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Determining the Amount of Retirement Gain or LossOnline Enterprises owns 95 percent of Dow...

Determining the Amount of Retirement Gain or Loss

Online Enterprises owns 95 percent of Downlink Corporation. On January 1, 20X1, Downlink V issued $200,000 of five-year bonds at 115. Annual interest of 12 percent is paid semiannually on January 1 and July 1. Online  purchased $100,000 of the bonds on August 31, 20X3, at par value.

The following balances are taken from the separate 20X3 financial statements of the two companies:

 

Online Enterprises

Downlink Corporation

Investment in Downlink Corporation Bonds

$105,700

 

Interest Income

4,000

 

Interest Receivable

6,000

 

Bonds Payable

 

$200,000

Bond Premium

 

12,000

Interest Expense

 

18,000

Interest Payable

 

12,000

Required

a. Compute the amount of interest expense that should be reported in the consolidated income statement for 20X3.


b. Compute the gain or loss on constructive bond retirement that should be reported in the 20X3 consolidated income statement.


c. Prepare the consolidation worksheet eliminating entry or entries as of December 31, 20X3, to remove the effects of the intercorporate bond ownership.

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