Accounting for Troubled Debt

question 22

Essay

Accounting for troubled debt
a) What are the general rules for measuring and recognizing gain or loss by the debtor on a settlement of troubled debt, which includes the transfer of non-cash assets?
b) What are the general rules for measuring and recognizing a gain and for recording future payments by the debtor in a troubled debt restructuring?

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