Question

The board of directors of Allen Services Inc. authorized the issuance of $400,000 face value, 20-year, 6 percent bonds dated April 1, 2019, and maturing on April 1, 2039. Interest is payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1. Allen uses the calendar year as its fiscal year. The bond transactions that occurred in 2019 and 2020 follow.

DATE		TRANSACTIONS FOR 2019
Apr.	1	Issued $260,000 of bonds at face value.
Oct.	1	Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds issued.
Dec.	31	Recorded the adjusting entry for the accrued bond interest.
	31	Closed the Bond Interest Expense account to the Income Summary account.

DATE		TRANSACTIONS FOR 2020
Jan.	1	Reversed the adjusting entry made on December 31, 2019.
Apr.	1	Issued $140,000 of bonds at face value.
	1	Paid the interest for six months on the bonds previously issued.
Oct.	1	Paid the interest for six months on the outstanding bonds.
Dec.	31	Recorded the adjusting entry for the accrued bond interest.
	31	Closed the Bond Interest Expense account to the Income Summary account.

Required:
Record the transactions in general journal form.

Analyze:
Based on the transactions given, what is the balance in the Bonds Payable account on December 31, 2019?

Answer 1

Date	Account titles & Explanations				Debit	Credit
2019
1-Apr	Cash				260,000
	Bonds payable					260,000
1-Oct	interest expense				7800
	cash					7,800
	(260,000*6%*6/12)
31-Dec	interest expense				3900
	interest payable					3,900
	(260,000*6%*3/12)
31-Dec	income Summary				11700
	interest expense					11,700
2020
1-Jan	interest payable				3,900
	interest expense					3,900
1-Apr	cash				140,000
	bonds payable					140,000
1-Apr	interest expense				7,800
	cash					7,800
1-Oct	interest expense				12000
	interest payable					12,000
	(400,000*6%*6/12)
31-Dec	interest expense				6000
	interest payable					6,000
	(400,000*6%*3/12)
31-Dec	income summary				21800
	interest expense					21,800
	2)	bonds payable = $400,000