Exercise 12-5 (Algo) Trading securities [LO12-1, 12-3]

Tanner-UNF Corporation acquired as an investment $290 million of 8% bonds, dated July 1, on July 1, 2021. Company management is holding the bonds in its trading portfolio. The market interest rate (yield) was 10% for bonds of similar risk and maturity. Tanner-UNF paid $260 million for the bonds. The company will receive interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. As a result of changing market conditions, the fair value of the bonds at December 31, 2021, was $270 million. Required: 1. & 2. Prepare the journal entry to record Tanner-UNFs investment in the bonds on July 1, 2021 and interest on December 31, 2021, at the effective (market) rate. 3. Prepare any additional journal entry necessary for Tanner-UNF to report its investment in the December 31, 2021, balance sheet. 4. Suppose Moodys bond rating agency downgraded the risk rating of the bonds motivating Tanner-UNF to sell the investment on January 2, 2022, for $250 million. Prepare the journal entries required on the date of sale.