S&L Financial buys and sells securities expecting to earn
profits on short-term differences in price. On December 27, 2021,
S&L purchased Coca-Cola bonds at par for $875,000 and sold the
bonds on January 3, 2022, for $880,000. At December 31, the bonds
had a fair value of $873,000.
Prepare journal entries to record (a) any unrealized gains or
losses occurring in 2021 and (b) the sale of the bonds in 2022
1) Record the unrealized gains or losses occurring at year end.
Dec 31, 2021
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2) Record the unrealized gains or losses occurring on the date of sale.
Jan 03, 2022
Debit
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3)Record the sale of the Coca-Cola bonds in 2022.
Jan 03, 2022
Debit
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