to as a contra-liability account. Examples of Contra-Liability Accounts Some contra-liability accounts include: Discount on Bonds Payable Bond Issue Costs Discount on Notes Payable The debit balances in the above...
to as a contra-liability account. Examples of Contra-Liability Accounts Some contra-liability accounts include: Discount on Bonds Payable Bond Issue Costs Discount on Notes Payable The debit balances in the above...
the bonds’ stated interest rate was greater than the market interest rate. The amount of the premium is recorded in a separate bond-related liability account. Over the life of the bonds the premium amount will be...
as a debit balance in Discount on Bonds Payable Unamortized issue costs reported as a debit balance in Bond Issue Costs Unamortized premium reported as a credit balance in Premium on Bonds Payable Book value of a...
See bond sinking fund.
See bond issue costs.
of semiannual interest payments that are part of a bond payable is an example of an ordinary annuity. A 10-year bond with a face value of $10 million and a stated interest rate of 6% will include an ordinary annuity...
Generally, securities that can be sold quickly in the stock or bond market and where the investor’s intention is to sell them within one year of the balance sheet date.
This term is often associated with an investment in the bonds issued by another corporation if the bonds are traded on a bond exchange.
Long term assets that are not classified as investments, property, plant, equipment, or intangible assets. An example is bond issue costs that are amortized to expense over the life of the bonds.
Bonds with one maturity date (as opposed to serial bond).
Investments in common stock, preferred stock, corporate bonds, or government bonds that can be readily sold on a stock or bond exchange. These investments are reported as a current asset if the investor’s intention...
The difference between the call price of a bond or preferred stock and its stated or par value.
A series of equal amounts occurring at the end of each equal time interval. Also known as an annuity in arrears. An example is the monthly payments on a loan. Another example is the semiannual interest on a bond.
A series of equal amounts occurring at the end of each equal time interval. Also known as an ordinary annuity. An example would be the monthly payments on a loan. Another example is the semiannual interest on a bond.
Federal government securities with a fixed interest rate and maturing in more than 10 years.
The repurchase of bonds by the issuer of the bonds.
A liability account with a credit balance associated with bonds payable that were issued at more than the face value or maturity value of the bonds. The premium on bonds payable is amortized to interest expense over the...
The stated legal amount appearing on bonds.
The result of a corporation buying back its own bonds for an amount that is less than the carrying value of the bonds. The amount of the gain is computed by subtracting the amount spent to repurchase the bonds from the...
or maturity amount at a specified date some years in the future. The agreement containing the details of the bonds payable is known as the bond indenture. U. S. corporations issue bonds instead of common stock for...
To repurchase bonds that the company had previously issued.
Generally a long term liability account containing the face amount, par amount, or maturity amount of the bonds issued by a company that are outstanding as of the balance sheet date. To learn more about bonds payable,...
What is the definition of capital market? Often, capital market refers to the structured market for trading stocks and bonds. Examples are the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and the New...
An adjunct account is a valuation account that increases the book value or carrying value of a liability account. For example, the account Unamortized Premium on Bonds Payable (or simply Bond Premium) is an adjunct...
The long term asset category of a classified balance sheet which appears immediately after the current assets. Listed in this category would be a bond sinking fund, funds held for construction, the cash surrender value...
What is premium on bonds payable? Definition of Premium on Bonds Payable Premium on bonds payable (or bond premium) occurs when bonds payable are issued for an amount greater than their face or maturity amount. This is...
with an accrual adjusting entry prior to issuing the financial statements. Example of Accrued Income One example of accrued income is the interest a company earns on a bond investment. To illustrate, let’s assume that...
Our Explanation of Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity uses the appropriate present value factors for discounting a stream of equal cash amounts occurring at equal time intervals. An important feature is the use of loan...
details. The $50,000 is a lump sum payment. Sometimes the term lump sum payment merely indicates a single payment. For example, the maturity value of a bond might be referred to as a lump sum payment in order to...
What does per annum mean? Definition of Per Annum Per annum means yearly or annually. It is a common phrase used to describe an interest rate. Often “per annum” is omitted, as in “I have a 4% mortgage loan.” or...
such as buildings, equipment, furnishings and vehicles is known as depreciation. The systematic expensing of the cost of natural resources is referred to as depletion. The systematic expensing of other long-term costs...
insurance Bond sinking fund Certain investments in other corporations Plant assets such as land, buildings, equipment, furnishings, vehicles, leasehold improvements Intangible assets such as goodwill, trademarks,...
A multi-column listing of the amounts needed to eliminate a balance in a systematic manner over the life of the item. For example, an amortization schedule for a 15-year mortgage loan would show the 180 payments. The...
What is the difference between stocks and bonds? Definition of Stocks Stocks, or shares of capital stock, represent an ownership interest in a corporation. Every corporation has common stock. Some corporations issue...
Our Explanation of the Balance Sheet provides you with a basic understanding of a corporation's balance sheet (or statement of financial position). You will gain insights regarding the assets, liabilities, and...
Our Explanation of Present Value of a Single Amount discusses the time value of money and the need to discount future amounts to the time of an investment or other transaction. The present value of 1 table is used to...
or the owner’s capital account at the end of each accounting year.) Contra-liability accounts such as Discount on Bonds Payable or Unamortized Bond Issue Costs. (These debit balances allow for the presentation of both...
of bonds payable. Instead of charging the $500,000 to expense in the year that the fees are paid, the corporation will defer the $500,000 to the contra liability account Bond Issue Costs. Then over the bonds’ life of...
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