In: Accounting
At the end of the first year of operations, Key Company had a current equity securities portfolio classified as available‐for‐sale securities with a cost of $500,000 and a fair value of $550,000. At the end of its second year of operations, Key had a current equity securities portfolio classified as available‐for‐sale securities with a cost of $525,000 and a fair value of $475,000. No securities were sold during the first year. One security with a cost of $80,000 and a fair value of $70,000 at the end of the first year was sold for $100,000 during the second year.
Required:
How should Key Company report the preceding facts in its balance sheets and income statements for both years? Discuss the rationale for your answer.
How would your answer differ if the security had been classified as trading securities?
lass of Securities |
Types of Securities |
Disclosure on the Balance Sheet |
Treatment of Temporary Changes of Value |
---|---|---|---|
Held to Maturity |
Debt |
Amortized cost |
Not recognized |
Available for Sale |
Debt and Equity |
Fair market value |
Reported in stockholders’ equity |
Trading |
Debt and Equity |
Fair market value |
Reported on the income statement |
Equity method |
Equity |
Historical cost adjusted for changes in the net assets of the investee |
Not recognized |
Balance Sheet
The balance sheet lists the marketable securities as an asset. Usually, the securities are stated at fair market value as of the date of the financial statements. Held to maturity, securities may be listed at cost, but this has become fairly uncommon.
Income Statement
The income statement may show the changes in the fair market value of investments as an income or loss line item, but only if the securities have been classified as held-for-trading securities.
Statement of Stockholders' Equity
If the securities are classified as available for sale, the statement of stockholders' equity should show the changes in fair market value of the investments as a separate component of stockholders' equity.
Statement of Cash Flows
The statement of cash flows may show the changes in fair market value of the investments as a reconciling item in the operating section of the statement. The investing section of the statement always shows the cash used to purchase securities or the cash received from the sale of securities.
Disclosures
Disclosures to the financial statements describe how the marketable securities have been classified. They also provide further detail as to what kinds of securities are owned by the company and what transactions may have taken place during the fiscal year