In: Accounting
At the beginning of 2018, Ace Company had the following portfolio of investments in available-for-sale debt securities (all of which were acquired at par value):
|
Security |
Cost |
1/1/18 Fair Value |
| A | $45,000 | $56,000 |
| B | 68,000 | 65,000 |
| Totals | $113,000 | $121,000 |
During 2018, the following transactions occurred:
| May 3 | Purchased C debt securities at their par value for $50,000. |
| July 1 | Sold all of the A securities for $56,000 plus interest of $1,000. |
| Dec. 31 | Received interest of $1,000 on the B and C securities. Additionally the following information was available: |
|
Security |
12/31/18 Fair Value |
| B | $75,000 |
| C | 53,000 |
Required:
| 1. | Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information. |
| 2. | What is the balance in the Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss account on December 31, 2018? |
| 3. | Next Level What justification does the FASB give for its treatment of unrealized holding gains and losses for available-for-sale securities? |
| 1 | Journal entries | |||
| Date | General Journal | Debit($) | Credit($) | |
| 3-May-18 | Available for sale debt securities a/c…Dr. | 50000 | ||
| Cash | 50000 | |||
| (being debt securities purchased) | ||||
| July 1,2018 | Cash a/c…Dr | 57000 | ||
| Unrealized Gain-OCI a/c…Dr | 11000 | |||
| Available for sale debt securities (A) | 56000 | |||
| Interest income | 1000 | |||
| Realized gain on sale of debt securities A | 11000 | |||
| (Being sold A securities) | ||||
| 31 Dec, 2018 | Cash a/c…Dr. | 1000 | ||
| Interest income | 1000 | |||
| (being interest received from B & C securities) | ||||
| 31 Dec, 2018 | Available for sale debt securities a/c…Dr. (B) | 10000 | 75000-65000) | |
| Available for sale debt securities a/c…Dr. © | 3000 | (53000-50000) | ||
| Unrealized gain (loss) | 13000 | |||
| Working note: | ||||
| Unrealized Gain(Loss) as on 1/1/2018 | ||||
| cost ($) | Fair value ($) | Unrealized gain(loss) | ||
| Security A | 45000 | 56000 | 11000 | |
| Security B | 68000 | 65000 | -3000 | |
| 2 | Unrealized gain (loss) balance as on dec, 31 2018 | |||
| Beginning balance of unrealized gain(loss) of security B | -3000 | |||
| Add: fair value adjustment on 31 dec, 2018 | ||||
| Security B (75000-65000) | 10000 | |||
| Security C (53000-50000) | 3000 | |||
| Unrealized gain balance as on dec, 31 2018 | 10000 | |||
| 3 | Available for sale securities are debt securities that are purchased with the intent of selling before | |||
| they are reaching to maturity and they are reported at fair value with unrealized gain or losses | ||||
| included in other comprehensive income. | ||||
| company should sell the stock and amount collected in cash for for realization of unrealized gain. | ||||