FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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e. Assuming the company closes its books on December 31st, prepare the journal entries for 12/31/19 and 1/1/20.

g. Assuming the error was discovered at the end of 2019 but before closing the books, prepare the necessary journal entry(ies) to correct the error.

AAA Inc. recently hired a new accountant with extensive experience in tax accounting. Because of the
pressures of the new job, the accountant was unable to review the topic of accounting for bonds payable.
During the first year, he made the following entries for the issuance of new bonds and the two interest
payments.
DR
607,434
CR
01/01/19 Cash
607,434
Accounts Payable
(Issued $600,000, of 12%, 3-year bonds. Interest is payable semiannually on
June 30 and January 1. The effective rate was 11.5%.)
06/30/19 Interest Expense
Cash
36,000
36,000
(First semiannual interest payment)
12/31/19 Interest Expense
Interest Payable
(Second semiannual interest)
36,000
36,000
INSTRUCTIONS:
Based on the explanation of each entry,
a. Set up an Excel sheet similar to the example below.
b. Determine the proceeds from the issuance of bonds using Excel's built-in formula for PRESENT VALUE =
PV.
Function Arguments
PV
Rate
= number
Nper
- number
Pmt
- number
- number
Type
- number
Retums the present value of an Investment the total amount that a series of tuture payments is worth now.
Rate is the interest rate per period. For example, use 64 for quarterly
payments at 6% APR.
c. Set up an amortization schedule (entirely using formulas) in Excel under the effective interest method.
d. Prepare the entries (in Excel) that should have been made on 1/1/19 and 6/30/19 assuming the company
uses the effective interest method to amortize the premium and discount on its bonds.
e. Assuming the company closes its books on December 31st, prepare the journal entries for 12/31/19 and
1/1/20.
f. What is the effect of these errors on Net Income, Earnings per Share, Total Liabilities and Retained
Earnings if they are not discovered (detected) before the publication of the annual report?
g. Assuming the error was discovered at the end of 2019 but before closing the books, prepare the necessary
journal entry(ies) to correct the error.
h. Assuming the error was discovered at the beginning of January of 2020, prepare the necessary journal
entry(ies) to correct the error.
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Transcribed Image Text:AAA Inc. recently hired a new accountant with extensive experience in tax accounting. Because of the pressures of the new job, the accountant was unable to review the topic of accounting for bonds payable. During the first year, he made the following entries for the issuance of new bonds and the two interest payments. DR 607,434 CR 01/01/19 Cash 607,434 Accounts Payable (Issued $600,000, of 12%, 3-year bonds. Interest is payable semiannually on June 30 and January 1. The effective rate was 11.5%.) 06/30/19 Interest Expense Cash 36,000 36,000 (First semiannual interest payment) 12/31/19 Interest Expense Interest Payable (Second semiannual interest) 36,000 36,000 INSTRUCTIONS: Based on the explanation of each entry, a. Set up an Excel sheet similar to the example below. b. Determine the proceeds from the issuance of bonds using Excel's built-in formula for PRESENT VALUE = PV. Function Arguments PV Rate = number Nper - number Pmt - number - number Type - number Retums the present value of an Investment the total amount that a series of tuture payments is worth now. Rate is the interest rate per period. For example, use 64 for quarterly payments at 6% APR. c. Set up an amortization schedule (entirely using formulas) in Excel under the effective interest method. d. Prepare the entries (in Excel) that should have been made on 1/1/19 and 6/30/19 assuming the company uses the effective interest method to amortize the premium and discount on its bonds. e. Assuming the company closes its books on December 31st, prepare the journal entries for 12/31/19 and 1/1/20. f. What is the effect of these errors on Net Income, Earnings per Share, Total Liabilities and Retained Earnings if they are not discovered (detected) before the publication of the annual report? g. Assuming the error was discovered at the end of 2019 but before closing the books, prepare the necessary journal entry(ies) to correct the error. h. Assuming the error was discovered at the beginning of January of 2020, prepare the necessary journal entry(ies) to correct the error.
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