LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After studying this chapter you will be able to get a grasp of the following:
- Meaning of fixed income securities classified as “held-to-maturity”
- Accounting for held-to-maturity securities in the light of relevant accounting standards
- Classification of investments from intention and other perspectives
- Effective interest and amortized cost measurement concepts
- Trade life cycle of fixed incomesecurity investments classified as “held-to-maturity”
- Accounting journal entries to be recorded during the different phases of the trade life cycle
- Illustration of accounting for investments in fixed income securities classified as “held-to-maturity”
- Preparation of general ledger accounts
- Preparation of income statement, balance sheet after the bond investments are made
- Disclosure requirements for investments in fixed income securities
- FX revaluation and FX translation process
- Functional currency, foreign currency and presentation currency
- Distinction between capital gains and currency gains in unrealized gains