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Our Explanation of Bonds Payable covers the recording of bonds, the accrual of interest expense, and the amortization of the discount and premium on bonds payable. You gain an understanding on why the market value of existing bonds will change in the opposite direction from the change in interest rates.

Part 1Introduction to Bonds Payable, Bond Interest and Principal Payments
Part 2Accrued Interest, Bonds Issued at Par with No Accrued Interest
Part 3Bonds Issued at Par with Accrued Interest
Part 4Market Interest Rates and Bond Prices
Part 5Bond Premium with Straight-Line Amortization
Part 6Bond Discount with Straight-Line Amortization
Part 7Calculating the Present Value of a 9% Bond in an 8% Market
Part 8Amortizing Bond Premium with the Effective Interest Rate Method
Part 9Calculating the Present Value of a 9% Bond in a 10% Market
Part 10Amortizing Bond Discount with the Effective Interest Rate Method
Part 11Additional Bond Terminology
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Our bonds payable forms include four forms to assist with the amortization of bond discount and bond premium. (Two use the straight-line method of amortization and two use the effective interest method.) All of our business forms contain an Excel template, a blank PDF form, and a filled-in PDF form.

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