Accounting for equity investments

Captain Investments completed the following investment transactions during 2018:

Jan. 14 Purchased 200 shares of Velcon stock, paying \(53 per share. The investment represents 4% ownership in Velcon’s voting stock. Captain does not have significant influence over Velcon. Captain intends to hold the investment for the indefinite future.

Aug. 22 Received a cash dividend of \)0.28 per share on the Velcon stock.

Dec. 31 Adjusted the Velcon investment to its current market value of $58.

Requirements

Journalize the entries for 2018. Explanations are not required.

Short Answer

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Both sides of the Journal total$11,656.

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Definition of Voting Rights

The rights possessed by the common shareholders of the business entity are known as voting rights. The preferred shareholders do not possess such rights because they are not considered owners of the business.

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Journal Entry for Transactions

Date

Accounts and Explanation

Debit $

Credit $

14 Jan 2018

Equity investment

$10,600

Cash

$10,600

22 Aug 2018

Cash

$56

Dividend revenue

$56

31 Dec 2018

Fair value adjustment

$1,000

Unrealized holding gains

$1,000

No Journal entry is made for undistributed net income.

$11,656

$11,656

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Accounting for equity investments

Strategic Investments completed the following investment transactions during 2018:

Jan. 14 Purchased 800 shares of Phyflexon stock, paying \(50 per share. The investment represents 4% ownership in Phyflexon’s voting stock. Strategic does not have significant influence over Phyflexon. Strategic intends to hold the investment for the indefinite future.

Aug. 22 Received a cash dividend of \)0.24 per share on the Phyflexon stock.

Dec. 31 Adjusted the investment to its current market value of \(45 per share.

31 Phyflexon reported net income of \)330,000 for the year ended 2018.

Requirements

Prepare a partial income statement for Strategic Investments for year ended December 31, 2018.

Question: P10-22B Classifying and accounting for debt and equity investments

Captain Transfer Corporation generated excess cash and invested in securities as follows:

2018

Jul. 2 Purchased 4,200 shares of Naradon, Inc. common stock at \(13.00 per share. Captain Transfer plans to sell the stock within three months, when the company will need the cash for normal operations. Captain Transfer does not have significant influence over Naradon.

Aug. 21 Received a cash dividend of \)0.40 per share on the Nardon stock investment.

Sep. 16 Sold the Naradon stock for \(13.70 per share.

Oct. 1 Purchased a Purple bond for \)40,000 at face value. Captain Transfer classifies the investment as trading and short-term.

Dec. 31 Received a \(600 interest payment from Purple.

31 Adjusted the Purple bond to its market value of \)44,000.

Requirements

3. Prepare T-accounts for the investment assets, and show how to report the investments on Captain Transfer’s balance sheet at December 31, 2018.

Accounting for debt investments

Suppose Solomon Brothers purchases $500,000 of 6% annual bonds of Morin Corporation at face value on January 1, 2018. These bonds pay interest on June 30 and December 31 each year. They mature on December 31, 2022. Solomon intends to hold the Morin bond investment until maturity.

Requirements

Journalize the entry required on the Morin bonds maturity date. (Assume the last interest payment has already been recorded.)

Accounting for debt investments

Griffin purchased a bond on January 1, 2018, for \(140,000. The bond has a face value of \)140,000 and matures in 20 years. The bond pays interest on June 30 and December 31 at a 3% annual rate. Griffin plans on holding the investment until maturity.

Requirements

1. Journalize the 2018 transactions related to Griffin’s bond investment. Explanations are not required.

When disposing of an available-for-sale debt investment, where is the gain or loss on disposal reported in the financial statements?

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