Investment: The act of allocating money to buy a monetary asset, in order to generate wealth in the future is referred to as investment.
Held-to-maturity security: The debt securities which are held by the investor with intent to hold the investment till its maturity, are referred to as held-to-maturity securities.
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: Journal is the method of recording monetary business transactions in chronological order. It records the debit and credit aspects of each transaction to abide by the double-entry system.
Rules of Debit and Credit:
Following rules are followed for debiting and crediting different accounts while they occur in business transactions:
- Debit, all increase in assets, expenses and dividends, all decrease in liabilities, revenues and stockholders’ equities.
- Credit, all increase in liabilities, revenues, and stockholders’ equities, all decrease in assets, expenses.
To Indicate: The effect of the following scenarios on the 2016 Income Statement of Company B.
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