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Chapter 14: Q13Q (page 753)

Question: How are gains and losses from extinguishment of a debt classified in the income statement? What disclosures are required of such transactions?

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Gains and losses from extinguishment of debt shall be accumulated and, if material, categorized as an extraordinary item, net of associated income tax effect. For extinguishment of debt transactions, disclosure is needed to show the effect of income tax in the phase of extinguishment.

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Meaning of Extinguishment of Debt

Debt extinguishment takes place when the borrower pays the full amount of debt, and the creditor liberates the borrower. Extinguishment is the revocation of constitutional rights, interest or contract.

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Gains and losses from extinguishment of debt and disclosure for such transactions

Gains or losses from extinguishment of debt should be collected and listed in income.

Disclosure is essential for the following items for the purpose of extinguishment of debt transactions. They are:

  • An illustration of the transactions involving the sources of any funds used to extinguish debt if it is possible to recognize the sources.
  • The value per share of the accumulated gain or loss net of associated tax effect.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

On January 1, Martinez Inc. issued \(3,000,000, 11% bonds for \)3,195,000. The market rate of interest for these bonds is 10%. Interest is payable annually on December 31. Martinez uses the effective-interest method of amortizing bond premium. At the end of the first year, Martinez should report bonds payable of:

(a) \(3,185,130. (c) \)3,173,550.

(b) \(3,184,500. (d) \)3,165,000.

(Entries for Zero-Interest-Bearing Note) On December 31, 2017, Faital Company acquired a computer from Plato Corporation by issuing a \(600,000 zero-interest-bearing note, payable in full on December 31, 2021. Faital Company’s credit rating permits it to borrow funds from its several lines of credit at 10%. The computer is expected to have a 5-year life and a \)70,000 salvage value.

Instructions

(Round answers to the nearest cent.)

(a) Prepare the journal entry for purchase on December 31, 2017.

(b) Prepare any necessary adjusting entries relative to depreciation (use straight-line) and amortization (use effective interest method) on December 31, 2018.

(c) Prepare any necessary adjusting entries relative to depreciation and amortization on December 31, 2019.

What are the two methods of amortizing discount and premium on bonds payable? Explain each.

E14-1 (L01) (Classification of Liabilities) Presented below are various account balances of K.D. Lang Inc.

(a) Unamortized premium on bonds payable, of which \(3,000 will be amortized during the next year.

(b) Bank loans payable of a winery, due March 10, 2021. (The product requires aging for 5 years before sale.)

(c) Serial bonds payable, \)1,000,000, of which \(200,000 are due each July 31.

(d) Amounts withheld from employees’ wages for income taxes.

(e) Notes payable due January 15, 2020.

(f) Credit balances in customers’ accounts arising from returns and allowances after collection in full of account.

(g) Bonds payable of \)2,000,000 maturing June 30, 2018.

(h) Overdraft of $1,000 in a bank account. (No other balances are carried at this bank.)

(i) Deposits made by customers who have ordered goods.

Instructions

Indicate whether each of the items above should be classified on December 31, 2017, as a current liability, a long-term liability, or under some other classification. Consider each one independently from all others; that is, do not assume that all of them relate to one particular business. If the classification of some of the items is doubtful, explain why in each case.

Question: (Debtor/Creditor Entries for Continuation of Troubled Debt with New Effective Interest)

Crocker Corp. owes D. Yaeger Corp. a 10-year, 10% note in the amount of \(330,000 plus \)33,000 of accrued interest. The note is due today, December 31, 2017. Because Crocker Corp. is in financial trouble, D. Yaeger Corp. agrees to forgive the accrued interest, \(30,000 of the principal, and to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2020. Interest at 10% of revised principal will continue to be due on 12/31 each year.

Assume the following present value factors for 3 periods.

Single sum

0.93543

0.93201

0.92589

0.92521

0.92184

0.91514

Ordinary annuity of 1

2.86989

2.86295

2.85602

2.84913

2.84226

2.82861

Instructions

(a) Compute the new effective-interest rate for Crocker Corp. following restructure. (Hint: Find the interest rate that establishes approximately \)363,000 as the present value of the total future cash flows.)

(b) Prepare a schedule of debt reduction and interest expense for the years 2017 through 2020.

(c) Compute the gain or loss for D. Yaeger Corp. and prepare a schedule of receivable reduction and interest revenue for the years 2017 through 2020.

(d) Prepare all the necessary journal entries on the books of Crocker Corp. for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019.

(e) Prepare all the necessary journal entries on the books of D. Yaeger Corp. for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019.
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