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Available-for-Sale Securities Instructions Chart of Accounts General Journal Analysis Next Level Instructions At the beginning of 2018, Ace Company had the following portfolio of investments
Available-for-Sale Securities
Instructions
Chart of Accounts
General Journal
Analysis
Next Level
Instructions
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 | $35,000 | $44,000 |
B | 53,000 | 50,000 |
Totals | $88,000 | $94,000 |
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 $44,000 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 | $58,000 |
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? |
Chart of Accounts
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General Journal
Prepare journal entries to record the 2018 transactions. Additional Instructions
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Analysis
What is the balance in the Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss account on December 31, 2018?
Next Level
What justification does the FASB give for its treatment of unrealized holding gains and losses for available-for-sale securities?
FASB requires unrealized holding gains and losses for available-for-sale securities to be reported as a component of other comprehensive income because:
I | Reporting unrealized holding gains and losses in income for available-for-sale securities would create unnecessary volatility in a company's reported net income. |
II | The securities are actively managed making the inclusion of gains and losses irrelevant. |
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