Accounting for Long Term Notes Payable

The adjusting entry will debit Interest Expense and credit Interest Payable for the amount of interest from December 1 to December 31. Adjusting entries are accounting journal entries that convert a company’s accounting records to the accrual basis of accounting. An adjusting journal entry is typically made just prior to issuing a company’s financial statements. […]

Notes Payable Accounting

The discount on notes payable account is a balance sheet contra liability account, as it is netted off against the notes payable account to show the net liability. The $25,000 balance in Equipment is accurate, so no entry is needed in this account. As an asset account, the debit balance of $25,000 will carry over […]