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mudartic
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Equipment Finanace Agreement (EFA) financing fees

Hey folks, I can't figure out how to set up an EFA in Quickbooks online.  Let's say we buy a piece of equipment for $100,000 and the financing fees are $10,000 which are added to the balance up front (because it's an EFA), so the opening balance is $110,000.  The $100,000 gets credited to the asset but the fees haven't been paid yet, but unlike traditional interest they've already been assessed so they're a liability.  Splitting the principal and interest liabilities and crediting them with the monthly payment doesn't work because the interest paid needs to show up on the P&L as an expense.  What am I missing here?

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Best answer July 28, 2020

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Rustler
Level 15

Equipment Finanace Agreement (EFA) financing fees

Create the fixed asset and associated accumulated depreciation accounts, create an asset account called pre-paid interest expense, and the liability account for the loan

 

Book the purchase
fixed asset 100K debit
pre-paid interest expense 10K debit
loan liability 110K

 

When you make a payment, the lines on the check would look like
line one: liability account, full amount paid
line two: interest expense, the portion that is interest
line three: pre-paid interest expense, the same interest amount but as a negative number

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Rustler
Level 15

Equipment Finanace Agreement (EFA) financing fees

Create the fixed asset and associated accumulated depreciation accounts, create an asset account called pre-paid interest expense, and the liability account for the loan

 

Book the purchase
fixed asset 100K debit
pre-paid interest expense 10K debit
loan liability 110K

 

When you make a payment, the lines on the check would look like
line one: liability account, full amount paid
line two: interest expense, the portion that is interest
line three: pre-paid interest expense, the same interest amount but as a negative number

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