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Amortizing corporate bonds: Original post by Jeff Franco of Demand Media Corporations issue bonds as a way of borrowing additional capital from the general investing public. When the rate of interest for a bond is less than the market interest rate on the date of issuance, the company must amortize this discount for financial statement purposes. Moreover, if the company extinguishes the bond prior to the maturity date by…

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