At the end of 2018, Hodge Company prepared the following schedule of investments in trading debt securities
Question:
At the end of 2018, Hodge Company prepared the following schedule of investments in trading debt securities (all of which were acquired at par value):
During 2019, the following transactions occurred:
July 1 Purchased Little Company debt securities for $100,000 (which is equal to par value). The securities carry an annual interest rate of 10%, mature on December 31, 2021, and pay interest seminannually on July 1 and December 31.
Oct. 11 Sold all of the Thompson Company securities for $73,000 plus interest of $2,800.
Dec. 31 Received interest of $5,000 on the Stevens Company and Little Company debt securities, and the following yearend total market values were available: Stevens Company debt securities, $45,000; Little Company debt securities, $98,000.
Required:
1. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information.
2. Next Level If Terry uses IFRS, how would the accounting for investments be different from U.S. GAAP?
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1337788281
3rd edition
Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach