Investment in Available-for-Sale Bonds The following information relates to Starr Company’s investment in available-for-sale bonds for 2019:
Required:
- 1. Prepare
journal entries to record the previous information for 2019. Use the effective interest method and round all amounts to the nearest dollar. Assume that Starr prepares semiannual financial statements. - 2. Show the items of income or loss from investment transactions that Starr reports for each 2019 semiannual income statement.
- 3. Show how the investment items are reported on each of the 2019 semiannual balance sheets, assuming that management expects to dispose of all investments with in one year of purchase.
1.
Record the journal entries in the books of Company S for the year 2019.
Explanation of Solution
Investment: It refers to the process of using the currently held excess cash to earn profitable returns in future. The investments can be made in equity securities such as shares or debt securities such as bonds.
Record the journal entries in the books of Company S for the year 2019.
Date | Account Title and Explanation |
Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
January 1, 2019 | Investment in Available-for-sale Securities | 29,100 | |
Cash | 29,100 | ||
(To record the purchase of Available-for-sale securities at discount) | |||
January 1, 2019 | Investment in Available-for-sale Securities | 40,400 | |
Cash | 40,400 | ||
(To record the purchase of Available-for-sale securities at premium) | |||
June 30, 2019 | Cash | 1,200 | |
Investment in Available-for- sale Securities | 255 | ||
Interest income | 1,455 | ||
(To record the earned interest and amortization of discount) | |||
June 30, 2019 | Cash | 2,000 | |
Investment in Available-for- sale Securities | 20 | ||
Interest income | 1,980 | ||
(To record the earned interest and amortization of premium) | |||
June 30, 2019 | Allowance for change in fair value of investment (1) | 225 | |
Unrealized holding gain/loss: Available-for-sale securities | 225 | ||
(To adjust the allowance and the unrealized gain on holding the Securities) | |||
July 1, 2019 | Investment in Available-for-sale Securities | 23,000 | |
Cash | 23,000 | ||
(To record the purchase of Available-for-sale securities at discount) | |||
November 30, 2019 | Interest receivable | 1,146 | |
Investment in Available-for- sale Securities | 4 | ||
Interest income | 1,150 | ||
(To record the interest earned for 5 months) | |||
November 30, 2019 | Cash | 23,896 | |
Loss on sale of Available-for-sale Securities | 254 | ||
Investment in Available-for-sale Securities | 23,004 | ||
Interest receivable | 1,146 | ||
(To record the sale of Corporation W's bond on loss) | |||
December 31, 2019 | Cash | 1,200 | |
Investment in Available-for-sale Securities | 268 | ||
Interest income ` | 1,468 | ||
(To record the earned interest and amortization of discount) | |||
December 31, 2019 | Cash | 2,000 | |
Investment in Available-for-sale Securities | 21 | ||
Interest income | 1,979 | ||
(To record the earned interest and amortization of premium) | |||
December 31, 2019 | Cash | 40,800 | |
Gain on sale of Available-for-sale Securities | 441 | ||
Investment in Available-for-sale Securities | 40,359 | ||
(To record the sale of Company M's bond at gain) | |||
December 31, 2019 | Unrealized holding gain/loss: Available-for-sale securities | 420 | |
Allowance for change in fair value of investment | 420 | ||
(To reverse the allowance and the unrealized gain, that has been allowed earlier on June 30, 2019) | |||
December 31, 2019 | Unrealized holding gain/loss: Available-for-sale securities | 628 | |
Allowance for change in fair value of investment | 628 | ||
(To adjust the allowance and the unrealized loss on holding the Securities) |
Table (1)
Working note (1):
Calculate the allowance for change in fair value of investment:
Security | Book value | Fair value | Change in fair value |
Corporation B’s bond of $30,000 | $29,355 (2) | $29,160 | $(195) |
Corporation M’s bond of $40,000 | $40,380 (3) | $40,800 | $420 |
Total | $69,735 | $69,960 | $225 |
Table (2)
Working note (2):
Calculate the book value of Corporation B:
Working note (3):
Calculate the book value of Corporation M:
2.
Show the items that would be reported as income or loss from the investment in the income statement.
Explanation of Solution
Income statement: The financial statement which reports revenues and expenses from business operations and the result of those operations as net income or net loss for a particular time period is referred to as income statement.
Income statement | ||
For semi-annual period ended | ||
Particulars | 06/30/2019 | 12/31/2019 |
Interest income | $3,435(4) | $4,597(5) |
Loss on sale of securities | - | ($254) |
Gain on sale of securities | - | $441 |
Table (3)
Working note (4):
Calculate the amount of interest income for 06/30/2019:
Working note (5):
Calculate the amount of interest income for 12/31/2019:
3.
Show the way in which the investments items are reported in the 2019 semi-annual balance sheets.
Explanation of Solution
Balance sheet: Balance Sheet is one of the financial statements that summarize the assets, the liabilities, and the Shareholder’s equity of a company at a given date. It is also known as the statement of financial status of the business.
Show the way in which the investments items are reported in the 2019 semi-annual balance sheets.
Balance sheet (Partial) | ||
Particulars | 06/30/2019 | 12/31/2019 |
Current assets: | ||
Investment in available-for-sale securities | $69,735 | $29,623 |
Add(Less): Allowance for change in fair value of investment | $225 | $(823) |
Investment in available-for-sale securities | $69,960 | $28,800 |
Shareholders’ equity: | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive income: | ||
Unrealized holding gain/loss: | ||
Available for sale securities | $225 | ($823) |
Table (4)
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