Question: Accounting for bond investments Suppose Elliot Brothers purchases $1,200,000 of 5% annual bonds of Bridge Corporation at face value on January 1, 2016. These bonds pay interest on June 30 and December 31 each year. They mature on December 31, 2025. Elliot intends to hold the Bridge bond investment until maturity.
Requirements: 1. Journalize Elliot Brothers's transactions related to the bonds for 2016.
2. Journalize the entry required on the Bridge bonds maturity date. (Assume the last interest payment has already been recorded.)