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My company received a $159,400 loan with $46.49 interest and I want to record it using journal entries. Can I proceed as follow:
Loan received
Debit: Bank account 159,400
credit : loan account 159,400
Loan repayment
Debit: loan account 159,400
Credit: bank account 159,400
Loan interest
Debit: interest expense account 46.49
Credit: loan account 46.49
Interest payment
Debit: loan account 46.49
credit bank account 46.49
Thanks
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"Loan received
Debit: Bank account 159,400
credit : loan account 159,400"
Looks good.
"Loan repayment
Debit: loan account 159,400
Credit: bank account 159,400"
There's no need to use a journal entry (JE). Writing a check from your bank account in QBD does the same thing. This obviously records a single payment paying back the entire loan balance.
"Loan interest
Debit: interest expense account 46.49
Credit: loan account 46.49
Interest payment
Debit: loan account 46.49
credit bank account 46.49"
There's no need to put this charge into the loan balance (JE #1) and issue a separate payment (JE #2) unless you need to record a timing difference for the $46 (interest charge on one date and payment on a different date). Again, there's no need to use a JE for the interest payment. Writing a check from your bank account does the same thing.
Hello there, Frieaza. I see that you've posted the same concern twice.
My colleague JaeAnnC has already responded to your inquiry. She has also provided an alternative way to set up a loan and repayments in QuickBooks Desktop.
You can review my colleague's response through this link:
https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/reports-and-accounting/re-loan-journal-entries/01/...
I'm still all ears if you require further assistance and clarifications about using journal entries. Please let me know by tapping the reply button below. I'll always have your back.
"Loan received
Debit: Bank account 159,400
credit : loan account 159,400"
Looks good.
"Loan repayment
Debit: loan account 159,400
Credit: bank account 159,400"
There's no need to use a journal entry (JE). Writing a check from your bank account in QBD does the same thing. This obviously records a single payment paying back the entire loan balance.
"Loan interest
Debit: interest expense account 46.49
Credit: loan account 46.49
Interest payment
Debit: loan account 46.49
credit bank account 46.49"
There's no need to put this charge into the loan balance (JE #1) and issue a separate payment (JE #2) unless you need to record a timing difference for the $46 (interest charge on one date and payment on a different date). Again, there's no need to use a JE for the interest payment. Writing a check from your bank account does the same thing.
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