Prepare the journal entries to record the impairment of


Question: Culver Company has the following investments as of December 31, 2017: Investments in common stock of Laser Company $1,430,000 Investment in debt securities of FourSquare Company $3,090,000 In both investments, the carrying value and the fair value of these two investments are the same at December 31, 2017. Culver's stock investments does not result in significant influence on the operations of Laser Company. Culver's debt investment is considered held-to-maturity. At December 31, 2018, the shares in Laser Company are valued at $990,000; the debt investment securities of FourSquare are valued at $2,310,000. Assume that these investments are considered impaired.

Prepare the journal entries to record the impairment of these two securities at December 31, 2018. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Assuming the fair value of the Laser shares is $1,320,000 and the value of its debt investment is $2,790,000, what entries, if any, should be recorded in 2019 related to impairment? (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Prepare the journal entries at December 31, 2018, assuming these securities are not impaired. (Ignore interest revenue entries.) (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Assume that the debt investment in FourSquare Company was available-for-sale and the expected credit loss was $880,000. Prepare the journal entry to record this impairment on December 31, 2018. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

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