
Concept explainers
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Bonds
Bonds are a kind of interest bearing notes payable, usually issued by companies, universities and governmental organizations. It is a debt instrument used for the purpose of raising fund of the corporations or governmental agencies. If selling price of the bond is equal to its face value, it is called as par on bond. If selling price of the bond is lesser than the face value, it is known as discount on bond. If selling price of the bond is greater than the face value, it is known as premium on bond.
Straight line amortization bond
Adjusting entries refers to the entries that are made at the end of an accounting period in accordance with revenue recognition principle, and expenses recognition principle. The purpose of adjusting entries is to adjust the revenue, and the expenses during the period in which they actually occur.
To Prepare: The
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(a)

Explanation of Solution
Prepare journal entry to record issuance of bonds by Incorporation WC (Issuer) on April 1, 2018 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
|
2018 | Cash | 29,600,000 | ||
April | 1 | |||
Discount on Bonds Payable | 700,000 | |||
Bonds Payable | 30,000,000 | |||
Interest Payable | 300,000 | |||
(To record the issuance of bonds) |
Table (1)
Working notes:
Calculate the interest payable for 1 month (for March 2018) as shown below:
Hence, interest payable amount for one month is $300,000.
Calculatethe amount of cash received.
Hence, cash received amount is $29,600,000.
Calculate the amount of discount on bonds payable as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable amount is $700,000.
- Cash is a current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit cash account for $29,600,000.
- Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and decreased. Therefore, debit discount on bonds payable account for $700,000.
- Bonds payable is a long term liability, and increased. Therefore, credit bonds payable account for $30,000,000.
- Interest payable is a current liability, and increased. Therefore, credit interest payable account for $300,000.
(b)
To Prepare: The journal entry to record investment on bonds of Corporation S as on April 1, 2018.
(b)

Explanation of Solution
Prepare the journal entry to record the investment on bonds of Corporation S as on 1st April 2018 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
|
2018 | Bonds Investment (A+) | 30,000 | ||
April | 1 | |||
Interest Receivable (A+) | 300 | |||
Discount on Bonds Investment (L+) | 700 | |||
Cash (A–) | 29,600 | |||
(To record the purchase of bonds) |
Table (2)
Working notes:
Calculate the interest receivable for 1 month (for March 2018) as shown below:
Hence, interest receivable amount is $300.
Calculatethe amount of cash paid as shown below:
Hence, cash paid amount is $29,600.
Calculate the amount of discount on bonds investment as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable amount is $700.
- Bond investment is a non – current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit bond investment account is $30,000.
- Interest receivable is a current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit interest receivable account is $300.
- Discount on bonds investment is a contra asset, and increased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds investment account for $700.
- Cash is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit cash account for $29,600.
(2)
To Prepare: The journal entry to record all subsequent events through maturity (February 28, 2021) for Incorporation WC (Issuer).
(2)

Explanation of Solution
To Prepare: The journal entry to record all subsequent events through maturity (February 28, 2021) for Incorporation WC (Issuer).
Prepare the journal entry to record interest on August 31, 2018 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2018 | Interest Expense (E–) | 1,600,000 | ||||
August | 31 | Interest Payable (L–) | 300,000 | |||
Discount on Bonds Payable (L+) | 100,000 | |||||
Cash (A–) | 1,800,000 | |||||
(To record payment of semi-annual interest) |
Table (3)
Working notes:
Calculate discount on bonds payable per month as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable per month is $20,000.
Calculate discount on bonds payable amount for 5 months as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable amount for 5 months is $100,000.
Calculate the amount of cash paid as shown below:
Hence, cash paid amount is $1,800,000.
Calculate the amount of interest expense as shown below:
Hence, interest expense amount is $1,600,000.
- Interest expense is a component of
stockholders’ equity , and decreased it. Therefore, debit interest expense account for $1,600,000. - Interest payable is a current liability, and decreased. Therefore, debit interest payable account for $300,000.
- Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and increased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds payable account for $100,000.
- Cash is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit cash account for $1,800,000.
Prepare the Journal entry to record interest on December 31, 2018 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||||
2016 | Interest Expense | 1,280,000 | ||||||
December | 31 | Discount on Bonds Payable | 80,000 | |||||
Interest Payable | 1,200,000 | |||||||
(To record interest accrued) |
Table (4)
Working notes:
Calculate discount on bonds payable for 4 months as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable for 4 months amount is $80,000.
Calculate interest payable for 4 months as shown below:
Hence, interest payable amount is $1,200,000.
Calculatethe amount of interest expense as shown below:
Hence, interest expense amount is $1,280,000.
Prepare the journal entry to record interest on February 28, 2019 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2017 | Interest Expense (E–) | 640,000 | ||||
February | 28 | Interest Payable (L–) | 1,200,000 | |||
Discount on Bonds Payable (L+) | 40,000 | |||||
Cash (A–) | 1,800,000 | |||||
(To record payment of interest) |
Table (5)
Working notes:
Calculate discount on bonds payable for 2 months as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable for 2 months is $40,000.
Calculate the amount of interest expense as shown below:
Hence, interest expenses amount is $640,000.
- Interest expense is a component of stockholders’ equity, and decreased it. Therefore, debit interest expense account for $640,000.
- Interest payable is a current liability, and decreased. Therefore, debit interest payable account for $1,200,000.
- Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and increased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds payable account for $40,000.
- Cash is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit cash account for $1,800,000.
Prepare the journal entry to record interest on August 31, 2019 as show below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2019 | Interest Expense | 1,920,000 | ||||
August | 31 | Discount on Bonds Payable | 120,000 | |||
Cash | 1,800,000 | |||||
(To record payment of semi-annual interest) |
Table (6)
Working notes:
Calculate discount on bonds payable for 6 months as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable amount is $120,000.
Calculate the amount of interest expense as shown below:
Hence, interest expense amount is $1,920,000.
- Interest expense is a component of stockholders’ equity, and decreased it. Therefore, debit interest expense account for $1,920,000.
- Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and increased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds payable account for $120,000.
- Cash is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit cash account for $1,800,000.
Prepare the Journal entry to record interest on December 31, 2019 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Post Ref | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | ||||
2019 | Interest Expense | 1,280,000 | ||||||
December | 31 | Discount on Bonds Payable | 80,000 | |||||
Interest Payable | 1,200,000 | |||||||
(To record interest accrued) |
Table (7)
Working notes:
Calculate the discount on bonds payable for 4 months.
Hence, discount on bonds payable amount is $80,000.
Calculate interest payable for 4 months as show below:
Hence, interest payable amount is $1,200,000.
Calculate the amount of interest expense as shown below:
Hence, interest expense amount is $1,280,000.
- Interest expense is a component of stockholders’ equity, and decreased it. Therefore, debit interest expense account for $1,280,000.
- Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and increased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds payable account for $80,000.
- Cash is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit cash account for $1,800,000.
Prepare the journal entry to record interest on February 28, 2020 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2020 | Interest Expense | 640,000 | ||||
February | 28 | Interest Payable | 1,200,000 | |||
Discount on Bonds Payable | 40,000 | |||||
Cash | 1,800,000 | |||||
(To record payment of interest) |
Table (8)
Working notes:
Calculate discount on bonds payable for 2 months as show below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable for 2 months is $40,000.
Calculate the amount of interest expense as shown below:
Hence, interest expense amount is $640,000.
- Interest expense is a component of stockholders’ equity, and decreased it. Therefore, debit interest expense account for $640,000.
- Interest payable is a current liability, and decreased. Therefore, debit interest payable account for $1,200,000.
- Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and decreased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds payable account for $40,000.
- Cash is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit cash account for $1,800,000.
Prepare the journal entry to record interest on August 31, 2020 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2020 | Interest Expense | 1,920,000 | ||||
August | 31 | Discount on Bonds Payable | 120,000 | |||
Cash | 1,800,000 | |||||
(To record payment of semi-annual interest) |
Table (9)
Working notes:
Calculate discount on bonds payable for 6 months as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable for 6 months amount is $120,000.
Calculate the amount of interest expense as shown below:
Hence, interest expense amount is $1,920,000.
- Interest expense is a component of stockholders’ equity, and decreased it. Therefore, debit interest expense account for $1,280,000.
- Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and increased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds payable account for $80,000.
- Cash is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit cash account for $1,800,000.
Prepare the journal entry to record interest on December 31, 2020 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2020 | Interest Expense | 1,280,000 | ||||
December | 31 | Discount on Bonds Payable | 80,000 | |||
Interest Payable | 1,200,000 | |||||
(To record interest expenses accrued) |
Table (10)
Working notes:
Calculate discount on bonds payable for 4 months as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable for 4 months amount is $80,000.
Calculate interest payable for 4 months as shown below:
Hence, interest payable amount is $1,200,000.
Calculate the amount of interest expense as shown below:
Hence, interest expense amount is $1,280,000.
- Interest expense is a component of stockholders’ equity, and decreased it. Therefore, debit interest expense account for $1,280,000.
- Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and increased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds payable account for $80,000.
- Interest payable is a current liability, and increased. Therefore, credit interest payable account for $1,200,000.
Prepare the journal entry to record interest on February 28, 2021 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Post Ref | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | ||||
2021 | Interest Expense (E–) | 640,000 | ||||||
February | 31 | Interest Payable (L–) | 1,200,000 | |||||
Discount on Bonds Payable (L+) | 40,000 | |||||||
Cash (A–) | 1,800,000 | |||||||
(To record payment of interest) |
Table (11)
Working notes:
Calculate discount on bonds payable for 2 months as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable amount is $40,000.
Calculate the amount of interest expense as shown below:
Hence, interest expense amount is $640,000.
- Interest expense is a component of stockholders’ equity, and decreased it. Therefore, debit interest expense account for $640,000.
- Interest payable is a current liability, and decreased. Therefore, debit interest payable account for $1,200,000.
- Discount on bonds payable is a contra liability, and increased. Therefore, credit discount on bonds payable account for $40,000.
- Cash is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit cash account for $1,800,000.
Prepare the journal entry to record the retirement of the bond at maturity on February 28, 2021 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2021 | Bonds Payable | 30,000,000 | ||||
February | 28 | Cash | 30,000,000 | |||
(To record the retirement of bonds) |
Table (12)
Bonds payable is a long term liability, and decreased. Therefore, debit bonds payable account for $30,000,000.
Cash is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit cash account for $30,000,000.
To Prepare: The journal entry to record all subsequent events through maturity (February 28, 2021) for Corporation S (Investor).
Prepare the journal entry to record interest on August 31, 2018 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) |
Credit ($) | |||
2018 | Cash | 1,800 | ||||
August | 31 | Discount on Bonds Investment | 100 | |||
Interest Receivable | 300 | |||||
Interest Revenue | 1,600 | |||||
(To record semi-annual interest revenue) |
Table (13)
Working notes:
Calculate discount on bonds investment for 5 months as shown below:
Hence, discount on investment bonds amount is $100.
Calculate the amount of cash received.as shown below:
Hence, cash received amount is $1,800.
Calculate the amount of interest revenue as shown below:
Hence, interest revenue amount is $1,600.
- Cash is a current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit cash account for $1,800.
- Discount on bond investment is a contra asset, and decreased. Therefore, debit discount on bonds investment for $100.
- Interest receivable is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit interest receivable account for $300.
- Interest revenue is a component of stockholders’ equity, and increased it. Therefore, credit interest revenue account for $1,600.
Prepare the journal entry to record the interest receipt as on 31st December 2018 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2016 | Interest Receivable | 1,200 | ||||
December | 31 | Discount on Bonds Investment | 80 | |||
Interest Revenue | 1,280 | |||||
(To record interest receivable) |
Table (14)
Working notes:
Calculate interest receivable for 4 months as shown below:
Hence, interest receivable amount is $1,200.
Calculatediscount on bonds investment for 4 months as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds investment is $80.
Calculate the interest revenue as shown below:
Hence, interest revenue amount is $1,280.
- Interest receivable is current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit interest receivable account for $1,200.
- Discount on bonds investment is a contra asset, and decreased. Therefore, debit discount on bonds payable account is $80.
- Interest revenue is a component of stockholders’ equity, and increased it. Therefore, credit interest revenue account for $1,280.
Prepare the journal entry to record the interest receipt on 28th February 2019 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2019 | Cash | 1,800 | ||||
February | 28 | Discount on Bonds Investment | 40 | |||
Interest Receivable | 1,200 | |||||
Interest Revenue | 640 | |||||
(To record interest revenue) |
Table (15)
Working notes:
Calculate the amount of cash received as shown below:
Hence, cash received amount is $1,800.
Calculate the discount on bonds investment for 2 months as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds investment amount is $40.
Calculatethe interest revenue as shown below:
Hence, interest revenue amount is $640.
- Cash is a current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit cash account for $1,800.
- Discount on bond investment is a contra asset, and decreased. Therefore, debit discount on bonds investment for $40.
- Interest receivable is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit interest receivable account for $1,200.
- Interest revenue is a component of stockholders’ equity, and increased it. Therefore, credit interest revenue account for $640.
Prepare the journal entry to record the interest receipt as on 31st August 2019 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) |
Credit ($) | |||
2019 | Cash | 1,800 | ||||
August | 31 | Discount on Bonds Investment | 120 | |||
Interest Revenue | 1,920 | |||||
(To record semi-annual interest revenue) |
Table (16)
Working notes:
Calculatethe amount of cash received as shown below:
Hence, cash received amount is $1,800.
Calculatethe discount on bonds investment for 6 months as shown below:
Hence, discount on bonds payable amount is $120.
Calculatethe interest revenue as shown below:
Hence, interest revenue amount is $1,820.
- Cash is current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit cash account for $1,800.
- Discount on bonds investment is a contra asset, and decreased. Therefore, debit discount on bonds payable account is $120.
- Interest revenue is a component of stockholders’ equity, and increased it. Therefore, credit interest revenue account for $1,920.
To Prepare: The journal entry to record interest on December 31, 2019
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2019 | Interest Receivable | 1,200 | ||||
December | 31 | Discount on Bonds Investment | 80 | |||
Interest Revenue | 1,280 | |||||
(To record interest receivable) |
Table (17)
Working notes:
Calculatethe interest receivable for 4 months.
Hence, interest receivable amount is $1,200.
Calculate the discount on bonds investment for 4 months
Hence, discount on bonds investment amount is $80.
Calculate interest revenue:
Hence, interest revenue amount is $1,280.
- Interest receivable is current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit interest receivable account for $1,200.
- Discount on bonds investment is a contra asset, and decreased. Therefore, debit discount on bonds payable account is $80.
- Interest revenue is a component of stockholders’ equity, and increased it. Therefore, credit interest revenue account for $1,280.
Prepare the journal entry to record the interest receipt as on 28th February 2020 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2020 | Cash | 1,800 | ||||
February | 28 | Discount on Bonds Investment | 40 | |||
Interest Receivable | 1,200 | |||||
Interest Revenue | 640 | |||||
(To record interest revenue) |
Table (18)
Working notes:
Calculate the amount of cash received.
Hence, cash received amount is $1,800.
Calculate discount on bonds investment for 2 months.
Hence, discount on bonds investment for 2 months is $40.
Calculate interest revenue.
Hence, interest revenue amount is $640.
- Cash is a current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit cash account for $1,800.
- Discount on bond investment is a contra asset, and decreased. Therefore, debit discount on bonds investment for $40.
- Interest receivable is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit interest receivable account for $1,200.
- Interest revenue is a component of stockholders’ equity, and increased it. Therefore, credit interest revenue account for $640.
To Prepare: The journal entry to record interest on August 31, 2020.
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) |
Credit ($) | |||
2020 | Cash | 1,800 | ||||
August | 31 | Discount on Bonds Investment | 120 | |||
Interest Revenue | 1,920 | |||||
(To record semi-annual interest revenue) |
Table (19)
Working notes:
Calculate the amount of cash received.
Hence, cash received amount is $1,800.
Calculate discount on bonds investment for 6 months:
Hence, discount on bonds investment for 6 months amount is $120.
Calculate the interest revenue.
Hence, interest revenue amount is $1,820.
- Cash is current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit cash account for $1,800.
- Discount on bonds investment is a contra asset, and decreased. Therefore, debit discount on bonds payable account is $120.
- Interest revenue is a component of stockholders’ equity, and increased it. Therefore, credit interest revenue account for $1,920.
Prepare the journal entry to record the interest as on 31st December 2020 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2020 | Interest Receivable | 1,200 | ||||
December | 31 | Discount on Bonds Investment | 80 | |||
Interest Revenue | 1,280 | |||||
(To record interest receivable) |
Table (20)
Working notes:
Calculatethe interest receivable for 4 months.
Hence, interest receivable amount is $1,200.
Calculatethe discount on bonds investment for 4 months.
Hence, discount on bonds investment amount is $80.
Calculatethe interest revenue.
Hence, interest revenue amount is $1,280.
- Interest receivable is current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit interest receivable account for $1,200.
- Discount on bonds investment is a contra asset, and decreased. Therefore, debit discount on bonds payable account is $80.
- Interest revenue is a component of stockholders’ equity, and increased it. Therefore, credit interest revenue account for $1,280.
Prepare the journal entry to record the interest as on 28th February 2021 as shown below:
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2021 | Cash | 1,800 | ||||
February | 28 | Discount on Bonds Investment | 40 | |||
Interest Receivable | 1,200 | |||||
Interest Revenue | 640 | |||||
(To record interest revenue) |
Table (21)
Working notes:
Calculate the amount of cash received.
Hence, cash received amount is $1,800.
Calculatethe discount on bonds investment for 2 months.
Hence, discount on bonds investment amount is $40.
Calculatethe interest revenue.
Hence, interest revenue amount is $640.
- Cash is a current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit cash account for $1,800.
- Discount on bond investment is a contra asset, and decreased. Therefore, debit discount on bonds investment for $40.
- Interest receivable is a current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit interest receivable account for $1,200.
- Interest revenue is a component of stockholders’ equity, and increased it. Therefore, credit interest revenue account for $640.
To Prepare: The Journal entry to record the retirement of the bond at maturity on February 28, 2021.
Date | Account Title and Explanation | Debit ($) | Credit ($) | |||
2021 | Cash (A+) | 30,000 | ||||
February | 28 | Bonds Investment (A–) | 30,000 | |||
(To record the retirement of bonds) |
Table (22)
- Cash is a current asset, and increased. Therefore, debit cash account for $30,000.
- Bonds investment is a non – current asset, and decreased. Therefore, credit bond investment account for $30,000.
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