Franklin Capital purchased two properties in 2020: an office tower purchased for $1,800,000 a piece of vacant land purchased for $200,000 The office tower is 90% occupied by tenants with...

Franklin Capital purchased two properties in 2020:

• an office tower purchased for $1,800,000


• a piece of vacant land purchased for $200,000

The office tower is 90% occupied by tenants with month-to-month leases (operating). Franklin plans to move its world headquarters into the tower and occupy the vacant penthouse. It will continue to lease the remainder of the building to tenants for rental income. Franklin incurred $50,000 in legal fees on the purchase.

The land is in an area of town undergoing rapid expansion. Franklin plans to hold the property for the long term in order to capitalize on the growth in this area. There were

$8,000 in transaction costs associated with the purchase and $5,000 to provide security for the first month after purchase. Franklin reports under IFRS.

Required:

1. Determine whether the purchases would be classified as investment properties in 2020. Use the Issue-Analysis-Recommendation (IAR) approach for your

1. Prepare journal entries to record the purchase of each