Chapter 12, Problem 12.18BE

To determine

Held-to-maturity security: The debt securities which are held by the investor with an intent to hold the investment till its maturity, are referred to as held-to-maturity securities.

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): IFRS are a set of international accounting standards which are framed, approved, and published by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for the preparation and disclosure of international financial reports.

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 mention: The journal entries to record the recovered of fair value (prior to this recorded OTT) in the books of Corporation W