Record the retirement of bonds.

Principles of Accounting Volume 1
19th Edition
ISBN:9781947172685
Author:OpenStax
Publisher:OpenStax
Chapter13: Long-term Liabilities
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 12Q: When do you use the Bond Discount Account?
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Record the retirement of bonds.

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Bonds are a liability of the company. Bonds can be retired at par value, at more than par value or less than par value.

If the price paid to retire a bond is greater than the carrying amount of bonds, the issuer recognizes a loss on retirement. But if the price paid is less than the carrying amount of the bonds at retirement, the issuer records a gain on retirement of bonds.

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