2. The printing costs and accounting/legal fees associated with the issuance of bonds should: (A) Be expensed when incurred. (B) Be reported as a deduction from the face amount of the bonds payable on the balance sheet. (C) Be accumulated in a deferred charge account (unamortized asset) and amortized to expense over the life of the bonds. (D) Be recorded as an expense all in the year the bonds mature or are retired. (E) None of the above.

2. The printing costs and accounting/legal fees associated with the issuance of bonds should: (A) Be expensed when incurred. (B) Be reported as a deduction from the face amount of the bonds payable on the balance sheet. (C) Be accumulated in a deferred charge account (unamortized asset) and amortized to expense over the life of the bonds. (D) Be recorded as an expense all in the year the bonds mature or are retired. (E) None of the above.

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Chapter14: Financing Liabilities: Bonds And Long-term Notes Payable

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The printing costs and legal fees associated with the issuance of bonds should Select one: a. be expensed when incurred. O b. be reported as a deduction from the face amount of bonds payable. c. not be reported as an expense until the period the bonds mature or are retired. d. be recorded as a reduction of the bond issue amount and then amortized over the life of the bonds.
2. Bond issue costs, such as printing fees, legal fees, commissions, etc. are most appropriately accounted for by: a. charging them to an expense account in the year the bonds are actually sold. b. debiting them to unamortized bond issue costs, setting them as a deferred charge on the statement of financial position, and amortizing them in a manner similar to bond discount over the life of the bond. c. charging them to an expense account in the year the bonds are originally dated whether or not they are sold in that year. d. considering them in the measurement of the bonds payable.
The balance in Unamortized Premium on Bonds Payable should be O a. reported separately in the Current Liabilities section of the talance sheet. O b. added to the face amount of the related bonds payable on the balance sheet, O C. reported in the Paid-In Capital section of the balance sheet. Od. reported on the balance sheet as a deduction from the face amount of the related bonds payable.
In accounting for short-term debt expected to be refinanced to long-term debt:(a) GAAP uses the authorization date to determine classification of short-term debt to be refinanced. (b) IFRS uses the authorization date to determine classification of short-term debt to be refinanced. (c) IFRS uses the financial statement date to determine classification of short-term debt to be refinanced. (d) GAAP uses the date of issue, but only for secured debt, to determine classification of short-term debt to be refinanced.
The balance in Unamortized Discount on Bonds Payable should be Oa. reported separately in the Current Liabilities section of the balance sheef Ob. added to the face amount of the related bonds payable on the balance sheet. O C. reported in the Paid-In Capital section of the balance sheet. Od. reported on the balance sheet as a deduction from the face amount of the related bonds payable.
If the sale of bonds falls between interest dates, interest accrued since the last interest payment would be O a. added to; debited to Interest Revenue O b. subtracted from; debited to Interest Revenue O c. subtracted from; credited to Interest Revenue O d. added to; credited to Interest Revenue the sale proceeds and
The Discount on Bonds Payable accounta. is an expense account.b. is a contra account to Bonds Payable.c. is expensed at the bond’s maturity.d. is a miscellaneous revenue account.
In accounting for short-term debt expected to be refinanced to long-term debt: a. GAAP uses the authorization date to determine classification of short-term debt to be refinanced. b. IFRS uses the authorization date to determine classification of short-term debt to be refinanced. c. IFRS and GAAP use the financial statement date to determine classification of short-term debt to be refinanced. d. GAAP uses the date of issue, but only for secured debt, to determine classification of short-term debt to be refinanced.
In the balance sheet, the account, Premium on Bonds Payable, is: OA. classified as a liability account. B. deducted from bonds payable. C. added to bonds payable. OD. A and C
Gains on the redemption of bonds are reported in the Other Revenue section of the income statement. O Tre O False
Which of the following is not a valid statement regarding bonds payable? a. Bonds issued by an entity represent a financial liability and shall be measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. b. The market price of a bond issue is the present value of its principal amount plus the present value of all future interest payments, both discounted at the market rate of interest when the bonds were issued. c. Bonds that mature at a single date are called term bonds. d. The amortization of a bond premium increases both the recorded interest expense and amortized cost.
On the balance sheet, the account Premium on Bonds Payable is: Select one: a. Added to Bonds Payable b. Added to Bond Interest Expense c. Deducted from Bond Interest Expense d. Deducted from Bonds Payable