Question

Carpark Services began operations in 20X1 and maintains long-term investments in available-for-sale debt securities. The year-end cost and fair values for its portfolio of debt securities follows. The year-end adjusting entry to record the unrealized gain/loss at December 31, 20X2 is:

Answer 1

Answer:

Dr Available for sale securities 11,500

    Cr Unrealized gains - AFS securities 11,500

Explanation:

The securities cost is $420,000 while the fair market value is $431,500, so the difference is an unrealized gain of = $431,500 - $420,000 = $11,500.

Unrealized gains are included in Other comprehensive income account, which belongs under stockholder equity. When unrealized gains increase, then they should be credited.

Since the securities are held as investment assets, they should also increase by debiting the account.