On the First Day of the Current Fiscal Year, $1,500,000

question 159

Essay

On the first day of the current fiscal year, $1,500,000 of 10-year, 8% bonds, with interest payable semiannually, were sold for $1,225,000. Present entries to record the following transactions for the current fiscal year:
(a)Issuance of the bonds.
(b)First semiannual interest payment
(record as separate entry from discount amortization).
(c)Amortization of bond discount for the year, using the straight-line method of amortization.

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Definitions:

Budgeted Balance Sheet

A financial statement projecting the future financial position of a company, showing expected assets, liabilities, and equity at a specific time.

Cash Budget

A budget projecting cash receipts and disbursements across a definite time frame, commonly employed to oversee liquidity and guarantee fiscal steadiness.

Uncollectible

Refers to accounts receivable that a company considers to be uncollectible from debtors and is likely to be written off as a bad debt expense.

Credit Sales

Sales where the payment is not received at the time of sale but is promised to be paid at a later date.