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Issue of Debentures with Terms of Redemption - Debentures Issued at Discount and are Redeemable at Par

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  • Journal Entries
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CBSE: Class 12
CISCE: Class 12

Journal Entries: Debentures Issued at Discount and are Redeemable at Par

A. When Application Money is Received in Lump Sum

1. On receipt of application money:

Bank A/c       ...Dr.

       To Debentures Application and Allotment A/c

( Being application money received)

(ii) On allotment of debentures and accounting for discount:

Debentures Application and Allotment A/c     ...Dr.

Discount on Issue of Debentures A/c               ...Dr.

      To ...% Debentures A/c

(Being debentures allotted and discount recorded)

B. When Application Money is Received in Instalments

(i) On receipt of application money:

Bank A/c      ...Dr.

      To Debentures Application A/c

(Being application money received)

(ii) On allotment and transfer of application money:

Debentures Application A/c      ...Dr.

       To ...% Debentures A/c

(Being application money adjusted on allotment)

(iii) On recording discount and allotment due:

Debentures Allotment A/c                       ...Dr.

Discount on Issue of Debentures A/c      ...Dr.

      To ...% Debentures A/c

(Being debentures allotted at discount and allotment due)

(iv) On receipt of allotment money:

Bank A/c      ...Dr.

      To Debentures Allotment A/c

(Being allotment money received)

Note: If the question doesn’t specify when the discount is allowed, it is assumed to be allowed on allotment.

C. Writing Off Discount on Issue of Debentures:

As Discount on Issue of Debentures is a capital loss, it is written off in the year incurred using the following order of preference:

Securities Premium A/c           ...Dr.

Capital Reserve A/c                 ...Dr.

Statement of Profit and Loss    ...Dr.

      To Discount on Issue of Debentures A/c

(Being discount on issue of debentures written off)

These accounts are used in sequence depending on availability. If none exist, the entire amount is charged to Statement of Profit and Loss.

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