Question

Rothschild Chair Company, Inc., was indebted to First Lincoln Bank under a $40 million, 10% unsecured note. The note was signed January 1, 2008, and was due December 31, 2021. Annual interest was last paid on December 31, 2016. At January 1, 2018, Rothschild Chair Company was experiencing severe financial difficulties and negotiated a restructuring of the terms of the debt agreement. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

Required:
Prepare all journal entries by First Lincoln Bank to record the restructuring and any remaining transactions, for current and future years, relating to the debt under each of the independent circumstances below:

1. First Lincoln Bank agreed to settle the debt in exchange for land having a fair value of $36 million but carried on Rothschild Chair Company’s books at $33 million.
2. First Lincoln Bank agreed to (a) forgive the interest accrued from last year, (b) reduce the remaining four interest payments to $2.8 million each, and (c) reduce the principal to $35 million.
3. First Lincoln Bank agreed to defer all payments (including accrued interest) until the maturity date and accept $47,000,000 at that time in settlement of the debt.

Answer 1

The above question is about restructuring of a debt to current value and we have to write journal entries for the following years. Refer below images for more detailed solution.