AC 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 38: Accrued Interest, Financial Statement, Subledger

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Recording Notes Receivable Transactions
Customers frequently sign promissory notes to settle overdue accounts receivable
balances. For example, if a customer named D. Brown signs a sixmonth, 10%, $2,500
promissory note after falling 90 days past due on her account, the business records the
event by debiting notes receivable for $2,500 and crediting accounts receivable from D.
Brown for $2,500. Notice that the entry does not include interest revenue, which is not
recorded until it is earned.
If a customer signs a promissory note in exchange for merchandise, the entry is
recorded by debiting notes receivable and crediting sales.
A company that frequently exchanges goods or services for notes would probably
include a debit column for notes receivable in the sales journal so that such transactions
would not need to be recorded in the general journal. A separate subsidiary ledger for
notes receivable may also be created. If the amount of notes receivable is significant, a
company should establish a separate allowance for bad debts account for notes
receivable.
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Customers frequently sign promissory notes to settle overdue accounts receivable balances. Notice that the entry does not include interest revenue, which is not recorded until it is earned. If a customer signs a promissory note in exchange for merchandise, the entry is recorded by debiting notes receivable and crediting sales. A company that frequently exchanges goods or services for notes would probably include a debit column for notes receivable in the sales journal so that such transactions would not need to be recorded in the general journal. A separate subsidiary ledger for notes receivable may also be created. If the amount of notes receivable is significant, a company should establish a separate allowance for bad debts account for notes receivable. When a note"s maker pays according to the terms specified on the note, the note is said to be honored. The total interest on a six month, 10%, ,500 note is.

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