What Do You Mean by Accounting for Long-Term Liabilities Flashcards

What do you mean by Accounting for Long-Term Liabilities? When it comes to recording transactions, one thing accountant know is that for every debit, there is a credit. Liabilities are payments that a business expected to pay off beyond a year, with each recorded differently. Use these flashcards and refresh your understanding of the transactions.  

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Annuity
Series of equal payments at equal intervals.
Bearer Bonds
Bonds made payable to whoever holds them also called unregistered bonds.
Bond
Written promise to pay the bond's par (or face value) and interest at a stated contract rate; often issued in denominazations of $ 1000
Bond certificate
Document containg bond specifics such as issuer's name, bond par value, contract interest rate, and maturity date.
Bond indenture
Contract between the bond issuer and the bondholders; identifies the parties' rights and obligations.
Callable Bonds
Bonds that give the issuer the option to retire them at a stated amount prior to maturity
Capital Leases
Long term leases in which the lessor transfers substantially all risk and rewards of ownership to the lessee.
Carrying (book) value of bonds
Net amount at which bonds are reported on the balance sheet;equals the par value of the bonds less any unamortized discount or plus any unamortized premium; also called carrying amount or book value
Contract rate
Interest rate specified in a bond indenture (or note); multiplied by the par value to determine the interest paid each period; also called coupon rate, stated rate, or nominal rate
Convertible bonds
Bonds that bondholders can exchange for a set number of the issuer's shares.
Coupon bonds
Bonds with interest coupons attached to their bondholders detach coupons when they mature and presnt them to a banck or broker for collection.
Debt-to-equity ratio
Defined as total liabilities divided by total equity; shows the proportion of a company financed by non-owners (creditor) in compariosn with that financed by owners.
Discount on bonds payable
Differences betwen a bond's par value and its lower issue price or carrying value;occurs when the contract ragte is less than the market value.
Effective interest method
Allocates interest expense over the bond life to yield a constant rate of interest; interest expense for a period is found by multiplying the blance of the liability a the beginning of the period by the bond market rate at issuance; also called interest method
Installment note
Liability requiring a series of periodic payments to the lender