When bonds and other debt securities are issued, payments such as legal costs, printing costs, and underwriting fees, are referred to as debt issuance costs (called transaction costs under IFRS). If Rushing International prepares its financial statements using IFRS: a. the recorded amount of the debt is increased by the transaction costs. b. the decrease in the effective interest rate caused by the transaction costs is reflected in the interest expense. c. the transaction costs are recorded separately as an asset. d. the increase in the effective interest rate caused by the transaction costs is reflected in the interest expense.

Which of the following would not be obtained on a listed debt market?Select one:a. Commercial paper.b. Bonds.c. Various debt issues.d. Long-term loans.

Financial instruments are assets that have a monetary value or record a monetary transaction. To coordinate the exchange of capital between borrowers and lenders, financial instruments trade in the financial markets. These financial instruments can be categorized on the basis of their issuers, maturity, risk, and other factors. Identify the financial instruments based on the following descriptions. Backed by the U.S. government, these financial instruments are short-term debt obligations with a maturity of less than one year. They are considered risk-free investments.  State and local government bonds, U.S. Tresury, U.S. Tresury notes and bonds Issued by money-centered financial firms, these short- or medium-term insured debt instruments pay higher interest than a regular savings account. They are low-risk instruments and have low returns.     Money Market Mutual Funds, Certificates of Deposit, Commercial Paper These financial instruments are investment pools that buy such…

Describe the accounting for a debt restructuring.

What does the book value of debt and equity refer to? O A. The par values of common stock and the maturity values of debt B. What a willing buyer and a willing seller will exchange the asset for O C. The values at which they are traded in the financial markets D. The values at which debt and equity are carried on a balance sheet

1. When a company purchases another company's bonds as an investment, an account called investments- XXXX is used. What type of an account and normal balance does this investment account have? a. Asset with a debit balance b. Asset with a credit balance c. liability with a debit balance d. liability with a credit balance 2.  What does the word accrued mean when talking about accrued interest? a. The interest has not been earned, but it has been received b. The interest has been earned, but it has not been received c. The interest has not been earned nor received d. The interest is being deferred

How do creditors assess risk when lending funds to a company? a. By establishing covenants in the borrowing agreement b. By monitoring the borrower’s debt-to-equity ratio c. By checking a prospective borrower’s credit rating before lending to it d. All of the above answers are correct.

Access the FASB Accounting Standards Codification at the FASB website ( www.fasb.org ). Determine the specific citation for accounting for each of the following items: 1. Disclosure requirements for maturities of long-term debt. 2. How to estimate the value of a note when a note having no ready market and no interest rate is exchanged for a noncash asset without a readily available fair value. 3. When the straight-line method can be used as an alternative to the interest method of determining interest.

When receivables are bundled and transferred to another organization that issues securities collateralized by the transferred receivables, the arrangement is defined as: Multiple Choice: A. collateralization. B.discounting. C. factoring. D.securitization.

match the correct term for each of the following descriptions. Descriptions Terms Examples of these instruments include trade credit, accruals, short-term bank loans, and commercial paper. Accruals    A document that provides evidence of the existence of a debt, and specifies the terms of the loan transaction. Blanket lien    The cost of accounts payable paid before the expiration of the discount period. Commercial paper    This financial instrument uses a borrowing firm’s entire inventory of low-priced, fast selling, and fungible products to secure a short-term loan, and allows the borrower to sell items from inventory without the lender’s permission. Commitment fee    A fee charged by a financial institution providing a guaranteed, or revolving, line of credit, on the unused balance of a revolving line of credit. Discount interest loan    A form of unsecured short-term financing used by large, extremely creditworthy business organizations. Factoring    A financial…