Question

Brief Exercise 9-17 Record early retirement of bonds issued at a premium (LO9-7)

Premium Pizza retires its 7% bonds for $53,000 before their scheduled maturity. At the time, the bonds have a face value of $50,700 and a carrying value of $54,965. Record the early retirement of the bonds. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Dr Bonds payable                       $50,700

Dr premium on bonds payable     $4,265

Cr Cash                                                                                 $53,000

Cr gain on bonds retirement($50,700+$4,265-$53000) $1,965

Explanation:

The premium yet to be amortized on the bond at retirement is the carrying  value minus face value i.e  $54,965-$50,700=$4265

The premium  on bonds payable would now be debited with $4265

The cash paid on retirement would be credited to cash account

The face value of the bonds payable of $50,700 would be debited to bonds payable in order to show that the obligation has been discharged.