Chapter 10: Q6RQ. (page 566)
When disposing of an available-for-sale debt investment, where is the gain or loss on disposal reported in the financial statements?
Short Answer
Gain or loss on disposal is reported on the income statement.
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Chapter 10: Q6RQ. (page 566)
When disposing of an available-for-sale debt investment, where is the gain or loss on disposal reported in the financial statements?
Gain or loss on disposal is reported on the income statement.
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Accounting for debt investments
League Up & Co. owns vast amounts of corporate bonds. Suppose League Up buys $900,000 of CocoCorp bonds at face value on January 2, 2018. The CocoCorp bonds pay interest at the annual rate of 8% on June 30 and December 31 and mature on December 31, 2022. League Up intends to hold the investment until maturity.
Requirements
2. Journalize the following on League Up’s books:
a. Receipt of final interest payment on December 31, 2022.
b. Disposition of the investment at maturity on December 31, 2022
Accounting for equity investments
On January 1, 2018, Bark Company invests \(10,000 in Roots, Inc. stock. Roots pays Bark a \)400 dividend on August 1, 2018. Bark sells the Roots’s stock on August 31, 2018, for $10,450. Assume the investment is categorized as a short-term equity investment and Bark Company does not have significant influence over Roots, Inc.
Requirements
1. Journalize the transactions for Bark’s investment in Roots’s stock.
Accounting for debt investments
League Up & Co. owns vast amounts of corporate bonds. Suppose League Up buys $900,000 of CocoCorp bonds at face value on January 2, 2018. The CocoCorp bonds pay interest at the annual rate of 8% on June 30 and December 31 and mature on December 31, 2022. League Up intends to hold the investment until maturity.
Requirements
1. How would the bond investment be classified on League Up’s December 31, 2018, balance sheet?
Question: S10-6 Accounting for debt investments
On June 1, 2018, Josh’s Restaurant decides to invest excess cash of \(54,400 from the tourist season by purchasing a Jackrabbit, Inc. bond at face value. At year-end, December 31, 2018, Jackrabbit’s bond had a market value of \)51,200. The investment is categorized as an available-for-sale debt investment and will be held for the short-term.
Requirements
Journalize the transactions for Josh’s investment in Jackrabbit, Inc. for 2018.
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