The post-closing trial balance of Sarasota Company and other related information for the year 2025...

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The post-closing trial balance of Sarasota Company and other related information for the year 2025 are presented as follows.
Sarasota Company
Post-Closing Trial Balance
December 31,2025
Additional information:
The LIFO method of inventory value is used.
The cost and fair value of the long-term investments that consist of stocks (with ownership less than 20% of total shares) are the same.
The amount of the Construction in Progress account represents the costs expended to date on a building in the process of construction. (The company rents factory space at the present time.) The land on which the buliding is being constructed cost $89,130, as shown in the trial balance.
The patents were purchased by the company at a cost of $40,000 and are being amortized on a seraight-line basis.
Of the discount on bonds payable, $2,000 will be amortized in 2026.
The notes payable represent bank loans that are secured by long-term investments carried at $124,130. These bank loans are due in 2026.
The bonds payable bear interest at 8% payable every December 31, and are due January 1,2036.
600,000 shares of common stock of a par value of $1 were authorized, of which 504,130 shares were issued and outstanding.
Prepare a balance sheet as of as of December 31,2025 so that all important information is fully disclosed.
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