In: Accounting
P14-13 (LO6) (Restructure of Note under Different Circumstances) Halvor Corporation is having financial difficulty and therefore has asked Frontenac National Bank to restructure its $5 million note outstanding. The present note has 3 years remaining and pays a current rate of interest of 10%. The present market rate for a loan of this nature is 12%. The note was issued at its face value.
Instructions
The following are four independent situations. Prepare the journal entry that Halvor and Frontenac National Bank would make for each of these restructurings.
(a) Frontenac National Bank agrees to take an equity interest in Halvor by accepting common stock valued at $3,700,000 in exchange for relinquishing its claim on this note. The common stock has a par value of $1,700,000.
(b) Frontenac National Bank agrees to accept land in exchange for relinquishing its claim on this note. The land has a book value of $3,250,000 and a fair value of $4,000,000.
(c) Frontenac National Bank agrees to modify the terms of the note, indicating that Halvor does not have to pay any interest on the note over the 3-year period.
(d) Frontenac National Bank agrees to reduce the principal balance due to $4,166,667 and require interest only in the second and third year at a rate of 10%.
On the books of Halvor corporation
Transaction | account titles and explanation | debit | credit |
A | notes payable | 5000000 | |
Common Stock | 1700000 | ||
Paid in capital in excess of par - common stock | 2000000 | ||
Gain on restructuring of debt (5000000-3700000) | 1300000 | ||
B | notes payable | 5000000 | |
Land | 3250000 | ||
Gain on disposal of plant assets (4000000-3250000) | 750000 | ||
Gain on restructuring of debt (5000000-4000000) | 1000000 | ||
C | no entry | ||
(because aggregate cash flows - carrying amount) | |||
Aggregate cash flows - 5000000 | |||
Carrying amount - 5000000 | |||
D | no entry (because aggregate cash flows = carrying amount) | ||
Aggregate cash flows Principal =4166667 + interest (4166667*10%*2)=833333 Aggregate cash flows =5000000 Carrying amount = 5000000 |
On the books of Frontenac National Bank
Transactions | account titles and explanation | debit | credit |
A | equity investments | 3700000 | |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 1300000 | ||
Notes receivable | 5000000 | ||
B | Land | 4000000 | |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 1000000 | ||
Notes receivable | 5000000 | ||
C | bad debt expense | 1243400 | |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 1243400 | ||
Prestructure carrying cost - 5000000 | |||
Less: Present value of carrying amount (5000000*0.75132) 3756600 Creditor's loss on restructuring debt =1243400 |
|||
D | bad debt expense | 1212100 | |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 1212100 | ||
Prestructuring carrying value =5000000 | |||
Less: present value due in 3 years (4166667*0.75132) = 3130500 | |||
Present value of interest payable (4166667*2.48685) = 1036188 | |||
Present value of first payment (4166667*0.90909)=378788 Total present value = 3787900 |
|||
Creditor's loss on restructuring debt =1212100 |