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A company was formed on January 1, 2019. An analysis of the Investments account as at December 31, 2020 is as follows: Dec 31, 2019
A company was formed on January 1, 2019. An analysis of the Investments account as at December 31, 2020 is as follows:
Dec 31, 2019 Opening balance $1,695,961
Feb 28, 2020 Sale of Neon Inc shares (net of $4,000 of brokerage fees) ($400,000)
April 30, 2020 Sale of Lithium Inc shares (net of $1,100 of brokerage fees). ($110,000)
August 1, 2020-
Purchase of Krypton Co. shares (net of $2,900 brokerage fees)
(it has been determined these shares will be classified as FVTOCI.) $290,000
December 31, 2020 Ending balance $1,475,961
The opening balance of the Investments account for the company on January 1, 2020 was made up of the following:
Carbon Corp bonds (Amortised Cost) $185,961
Argon Corp bonds (FVTOCI) $365,000
Neon Inc shares (FVTOCI) [original cost of $420,000] $370,000
Lithium Inc shares (FVTPL) [original cost of $75,000] $90,000
Cobalt Corp shares (FVTOCI) [original cost of $300,000] $360,000
Titanium Inc. shares (FVTOCI) [original cost of $150,000] $180,000
Zinc Inc shares (FVTPL) [original cost of $170,000] $145,000
total- $1,695,961
The Carbon Corp bonds were purchased on June 30, 2019 for $184,428. The bonds mature on December 31, 2023, have a face value of $200,000 and a coupon rate of 4%. The coupon payments are made on June 30 and December 31, of every year. The coupon payments received in 2020 were credited to revenue.
The Argon Corp bonds were purchased on January 2, 2019 for $348,294. The bonds mature on December 31, 2022, have a face value of $400,000 and a coupon rate of 6%. The coupon payments are made on June 30 and December 31 of every year. The coupon payments received in 2020 were credited to revenue.
Fair values at December 31, 2020 are as follows:
Carbon Corp $188,000
Argon Corp $355,000
Cobalt Corp $350,000
Krypton Co $273,000
Titanium Inc. $168,000
Zinc Inc. $165,000
The unadjusted trial balance as at December 31, 2020 show a credit balance of $45,657 in the A*OCI Revaluation Gain on FVTOCI Investments account.
Required:
A) The client would like to create separate accounts for FVTPL, FVTOCI and Amortized Cost Investments (i.e. three accounts instead of the one current investments account). This will allow the tracking to be done more efficiently in the future. Prepare the necessary adjusting journal entries at December 31, 2020 to account for this change as well as to record the year end adjustments for all three financial instrument accounts (hint: this includes adjusting for any transactions in the year).
B) Calculate the adjusted ending balance in the A*OCI Revaluation Gain on FVTOCI Investments account as at December 31, 2020 (hint: use a t-account to keep the debit and credits organized)
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