Exercise 10-4 Straight-Line: Recording bond issuance and discount amortization LO P1, P2

Paulson Company issues 6%, four-year bonds, on December 31, 2017, with a par value of $90,000 and semiannual interest payments.

Semiannual Period-End			Unamortized Discount			Carrying Value
(0)	12/31/2017		$	6,533		$	83,467
(1)	6/30/2018			5,716			84,284
(2)	12/31/2018			4,899			85,101

Use the above straight-line bond amortization table and prepare journal entries for the following.

(a) The issuance of bonds on December 31, 2017.

(b) The first interest payment on June 30, 2018.

(c) The second interest payment on December 31, 2018.