Reference no: EM132918452
Question - On Jan. 1, 2021, ABC acquired a 10%, 5-year, P2,000,000 face value bonds for trading purposes. The transaction price was P2,020,000 while transaction cost incurred totaled P57,793. This resulted to an effective interest rate of 9%. The value of the bonds was P2,010,000 and P1,970,000 as of Dec. 31, 2021 and 2022 respectively which resulted to ABC being unable to dispose the investment. In the year 2023, the management decided to hold the investment until its maturity. As of the end of 2023, the bonds are valued at P1,965,750. The effective interest rate as of this date is 11%.
Assuming the investment qualifies for reclassification, what is the interest income for the year 2024?
When initially recognizing the cash surrender value, what is the reason behind the allocation between deducting from insurance expense and crediting to retained earnings? What application of matching principle concept is used?