Gerona Company authorized the sale of $300,000 of 10%, 10-year debentures on January 1, 2006. Interest is

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Gerona Company authorized the sale of $300,000 of 10%, 10-year debentures on January 1, 2006. Interest is payable on January 1 and July 1. The entire issue was sold on April 1, 2006, at 103 plus accrued interest. On April 1, 2011, $100,000 of the bond issue was reacquired and retired at 99 plus accrued interest. On June 30, 2011, the remaining bonds were reacquired at 98 plus accrued interest and refunded with an issue of $200,000 of 9% bonds which were sold at 100.


Instructions: Give the journal entries for 2006 and 2011 (through June 30) on Gerona Company’s books. The company’s books are kept on a calendar-year basis. (Round to the nearest dollar. Assume straight-line amortization of the premium or discount. Ignore any potential impact of year-to-year market value changes on the accounting for the bonds.)


Debentures
Debenture DefinitionDebentures are corporate loan instruments secured against the promise by the issuer to pay interest and principal. The holder of the debenture is promised to be paid a periodic interest and principal at the term. Companies who...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324592375

17th Edition

Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen

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