In: Accounting
Syracuse, Inc. reported net income of $202,052 thousand for fiscal 2017. The annual report included the following details about its available-for-sale debt securities:
(in thousands) |
2017 |
2016 |
Cost of available-for-sale debt securities |
$102,907 |
$83,849 |
Gross unrealized gains |
3,602 |
1,694 |
Gross unrealized losses |
(1,198) |
(2,434) |
a. What amount appeared on Syracuse’s balance sheet in 2017 for available-for-sale debt securities?
b. If Syracuse had instead classified these debt securities as trading, what would net income have been? Assume a marginal tax rate of 37% for your calculations.
a. | Available for sales securities are reported at Fair-Value on the balance sheet. | ||||
Fair value of available-for-sale debt for 2017: | |||||
Cost of available-for-sale debt | $102,907 | ||||
Add:Gross unrealized gain for 2017 | $3,602 | ||||
Less:Gross unrealized loss for 2017 | $(1,198) | ||||
Fair value of available-for-sale debt | $105,311 | ||||
b. | If Syracuse had classified the securities as trading then it has to adjust the change in unrealized gain/(loss) | ||||
The calculation for change in unrealized gain/(loss) is as follows: | |||||
Net unrealized loss in 2016(1,694-2,434) | $740 | ||||
Net unrealized Gain in 2017(3,602-1,198) | $2,404 | ||||
Net change in unrealized gain for 2017 | |||||
($740+$2,404) | $3,144 | ||||
Less:Tax @ 37% on Net change | $1,163.28 | ||||
Net change in unrealized gain after tax for 2017 | $1,980.72 | ||||
So Net Income would be increased by $1,980.72 | |||||
Net income after adjusting net change in unrealized gain = $202,052+$1,980.72 =$204,032.72 |