ACCT 001A Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Promissory Note, Moe Williams

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Interest payment= bond par value times contract interest rate times time. Stated interest rate is an annual interest rate. Periodic interest amounts will differ but total interest expense over the life of the bond will be the same. Amortizing the premium decreases interest expense over the life of the bond. Accretion account is an adjunct liability account same debit or credit balance of account it services. The carrying value of the bond qtr. maturity always equals the par value. Sometimes bonds are retired prior to their maturity. Two common ways to retire bonds before maturity are through the exercise of a callable option or through purchasing them on the open market. Callable bonds present several accounting issues including calculating gains and losses. Before maturity carrying value> retirement price=gain. Bonds are issued to the public, note is with a bank or financial entity that lends the company money. Note issuance date > note maturity date.

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