entered by: Dave Calderhead

11:16 May 26, 2006
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English term or phrase: uncalled capital vs. unpaid capital
I would like to ask you whether these two terms are perfect synonyms or not. Is there any subtle difference between them?

Thanks!

Mihai
Mihai Badea (X)
Luxembourg
unsubscribed capital vs. share capital not yet paid in
Explanation:
uncalled capital is [share] capital not yet issued or subscribed to,
whereas unpaid capital is shares issued but not yet or paid for

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-05-26 11:28:30 GMT)
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both can be considered as reserve capital,

but uncalled capital is essentially formally issued as part of a share issue but not yet subscribed to by any shareholder

the unpaid capital has been issued as shares that have been subscribed to but not yet paid
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Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 13:04
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4 +7unsubscribed capital vs. share capital not yet paid in
Dave Calderhead
4 +3Uncalled share capital: The difference between a company's
jarry (X)


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Uncalled share capital: The difference between a company's


Explanation:
issued share capital and its called-up share capital.
Unpaid share capital: Share capital called up but not paid.

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 13:04
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Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave Calderhead: very concisely put
4 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Isabel Hohneck: http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/gbhtml/gba6.shtml
24 mins
  -> Thank you, also for the excellent reference.
agree  MikeGarcia: Righto!!!
4 hrs
  -> Thank you
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
unsubscribed capital vs. share capital not yet paid in


Explanation:
uncalled capital is [share] capital not yet issued or subscribed to,
whereas unpaid capital is shares issued but not yet or paid for

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 11 mins (2006-05-26 11:28:30 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

both can be considered as reserve capital,

but uncalled capital is essentially formally issued as part of a share issue but not yet subscribed to by any shareholder

the unpaid capital has been issued as shares that have been subscribed to but not yet paid

Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Local time: 13:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 50
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angie Garbarino: wow I have just learnt something important many thanks!!!
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Angioletta (:-{)>
agree  David Knowles: "uncalled capital" is available for some future share offering. Changing the number of shares is a complex process, so it's better to have lots of shares and only issue half of them.
56 mins
  -> Thanks, David (:-{)>
agree  Alison Jenner
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alison (:-{)>
agree  MikeGarcia: Wise gentleman...
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Miguel (:-{)>
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marju (:-{)>
agree  Empty Whiskey Glass
2 days 2 hrs
  -> Thanks, (:-{)>
agree  anastasia t (X)
3 days 2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Anastasia (:-{)>
neutral  priyamvatha (X): so, uncalled capital is the total amount of capital that has not been called up and includes unissued capital?
881 days
  -> Yes ;D
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