Question

Pharoah Carecenters Inc. provides financing and capital to the healthcare industry, with a particular focus on nursing homes for the elderly. The following selected transactions relate to bonds acquired as an investment by Pharoah, whose fiscal year ends on December 31.

2020
Jan. 1		Purchased at face value $1,140,000 of Javier Nursing Centers, Inc., 10-year, 5% bonds dated January 1, 2017, directly from Javier.
Dec. 31		Accrual of interest at year-end on the Javier bonds.

(Assume that all intervening transactions and adjustments have been properly recorded and that the number of bonds owned has not changed from December 31, 2020, to December 31, 2022.)

2023
Jan. 1		Received the annual interest on the Javier bonds.
Jan. 1		Sold $570,000 Javier bonds at 105.
Dec. 31		Accrual of interest at year-end on the Javier bonds.

Journalize the listed transactions for the years 2020 and 2023. (Record entries in the order displayed in the problem statement. Credit account titles are automatically indented when 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. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)

Part 2

Assume that the fair value of the bonds at December 31, 2020, was $1,254,000. These bonds are classified as available-for-sale securities. Prepare the adjusting entry to record these bonds at fair value. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when 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.)

Part 3

Based on your analysis in part (b), show the balance sheet presentation of the bonds and interest receivable at December 31, 2020. Assume the investments are considered long-term. Indicate where any unrealized gain or loss is reported in the financial statements. (Enter account name only and do not provide descriptive information.)

Answer 1

Journalize the listed transactions for the years 2020 and 2023.

Trn.	Account Titles	Debit	Credit
Jan. 01, 2020	Investment-Debt	$1,140,000
	Cash		$1,140,000
Dec. 31, 2020	Interest Receivable [$1,140,000 × 5%]	$57,000
	Interest Revenue		$57,000
Jan. 01, 2023	Cash	$57,000
	Interest Receivable [$1,140,000 × 5%]		$57,000
Jan. 01, 2023	Cash [$570000 × 1.05]	$598,500
	Investment-Debt		$598,500
Jan. 01, 2023	Gain on sale of Debt [$598500 - $570000]	$28,500
	Investment		$28,500
Dec. 31, 2023	Interest Receivable [$1,140,000 × 5%]/2	$28,500
	Interest Revenue		$28,500

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b)

Trn.	Account Titles	Debit	Credit
Dec. 31, 2020	Market adjustment-Available for sale	$57,000
	Unrealized gain or loss-Equity		$57,000

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c)

show the balance sheet presentation of the bonds and interest receivable at December 31, 2020:

Balance Sheet (Extract)
Current Assets:
Interest Receivable	$57,000
Investments:
Debt Investments, Fair value	$1,254,000

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d)

The unrealized gain of $57,000 would be reported in the Stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet as an addition to Total paid-in-capital and retained earnings.