On March 1, 2017, Sheridan Company sold 24,800 of its 9%, 20-year, $1,000 face value bonds at 98. Interest payment dates are March 1 and September 1, and the company uses the straight-line method of bond discount amortization. On February 1, 2018, Sheridan took advantage of favorable prices of its stock to extinguish 3,130 of the bonds by issuing 151,200 shares of its $1 par value common stock. At this time, the accrued interest was paid in cash. The company’s stock was selling for $21.75 per share on February 1, 2018.

Prepare the journal entries needed on the books of Sheridan Company to record the following. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

(a)		March 1, 2017: issuance of the bonds.
(b)		September 1, 2017: payment of semiannual interest.
(c)		December 31, 2017: accrual of interest expense.
(d)		February 1, 2018: extinguishment of 3,130 bonds. (No reversing entries made.)

 

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3/1/17 Cash Discount on Bonds Payable Bonds Payable 9/1/17 Interest Expense Cash Discount on Bonds Payable 2/31/17 Interest Expense Interest Payable Discount on Bonds Payable 2/1/18 Interest Expense Interest Payable Cash Discount on Bonds Payable (To record payment of interest) 3/1/17 Cash Discount on Bonds Payable Bonds Payable 9/1/17 Interest Expense Cash Discount on Bonds Payable 2/31/17 Interest Expense Interest Payable Discount on Bonds Payable 2/1/18 Interest Expense Interest Payable Cash Discount on Bonds Payable (To record payment of interest)

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