Question

On January 1, Sharp Company purchased $50,000 of Sox Company 6% bonds, at a time when the market rate was 5%. The bonds mature on December 31 in five years, and pay interest annually on December 31. Sharp plans to and has the ability to hold the bonds until maturity. Assume that Sharp uses the effective interest method to amortize any premium or discount on investments in bonds. At December 31, the bonds are quoted at 98.

Required:
a. Prepare the entry for the purchase of the debt investment on January 1, 2020.
b. Prepare the entry for the receipt of interest on December 31, 2020.
c. Record the entry to adjust the investment to fair value on December 31, 2020, if applicable

Answer 1

The journal entries to record the transactions for Sharp Company are as follows:

a) January 1, 2020:

Debit Bonds Receivable $50,000

Debit Bonds Premium $2,165

Credit Cash $52,165

• To record the purchase of the debt investment.

b) December 31, 2020:

Debit Cash $3,000

Credit Interest Revenue $2,608

Credit Bonds Premium Amortization $392

• To record the receipt of interest.

c) December 31, 2020:

Debit Fair Value Loss $1,000

Credit Bonds Receivable $1,000

• To adjust the investment to fair value.

What is a bond's premium?

The bonds premium, in this case, refers to the excess cash that Sharp Company paid for the purchase of the bonds when the effective market rate is 5% with a coupon rate of 6%.

The implication is that Sharp Company paid more for the bonds than the market value.

Data and Calculations:

Purchase of Sox Bonds = $50,000

PV = $52,165

Premium on bonds = $2,165

Interest rate = 6%

Market rate = 5%

Maturity period = 5 years

Interest payment = annually on December 31

Transaction Analysis:

a) January 1, 2020: Bonds Receivable $50,000  Bonds Premium $2,165 Cash $52,165

b) December 31, 2020: Cash $3,000 Interest Revenue $2,608 Bonds Premium Amortization $392

c) December 31, 2020: Fair Value Adjustment $1,000 Bonds Receivable $1,000

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