Question

Transit Airlines provides regional jet service in the Mid-South. The following is information on liabilities of Transit at December 31, 2021. Transit's fiscal year ends on December 31. Its annual financial statements are issued in April. 1. Transit has outstanding 7.2% bonds with a face amount of $64 million. The bonds mature on July 31, 2027. Bondholders have the option of calling (demanding payment on) the bonds on July 31, 2022, at a redemption price of $64 million. Market conditions are such that the call option is not expected to be exercised. 2. A $43 million 7% bank loan is payable on October 31, 2024. The bank has the right to demand payment after any fiscal year-end in which Transit's ratio of current assets to current liabilities falls below a contractual minimum of 1.9 to 1 and remains so for six months. That ratio was 1.75 on December 31, 2021, due primarily to an intentional temporary decline in parts inventories. Normal inventory levels will be reestablished during the sixth week of 2022. 3. Transit management intended to refinance $51 million of 5% notes that mature in May 2022. In late February 2022, prior to the issuance of the 2021 financial statements, Transit negotiated a line of credit with a commercial bank for up to $45 million any time during 2022. Any borrowings will mature two years from the date of borrowing. 4. Transit is involved in a lawsuit resulting from a dispute with a food caterer. On February 13, 2022, judgment was rendered against Transit in the amount of $41 million plus interest, a total of $42 million. Transit plans to appeal the judgment and is unable to predict its outcome though it is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the company. Required: 1. How should the 7.2% bonds be classified by Transit among liabilities in its balance sheet? 2. How should the 7% bank loan be classified by Transit among liabilities in its balance sheet? 3. How should the 5% notes be classified by Transit among liabilities in its balance sheet? 4. How should the lawsuit be reported by Transit? 5. Calculate the total current liabilities, total long-term liabilities, and total liabilities of a classified balance sheet for Transit Airlines at December 31, 2021. Transit's accounts payable and accruals were $56 million.

Answer 1

Answer-1:

The total amount of debt $64 million debt is classified as current liability.

The company classifies maturity debt as current liability. This includes callable due on demand by the creditor in the upcoming years.

Answer-2:

The total loan amounting to $43 million is reported as long-term liability and the amount is payable in the year 2024. The current liability includes the following:

(i) Situations where creditor’s right to demand payment as the existing violations of the provision of the debt agreement becomes callable.

(ii) There are situations where debt is not yet callable, and becomes callable within the year when there are existing violations that are corrected within specified grace period.

Thus, the present violation is expected to be corrected within six months.

Answer-3:

The management of the company intends to refinance all the $51,000,000 of the 5% notes. This refinancing agreement explains the ability for $45,000,000. This amount is reported as long-term liability. Here, $6 million is reported as a current liability. The short-term obligations are expected to be refinanced with the long-term obligations and are reported as non-current liability when a company fulfils the following conditions:

(i) Refinancing on long-term basis

(ii) Demonstration of ability to perform.

The ability of refinancing by the company in the long-term basis is demonstrated by the refinancing agreement.

Answer-4:

For the lawsuit regarding dispute with a food caterer, only a note disclosure is to be provided.