Accounting for debt investments

Advance & Co. owns vast amounts of corporate bonds. Suppose Advance buys $1,100,000 of FermaCo bonds at face value on January 2, 2018. The FermaCo bonds pay interest at the annual rate of 3% on June 30 and December 31 and mature on December 31, 2037. Advance intends to hold the investment until maturity.

Requirements

1. Journalize any required 2018 entries for the bond investment.

Short Answer

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Both sides of the Journal total$1,133,000.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of Long-Term Investment

Long term investment can be defined as the asset or investment acquired with a view of holding it for more than one year.

02

Journal entry for 2018

Date

Accounts and explanation

Debit $

Credit $

2 Jan 2018

Held to maturity – debt investment

$1,100,000

Cash

$1,100,000

30 June 2018

Cash

$16,500

Interest revenue

$16,500

31 Dec 2018

Cash

$16,500

Interest revenue

$16,500

$1,133,000

$1,133,000

Working note:

Calculation of Interest Revenue:

Interestrevenue=Facevalue×Interestrate×612=$1,100,000×3%×612=$16,500

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