In: Accounting
Explain one type of bond to the group. Examples (all usable, but no duplication) are junk bonds, mortgage bonds, bonds with sinking funds, equipment trust certificate, debentures, etc. What advantages and disadvantages to each the issuer and the investor?
one of the types of group bond is debentures:
when debentures are issued, it turns out to be a liability to the company, and correspondingly, interest on the debentures issued is an expense to the company and it is tax deductible. so, most of the compa=nie prefer to issue debentures over equity.
Following are advantages of issuance of debentures
To the issuer:
To the Investor:
Following are disadvantages of issuance of debentures:
To the issuer:
To the Investor: