INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING (ACCT 4950)
INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING (ACCT 4950)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781307662122
Author: SPICELAND
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.18BE
To determine

Available-for-sale (AFS) securities: These are short-term or long-term investments in debt and equity securities with an intention of holding the investment for some strategic purposes like meeting liquidity needs, or manage interest risk.

Other-than-temporary (OTT) impairment: When the market value of an investment declines to a value lower than its cost, it is referred to as OTT impairment.

Journal entry: Journal entry is a set of economic events which can be measured in monetary terms. These are recorded chronologically and systematically.

Debit and credit rules:

  • Debit an increase in asset account, increase in expense account, decrease in liability account, and decrease in stockholders’ equity accounts.
  • Credit decrease in asset account, increase in revenue account, increase in liability account, and increase in stockholders’ equity accounts.

To explain: The reporting of OTT impairment by Corporation L

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INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING (ACCT 4950)