S&L Financial buys and sells securities which it classifies as available-for-sale. On December 27, 2021, S&L purchased Coca-Cola bonds at par for $875,000 and sold the bonds on January 3, 2022, for $880,000. At December 31, the bonds had a fair value of $873,000, and S&L has the intent and ability to hold the investment until fair value recovers. Prepare journal entries to record (a) any unrealized gains or losses occurring in 2021 and (b) the sale of the bonds in 2022, including recognition of any unrealized gains in 2022 prior to sale and reclassification of amounts out of OCI.

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Journal Entries

Date               Description                            DR                        CR

a. 2021

Jan 3             Bond - available for sale        $875,000    

                    Cash                                                                  875,000

                   Being the purchase of bond.

Dec 31          Income statement                        2,000

                   Bond                                                                      2,000

                  Being the changes in fair value of the bond

b. 2022

               Cash                                                  880,000

               Bond                                                                      873,000

              Income statement                                                     7,000

            Being the amount realized at sales of bond                                  

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