INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.36E
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Troubled debt restructuring
When the unique terms of a debt agreement is encouraged by the financial complicationsby the debtor (borrower), the new agreement is referred to as a troubled debt restructuring. It includes some allowances on the part of the creditors (issuer).
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
FASB is an independent 7 member board, of accounting professionals overseeing the creation of financial statement. FASB standards are generally known as GAAP.
To Obtain: The specific citation describes for reporting legal costs and its accounting treatment.
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In negotiating and effecting a troubled debt restructuring, the creditor usually incurs various legal costs. The FASBAccounting Standards Codification represents the single source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.Required:1. Obtain the relevant authoritative literature on the accounting treatment of legal fees incurred by a creditor toeffect a troubled debt restructuring using the FASB Accounting Standards Codification at the FASB website(www.fasb.org).2. What is the specific citation that describes the guidelines for reporting legal costs?3. What is the appropriate accounting treatment?
(Based on Appendix 14B) When the original terms of a debt agreement are changed because of financialdifficulties experienced by the debtor (borrower), the new arrangement is referred to as a troubled debtrestructuring. Such a restructuring can take a variety of forms. For accounting purposes, these possibilities arecategorized. What are the accounting classifications of troubled debt restructurings?
When a debtor is in financial difficulty and a current londer grants concessions to the debtor to refinance an existing debt arrangement, this is referred to as a
O a. Troubled debt restructuring.
O b. Debt extinguishment.
O c. Debt modification.
O d. Debt pay-off.
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