As a result of the bond issuance of $20 million being recorded by ABC, the effect on the financial statements would be an increase in both liabilities and assets.
When a company issues bonds, it will gain cash from those bonds which will be recorded as assets so there will be an asset increase.
Bonds are debt obligations however, which makes them liabilities. The liabilities account will therefore increase as well.
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