Asked by Frank Guzman on Apr 29, 2024

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Sue Garner is the daughter of Fred Garner the founder and president of Big Sky Enterprises. She has been working in various departments during school vacations throughout high school. She burst into the accounting department excitedly one morning. She said that the stock prices of several of the firm's available-for-sale securities are up and that her father said that the company had made over $10000 because of this jump in stock prices. She asks to see how the increase is recorded. It is a very busy time in the accounting department and so her question is deferred.
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Prepare a brief note to answer Sue's question.

Available-for-sale Securities

Financial assets not classified as held-to-maturity or trading securities, which can be sold in response to needs for liquidity or changes in interest rates, among other reasons.

Recorded

The act of documenting financial transactions in the accounting records.

  • Understand the accounting treatment of unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities.
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Rayka SiqueiraMay 01, 2024
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This communication can be informal but it should contain the key elements of the answer. This communication can be informal but it should contain the key elements of the answer.