Issuing Bonds at a Premium Instructions Chart of Accounts Journal Instructions On January 1, the first day of the fiscal year, a company issues an $2,000,000, 5%, five-year bond that pays semiannual interest of $50,000 ($2,000,000 x 5% x ), receiving cash of $2,102,260. Required: Journalize the bond issuance. Refer to the chart of accounts for the exact wording of the account titles. CNOW journals do not use lines for journal explanations. Every line on a journal page is used for debit or credit entries. CNOW journals will automatically indent a credit entry when a credit amount is entered.