
1.
Investment: The act of allocating money to buy a monetary asset, in order to generate wealth in the future is referred to as investment.
Debt securities: The financial instruments which are bought by investors, or corporations, or mutual funds, are referred to as debt securities. The companies issue debt securities to raise capital for the purposes of purchasing assets, or paying debts.
Trading securities: These are short-term investments in debt and equity securities with an intention of trading and earning profits due to changes in market prices.
Equity method: Equity method is the method used for accounting equity investments which claim a significant influence of above 20% but less than 50% in the outstanding stock of the investee company.
Fair value: Fair value is the price at which, both seller and buyer agree to exchange the asset. So, fair value is the selling price to the seller and the purchase price for the buyer.
Fair value through net income method: This is the accounting method used for accounting stock or equity investments which claim less than 20% of the outstanding stock of the investee company.
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 Journalize: Each transaction or event during 2018.
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Explanation of Solution
Prepare the
Date | Account Title | Post ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
03.31.18 | Investment in bonds of Company DT | $400,000 | ||
Cash | $400,000 | |||
(To record the investment made in Company DT) |
Table (1)
- Investments is being made, this increases the assets; hence debit the investment.
- Cash is being paid, cash is an asset which is being reduced; hence credit the cash account.
Prepare the journal entry to record the investment made by Company O.
Date | Account Title | Post ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
09.01.18 | Investment in bonds of Company |
$900,000 | ||
Cash | $900,000 | |||
(To record the investment made in Company AI) |
Table (2)
- Investments is being made, this increases the assets; hence debit the investment.
- Cash is being paid, cash is an asset which is being reduced; hence credit the cash account.
Prepare the journal entry to record the semiannual interest received by Company O.
Date | Account Title | Post ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
09.30.18 | Cash | $16,000 | ||
Interest Revenue (1) | $16,000 | |||
(To record the interest received) |
Table (3)
- Cash is received, cash is an asset which is being increased; hence debit the cash account.
- Interest revenue is a gain, which increases the
stockholder's equity ; hence credit the interest revenue account.
Working Note:
Calculate the interest revenue value.
Prepare the
Date | Account Title | Post ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
10.02.18 | Fair value adjustment | $25,000 | ||
Unrealized holding gain—NI (2) | $25,000 | |||
(To record the gain on adjustment) |
Table (4)
- Fair Value Adjustment is a contra-asset account which serves the purpose of valuation allowance account. The account is adjusted to update the fair value as on October 02, 2018.
- Unrealized Holding Gain–NI is an adjustment account used to report gain or loss on adjusting cost of investment at fair market value. Since gain has occurred and gains increase stockholders’ equity value, stockholders’ equity value is credited.
Working Note:
Compute the unrealized gain as on October 02, 2018, by adjusting the cost of $400,000 to the fair value of $425,000.
Details | Amount ($) |
Fair value adjustment balance as on March 31, 2018 | $400,000 |
Adjustment needed to update fair value (2) | $25,000 |
Fair value adjustment balance needed on October 02,2018 | $425,000 |
Table (5)
(2)
Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of bonds of Company DT, by Company O.
Date | Account Title | Post ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
10.2.18 | Cash | $425,000 | ||
Investment in bonds of Company DT | $400,000 | |||
Fair value adjustment | $25,000 | |||
(To record the sale of the bonds of Company DT ) |
Table (6)
- Cash is an asset account. Since cash is received, asset account increased, and an increase in asset is debited.
- Fair Value Adjustment is a contra-asset account which serves the purpose of valuation allowance account. The account is adjusted to update the fair value.
- Investment in Bonds is an asset account. Since stock investments are sold, asset value decreased, and a decrease in asset is credited.
Prepare the journal entry to record the investment made by Company O.
Date | Account Title | Post ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
11.01.18 | Investment in bonds | $1,400,000 | ||
Cash | $1,400,000 | |||
(To record the investment made in Company MD) |
Table (7)
- Investments is being made, this increases the assets; hence debit the investment.
- Cash is being paid, cash is an asset which is being reduced; hence credit the cash account.
Equity investments: The financial instruments which claim ownership in the issuing company and pay a dividend revenue to the investor company, are referred to as equity securities. The investments in equity securities are referred to as equity investments.
Equity Securities | Cost | Fair Value | Accumulated Unrealized Gains / Loss |
Bonds of Company MD | $1,400,000 | $1,460,000 | $60,000 |
Bonds of Company AI | $900,000 | $850,000 | (-) $50,000 |
Total as on Dec. 31, 2018 | $2,300,000 | $2,310,000 | (-) $10,000 |
Table (9)
Prepare the journal entry to record the value of bonds available with Company O as on December 31, 2018.
Date | Account Title | Post ref. | Debit ($) | Credit ($) |
12.31.18 | Fair value adjustment | $10,000 | ||
Unrealized holding gain—NI | $10,000 | |||
(To record the gain on adjustment) |
Table (10)
- Fair Value Adjustment is a contra-asset account which serves the purpose of valuation allowance account. The account is adjusted to update the fair value as on October 02, 2018.
- Unrealized Holding Gain–NI is an adjustment account used to report gain or loss on adjusting cost of investment at fair market value. Since gain has occurred and gains increase stockholders’ equity value, stockholders’ equity value is credited.
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To Prepare: The income statement, statement of comprehensive income, and
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Explanation of Solution
Income statement: The financial statement which reports revenues and expenses from business operations and the result of those operations as net income or net loss for a particular time period is referred to as income statement.
Company O | ||
Income Statement | ||
For the year ended December 31 , 2018 | ||
Particulars | Amount ($) | Amount ($) |
Revenues | ||
Dividend revenue | $16,000 | |
Unrealized holding gain on investments held | $10,000 | |
Unrealized holding gain on investments sold | $25,000 | |
Net income | $51,000 |
Table (11)
The net income of Company O is $51,000.
Comprehensive income: The total of net income and other comprehensive income (OCI) is referred to as comprehensive income. OCI includes all financial items which result in changes in the stockholders’ equity, other than stock investments and dividends. Comprehensive income should be reported on income statement, and statement of comprehensive income.
Company O | ||
Statement of Comprehensive Income | ||
For the year ended December 31 , 2018 | ||
Particulars | Amount ($) | Amount ($) |
Net income | $51,000 | |
Other Comprehensive Income | $0 | |
Comprehensive Income | $51,000 |
Table (12)
The Comprehensive Income of Company O is $51,000.
Balance sheet: This financial statement reports a company’s resources (assets) and claims of creditors (liabilities) and stockholders (stockholders’ equity) over those resources. The resources of the company are assets which include money contributed by stockholders and creditors. Hence, the main elements of the balance sheet are assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.
Company O | ||
Balance Sheet | ||
December 31 , 2018 | ||
Particulars | Amount ($) | Amount ($) |
Assets | ||
Current Assets | ||
Trading securities | $2,300,000 | |
Fair value adjustment | $10,000 | |
Total current assets | $2,310,000 | |
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||
Owner's equity | ||
|
$95,000 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $51,000 |
Table (12)
The balance sheet of Company O shows the assets total as $2,310,000 and the stockholder's equity total as $51,000.
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