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Transactions for Bond (Held-to-Maturity) Investments

Rekya Mart Inc. is a general merchandise retail company that began operations on January 1, 20Y5. The following are bond (held-to-maturity) transactions by Rekya Mart Inc., which has a fiscal year ending on December 31:

20Y5
Apr. 1.	Purchased $78,000 of Smoke Bay 5%, 10-year bonds at their face amount plus accrued interest of $650. The bonds pay interest semiannually on February 1 and August 1.
May 16.	Purchased $122,000 of Geotherma Co. 6%, 12-year bonds at their face amount plus accrued interest of $305. The bonds pay interest semiannually on May 1 and November 1.
Aug. 1.	Received semiannual interest on the Smoke Bay bonds.
Sept. 1.	Sold $31,200 of Smoke Bay bonds at 103 plus accrued interest of $130.
Nov. 1.	Received semiannual interest on the Geotherma Co. bonds.
Dec. 31	Accrued interest on the Smoke Bay bonds.
Dec. 31	Accrued interest on the Geotherma Co. bonds.
20Y6
Feb. 1.	Received semiannual interest on the Smoke Bay bonds.
May 1.	Received semiannual interest on the Geotherma Co. bonds.

Required:

1. Journalize the entries to record these transactions. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Do not round your intermediate calculations and round final answers to the nearest dollar. Use the nearest whole month for the interest period.

Date	Description	Debit	Credit
20Y5
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May 16.		fill in the blank 11	fill in the blank 12
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Aug. 1.		fill in the blank 20	fill in the blank 21
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Sept. 1.		fill in the blank 29	fill in the blank 30
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Nov. 1.		fill in the blank 41	fill in the blank 42
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Dec. 31 Smoke Bay		fill in the blank 50	fill in the blank 51
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Dec. 31 Geotherma Co.		fill in the blank 56	fill in the blank 57
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20Y6
Feb. 1.		fill in the blank 62	fill in the blank 63
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May 1.		fill in the blank 71	fill in the blank 72
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2. If the bond portfolio is classified as available for sale, what impact would this have on financial statement disclosure?

If the bonds are classified as available-for-sale securities, then the portfolio of bonds would need to be adjusted to . This would be recorded by using a valuation allowance account and account.