Chapter 10, Problem 15BE

a.

To determine

Prepare the journal entries to record issuing the bonds and any necessary journal entries for Year 2016 and Year 2017, post them to T-accounts, and prepare any necessary closing entries for Year 2016.

Explanation of Solution

Bonds:

Bonds are a kind of interest bearing notes payable, usually issued by companies, universities and governmental organizations. It is a debt instrument used for the purpose of raising fund of the corporations or governmental agencies. If selling price of the bond is equal to its face value, it is called as par on bond. If selling price of the bond is lesser than the face value, it is known as discount on bond. If selling price of the bond is greater than the face value, it is known as premium on bond.

Prepare the journal entries to record issuing the bonds and any necessary journal entries for Year 2016 and Year 2017 as follows:

Date	Account titles and Explanation	Debit (in $)	Credit (in $)
July 1, Year 2016	Cash (1)	288,000
	Discount on bonds payable	12,000
	Bonds payable		300,000
	(To record issuance of bonds payable at premium)

Table (1)

Working note:

Calculate Cash amount.

$\begin{array}{c}\text{Cash =}\text{Bonds payable }\times 0.96\\ \text{=}\text{\$300,000}\times 0.96\\ =\$288,000\end{array}$ (1)

• Cash is a current asset, and it is increased. Therefore, debit cash account.
• Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and it is increased. Therefore, debit discount on bonds payable account.
• Bonds payable is a long term liability, and it is increased. Therefore, credit bonds payable account.

Prepare the journal entry to record the payment of semi- annual interest expense as on December 31.

Date	Account titles and Explanation	Debit (in $)	Credit (in $)
December 31, Year 2016	Interest expense	9,600
	Discount on bonds payable (2)		600
	Cash (3)		9,000
	(To record payment of semi- annual interest expenses)

Table (2)

Working notes:

Calculate Premium on bonds payable.

$\begin{array}{c}\text{Discount on bonds payable}\left(\text{Amortization}\right)\text{ = }\left(\frac{\text{Discount on bonds payable}}{\text{Estimated years}}\times \text{Time period}\right)\\ \text{=}\frac{\$12,000}{10\text{years}}\times \frac{6}{12}\text{months}\\ \text{=\$600}\end{array}$ (2)

Calculate Cash amount.

$\begin{array}{c}\text{Cash =}\text{Bonds payable }\times \text{Stated interest rate}\times \text{Time period}\\ \text{=}\text{\$300,000}\times 6\text{\%}\times \frac{6}{12}\\ =\$9,000\end{array}$ (3)

• Interest expense is a component of stockholders’ equity, and it is decreased. Therefore, debit interest expense account.
• Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and it is decreased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds payable account.
• Cash is a current asset, and it is decreased. Therefore, credit cash account.

Prepare the journal entry to record the closing entry of the interest expense account.

Date	Account titles and Explanation	Debit (in $)	Credit (in $)
December 31, Year 2016	Retained earnings	9,600
	Interest expense		9,600
	(To close the interest expense account to retained earnings account)

Table (3)

• Retained earnings are increased and hence debit the retained earnings account.
• Interest expense account is an expense account, which is a component of stockholders’ equity. Interest expense account is increased, which decreased the stockholders’ equity. Hence, credit it.

Prepare the journal entry to record the payment of semi- annual interest expense as on June 30.

Date	Account titles and Explanation	Debit (in $)	Credit (in $)
June 30, Year 2017	Interest expense	9,600
	Discount on bonds payable		600
	Cash		9,000
	(To record payment of semi- annual interest expenses)

Table (4)

• Interest expense is a component of stockholders’ equity, and it is decreased. Therefore, debit interest expense account.
• Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and it is decreased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds payable account.
• Cash is a current asset, and it is decreased. Therefore, credit cash account.

Prepare the journal entry to record the payment of semi- annual interest expense as on December 31.

Date	Account titles and Explanation	Debit (in $)	Credit (in $)
December 31, Year 2017	Interest expense	9,600
	Discount on bonds payable		600
	Cash		9,000
	(To record payment of semi- annual interest expenses)

Table (5)

• Interest expense is a component of stockholders’ equity, and it is decreased. Therefore, debit interest expense account.
• Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and it is decreased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds payable account.
• Cash is a current asset, and it is decreased. Therefore, credit cash account.

Prepare the journal entry to record the closing entry of the interest expense account.

Date	Account titles and Explanation	Debit (in $)	Credit (in $)
December 31, Year 2017	Retained earnings	19,200
	Interest expense		19,200
	(To close the interest expense account to retained earnings account)

Table (6)

• Retained earnings are increased and hence debit the retained earnings account.
• Interest expense account is an expense account, which is a component of stockholders’ equity. Interest expense account is increased, which decreased the stockholders’ equity. Hence, credit it.

Post the journal entries to T-accounts as follows:

Cash (Year 2016)
7/1288,000	12/319,000
Bal.279,000

Cash (Year 2017)
	6/309,000 12/31          9,000
Bal.261,000

Bonds Payable (Year 2016)
	7/1300,000
	Bal.       300,000

Discount on bonds Payable (Year 2016)
7/1          12,000	12/31600
Bal.         11,400

Discount on bonds Payable (Year 2017)
	6/30600 12/31             600
Bal.            10,200

Retained Earnings (Year 2016)
Cl  9,600
Bal.9,600

Retained Earnings (Year 2017)
Cl19,200
Bal.28,800

Interest Expense (Year 2016)
12/31     9,600	Cl            9,600
Bal. 0

Interest Expense (Year 2017)
6/30   9,600 12/31   9,600	Cl         19,200
Bal. 0

b.

To determine

Prepare the liabilities section of the balance sheet at the end of Year 2016 and Year 2017.

Explanation of Solution

Balance Sheet:

Balance sheet summarizes the assets, the liabilities, and the stockholder’s equity of a company at a given date. It is also known as the statement of financial status of the business.

Prepare the liabilities section of the balance sheet at the end of Year 2016 and Year 2017 as follows:

Incorporation D
Balance Sheet as of December 31
	Year 2016 (in $)	Year 2017 (in $)
Liabilities
Bonds payable	300,000	300,000
Discount on bonds payable	(11,400)	(10,200)
Net carrying value of bonds	288,600	289,800
Total Liabilities	$288,600	$289,800

Table (7)

c.

To determine

Ascertain the amount of interest expense which Incorporation D will report on the financial statements for Year 2016 and Year 2017.

Explanation of Solution

Ascertain the amount of interest expense which Incorporation D will report on the financial statements for Year 2016 and Year 2017 as follows:

	Year 2016	Year 2017
Interest expense	$9,600	$19,200

Table (8)

d.

To determine

Ascertain the amount of cash which Incorporation D will pay for interest in Year 2016 and Year 2017.

Explanation of Solution

Ascertain the amount of cash which Incorporation D will pay for interest in Year 2016 and Year 2017 as follows:

	Year 2016	Year 2017
Cash outflow for interest	$9,000	$18,000

Table (9)