On January $1,2020,$ Delaney Corporation issued five$-$year, $4\%$ bonds payable with a face value of $$2,600,000.$ The bonds were issued at $92$ and pay interest on January $1$ and July $1.$ Delaney amortizes bond discounts using the straight$-$line method. On December $31,2022,$ Delaney retired the bonds early by purchasing them at a market price of $96.$ The company's fiscal year ends on December $31.$

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Requirement $2.$ Record the semiannual interest payment and amortizatic

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Requirements

Journalize the issuance of the bonds on January $1,2020.$

Record the semiannual interest payment and amortization of bond discount on July $1,2020.$

Record the interest accrual and discount amortization on December $31,2020.$

Calculate the carrying value of the bonds payable on December $31,2022,$ prior to their retirement.

Calculate the gain or loss on the retirement of the bonds payable on December $31,2022.$ Indicate where this gain or loss will appear in the financial statements.