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Soto Industries Inc. is an athletic footware company that began operations on January 1, Year 1. The following transactions relate to debt investments acquired by Soto Industries Inc., which has a fiscal year ending on December 31:
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Apr. | 1. | Purchased $83,400 of Welch Co. 7%, 15-year bonds at their face amount plus accrued interest of $973. The bonds pay interest semiannually on March 1 and September 1. |
June | 1. | Purchased $62,400 of Bailey 6%, 10-year bonds at their face amount plus accrued interest of $156. The bonds pay interest semiannually on May 1 and November 1. |
Sept. | 1 | Received semiannual interest on the Welch Co. bonds. |
30 | Sold $34,800 of Welch Co. bonds at 99 plus accrued interest of $203. | |
Nov. | 1 | Received semiannual interest on the Bailey bonds. |
Dec. | 31 | Accrued $1,134 interest on the Welch Co. bonds. |
31 | Accrued $624 interest on the Bailey bonds. |
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Mar. | 1 | Received semiannual interest on the Welch Co. bonds. |
May | 1 | Received semiannual interest on the Bailey bonds. |
Required:
1. | Journalize the entries to record these transactions. Refer to the information given and the Chart of Accounts provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. |
2. | If the bond portfolio is classified as available for sale, what impact would this have on financial statement disclosure? |
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1a. Journalize the entries to record Year 1 transactions. Refer to the information given and the Chart of Accounts provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.
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1b. Journalize the entries to record Year 2 transactions. Refer to the information given and the Chart of Accounts provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.
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2. If the bond portfolio is classified as available for sale, what impact would this have on financial statement disclosure?
If the bonds are classified as available-for-sale securities, then the portfolio of bonds would need to be __________. This would be accomplished by using a valuation allowance account and an unrealized gain (loss) account as part of ________________ . If the fair value were ____________ than the cost of the bond portfolio, the two accounts would be positive and, thus, added to investments and stockholders’ equity, respectively. If the fair value were ________________ than the cost of the bond portfolio, the two accounts would be negative and, thus, subtracted from investments and stockholders’ equity, respectively.