On January 1, 2013, Seaver Company sold land with a book value of $23,000 to Bench Company.

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On January 1, 2013, Seaver Company sold land with a book value of $23,000 to Bench Company. Bench paid $15,000 down and signed a $15,000 non-interest-bearing note, payable in two $7,500 annual installments on December 31, 2013, and 2014. Neither the fair value of the land nor of the note is determinable. Bench's incremental borrowing rate is 12%. Later in the year, on July 1, 2013, Seaver sold a building to Hane Company, accepting a 2-year, $100,000 non-interest-bearing note due July 1, 2015. The fair value of the building was $82,644.60 on the date of the sale. The building had been purchased at a cost of $90,000 on January 1, 2008, and had a book value of $67,500 on December 31, 2012. It was being depreciated on a straight-line basis (no residual value) over a 20-year life.

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1. Prepare all the journal entries on Seaver's books for January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2014, in regard to the Bench note.

2. Prepare all the journal entries on Seaver's books for July 1, 2013, through July 1, 2015, in regard to the Hane note.

3. Prepare the notes receivable portion of Seaver's balance sheet on December 31, 2013 and 2014.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-1111822361

1st edition

Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

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