On January 2, 2022, Hill Corp. issued 5-year, $1,000,000 bonds at par. Interest is payable annually on
Question:
On January 2, 2022, Hill Corp. issued 5-year, $1,000,000 bonds at par. Interest is payable annually on December 31 at a stated fixed rate of 8.0%.
To mitigate interest rate risk, Hill Corp. entered into a 5-year interest rate swap with a swap bank on January 2, 2022. Terms of the contract were as follows:
Hill Corp. agreed to pay a variable rate of interest to the swap bank.
In return, the swap bank agreed to pay Hill Corp. fixed rate interest.
Interest rates during 2022 were the following:
Date | Fixed rate | Market rate |
January 2, 2022 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
December 31, 2022 | 8.0% | 7.2% |
As a result of the decrease in the market interest rate during 2022, both the debt obligation and swap contract increased during 2022. Specifically, as of December 31, 2022, the bond liability and interest rate swap had a fair value of $1,026,976 and $26,9, respectively.
Required:
1. Prepare the appropriate journal entry or entries for each transaction. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
1. Jan. 2, 2022: Issued 5-year, $1,000,000 bonds at par value.
2. Jan. 2, 2022: Provide any journal entry needed for Hill Corp.'s decision to enter into an interest rate swap.
3. Dec. 31, 2022: Payment of interest on the bonds
4. Dec. 31, 2022: Settlement payment on the interest rate swap.
5. Dec. 31, 2022: Provide any journal entry needed to record the change in fair value of the debt obligation.
6. Dec. 31, 2022: Provide any journal entry needed to record the change in fair value of the interest rate swap.
