Share capital refers to the money contributed by shareholders to start a business. There are different types of shares such as ordinary shares, preference shares, and redeemable preference shares. Ordinary shares provide voting rights and rights to profits, while preference shares offer fixed dividends but no voting rights. A company's authorized capital is the maximum amount allowed per its memorandum, while its issued, subscribed, and paid up capital refers to amounts offered, taken up, and paid for by shareholders respectively. Fully paid up capital means the nominal value of shares has been received in full.

3. Share capital: share capital means a
particular amount of money with which a
business is started.
Share capital of the company is the capital
contributed by the shareholders.
This is the real capital of the company.
company need finances for business activities.
finances raised by issuing shares, share capital

4. Ordinary shares
Preference shares
Redeemable preference shares

5. Ordinary shares
Issue to general public
Provides right to share in profit (dividend)
Provides right to vote
Provides right to attend meetings
Preference shares
Issue to specific parties
Provides a specific fixed dividend
Payment is made before interest or ordinary dividend
Have no voting right
Redeemable preference shares
Company can redeem at any time

6. Authorized (nominal) capital
Issued capital
Subscribed capital
Paid up capital
Fully paid up capital

7. This is the maximum amount of capital which
a company can issue according to its
memorandum. It is also referred to, at times,
as registered capital. It is the total of the
share capital which a limited company is
allowed (authorized) to issue. Maximum
amount of capital, can be issued
10000 SHARES @ Rs. 10  100000
Share authorized = Shares issued + shares unissued

8. • That part of amount of authorized capital
which is offered by directors or
promoters for subscription.

9. • The part of amount of issued capital which
is taken by the people.
• Amount of capital issued to general public
Paid up capital
• That part of subscribed capital against
which money has been received.

10. Received full nominal value of the share
With the application for shares