Chapter 14: 14-25Q (page 753)
What are the types of situations that result in troubled debt?
Short Answer
The types of situations that led to troubled debt include restructurings and impairments.
Chapter 14: 14-25Q (page 753)
What are the types of situations that result in troubled debt?
The types of situations that led to troubled debt include restructurings and impairments.
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Question: (Restructure of Note under Different Circumstances) Halvor Corporation is having financial difficulty and therefore has asked Frontenac National Bank to restructure its \(5 million note outstanding. The present note has 3 years remaining and pays a current rate of interest of 10%. The present market rate for a loan of this nature is 12%. The note was issued at its face value.
Instructions
The following are four independent situations. Prepare the journal entry that Halvor and Frontenac National Bank would make for each of these restructurings.
(a) Frontenac National Bank agrees to take an equity interest in Halvor by accepting common stock valued at \)3,700,000 in exchange for relinquishing its claim on this note. The common stock has a par value of \(1,700,000.
(b) Frontenac National Bank agrees to accept land in exchange for relinquishing its claim on this note. The land has a book value of \)3,250,000 and a fair value of \(4,000,000.
(c) Frontenac National Bank agrees to modify the terms of the note, indicating that Halvor does not have to pay any interest on the note over the 3-year period.
(d) Frontenac National Bank agrees to reduce the principal balance due to \)4,166,667 and require interest only in the second and third year at a rate of 10%.
What disclosures are required relative to long-term debt and sinking fund requirements?
On December 31, 2017, American Bank enters into a debt restructuring agreement with Barkley Company, which is now experiencing financial trouble. The bank agrees to restructure a 12%, issued at par, \(3,000,000 note receivable by the following modifications:
Barkley pays interest at the end of each year. On January 1, 2021, Barkley Company pays \)2,400,000 in cash to American Bank.
Instructions
What is meant by โaccounting symmetryโ between the entries recorded by the debtor and creditor in a troubled-debt restructuring involving a modification of terms? In what ways is the accounting for troubled-debt restructurings non-symmetrical?
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