Question

The following section is taken from Blossom's balance sheet at December 31, 2021. Current liabilities Interest payable $ 40,500 Long-term liabilities Bonds payable (8%, due January 1, 2025) 505,000 Interest is payable annually on January 1. The bonds are callable on any annual interest date. (a) Journalize the payment of the bond interest on January 1, 2022. (b) Assume that on January 1, 2022, after paying interest, Blossom calls bonds having a face value of $100,000. The call price is 103. Record the redemption of the bonds. (c) Prepare the adjusting entry on December 31, 2022, to accrue the interest on the remaining bonds.

Answer 1

(a) Journalize the payment of the bond interest on January 1, 2022.

Dr Interest payable - bonds payable 40,400

Cr Cash 40,400

The interest expense on the bonds payable should have been accrued on the 2021 balance sheet, that is why we debit interest payable and not interest expense.

(b) Assume that on January 1, 2022, after paying interest, Blossom calls bonds having a face value of $100,000. The call price is 103. Record the redemption of the bonds.

Dr Bonds payable 100,000

Dr Call premium 3,000

Cr Cash 103,000

(c) Prepare the adjusting entry on December 31, 2022, to accrue the interest on the remaining bonds.

interest expense = $405,000 x 8% = $32,400

Dr Interest expense - bonds payable 32,400

Cr Interest payable - bonds payable 32,400