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On April 1, Alliance Company purchased $50,000 of Tetter Company's 12% bonds at 100 plus accrued interest of $2,000. On June 30, Alliance received its first semiannual interest. On February 1, Alliance sold $40,000 of the bonds at 103 plus accrued interest. The journal entry Alliance will record on April 1 for the purchase of the bonds will include a:

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  1. Today, 16:30
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    The journal entry will include

    Investments in debt securities - Tetter Company bonds (Dr) $50,000

    Explanation:

    Since the bonds was purchased as investments for $50,000 they will be an asset for the Alliance company and hence will be debited as per the accounting principle of debiting all incoming assets. Investment is a real account and it will be debited with the face value of $50,000. The bond will be recorded in Alliance's books at face value i. e $50,000.

    The journal entry made in the books of Alliance Company at the time of purchase would have been:

    Investments in debt securities - Tetter Company bonds (Dr) $50,000
  2. Today, 17:38
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    Dr Investment in bonds - Tetter Company 50,000

    Dr Interest receivable 2,000

    Cr Cash 52,000

    Explanation:

    At April 1, Alliance Company purchased $50,000 worth of bonds at face value (100) plus $2,000 accrued interest.

    The company paid in total $52,000 for the transaction, and it should have recorded $50,000 as investment in bonds + $2,000 as interest receivable.
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