Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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Author: RECK, Jacqueline L., Lowensohn, Suzanne L., NEELY, Daniel G.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 6, Problem 17.13EP
If bonds are sold at a premium:
- a. The premium is typically recorded in the debt service fund at the fund level.
- b. The premium is amortized at the government-wide level.
- c. The premium is recorded as a component of the bond liability at the government-wide level.
- d. All of the above statements are true.
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In U.S. GAAP, bond issue costs are considered ________.
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1. Under what conditions of bond issuance does a discount on bonds payable arise? Under what conditions of bond issuance does a premium on bonds payable arise?
2. How should discount on bonds payable be reported on the financial statements? Premium on bonds payable?
3. What are the two methods of amortizing discount and premium on bonds payable? Explain each.
Which type of bond has interest payments that are exempt from federal income taxes?
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Corporate bonds
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Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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