On January 1, 2017, Mason Manufacturing borrows $500,000 and uses the money to purchase corporate bonds for
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1. Mason is required to use fair value accounting for the bond investment. Prepare the journal entry to record the investment purchase on January 1, 2017, and the fair value adjustments required at the end of each quarter: March 31, June 30, September 30, and
December 31.
2. Suppose that Mason uses conventional amortized cost accounting for the loan. The loan principal is due in five years. Ignore interest on the loan to simplify the problem. What will be the loan's carrying value at the end of each quarter?
3. Suppose that instead Mason elects to use the GAAP fair value option permitted by FASB ASC Topic 825. All changes in the fair values of the loan are due to changes in general interest rates. What dollar impact will this change have on reported profits each quarter?
4. Which accounting approach-amortized cost or fair value-do you believe Mason should use for the loan? Why?
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the accounting standard adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While the SEC previously stated that it intends to move from U.S. GAAP to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the...
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Requirement 1 Mason would make the following entry to record the borrowing and initial purchase of its corporate bond investment January 1 2017 DR Cas...View the full answer
Financial Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1259722653
7th edition
Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer
