Accounting for Bonds (CPE Course)

CPE Credit: 1 hour

Course Type: Downloaded PDF materials with online test

Price (with PDF Textbook): $15

Course Description
An organization that sells bonds to investors must deal with a variety of transactions. In the Accounting for Bonds course, we cover the accounting for every possible event, including the initial bond issuance, interest payments, the amortization of discounts or premiums, and the eventual redemption of bonds. We also address several related topics, including the effective interest method, how to account for convertible bonds, and dealing with bonds issued between interest payment dates.

Author: Steven Bragg

Course Number: AC1154

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the contents of a bond certificate and bond agreement.

  • Specify how bond accounts are classified in the issuer’s accounting records.

  • Recall how a bond discount or premium is amortized.

  • Specify how the effective interest method works.

Level: Overview

Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study

NASBA Category: Accounting

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None

Latest Review Date: August 2023

Program Registration Requirements: Click on "Purchase Course" near the top of this page to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.

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AccountingTools, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

The NASBA sponsor identification number for Accountingtools, Inc. is 115881.

AccountingTools is an IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider. We are compliant with the requirements for continuing education providers (as described in sections 10.6 and 10.9 of the Department of Treasury’s Circular No. 230 and in other IRS guidance, forms, and instructions). Our IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider number is 72821.