Issue bonds payable (discount); pay and accrue interest; amortize bond discount by the straight-line method
Response to the following problem:
On January 31, 2014, Kuhl Logistics, Inc., issued 10-year, 5% bonds payable with a face value of $8,000,000. The bonds were issued at 93 and pay interest on January 31 and July 31. Kuhl Logistics, Inc., amortizes bond discount by the straight-line method.
Record
(a) issuance of the bonds on January 31,
(b) the semiannual interest payment and amortization of bond discount on July 31, and
(c) the interest accrual and discount amortization on December 31.