An asset account used to record a loan to another party that has real estate as collateral.
An asset account used to record a loan to another party that has real estate as collateral.
was purchasing a house for $170,000. In other words, you made a $150,000 investment and recorded it as the asset Mortgage Loan Receivable. The house is the collateral for the loan receivable. Within one year, the local...
A liability account whose balance is the unpaid principal balance as of the balance sheet date. The amount of principal required to be paid within 12 months of the balance sheet date is reported as a current liability....
What is a mortgage loan? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Mortgage Loan A mortgage loan is a loan associated with the purchase of real estate, such as a home or buildings used in a business. As part of the...
A loan having the security of a lien on the borrower’s real estate.
How should a mortgage loan payable be reported on a classified balance sheet? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of a Mortgage Loan Payable The account Mortgage Loan Payable contains the principal amount owed...
is decreased and the bank’s asset Notes Receivable or Loans Receivable is decreased. Definition of a Loan Payment A loan payment (such as a monthly mortgage loan payment or a monthly car payment) consists of an...
resource. Examples of Amortization Perhaps the most common example of the term amortization is the amortization schedule associated with a mortgage loan. For a 15-year mortgage loan with a fixed interest rate and...
If a mortgage payment is due by December 31, but the payment is not made until the following month, should the loan payment be accrued at December 31? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA The interest portion of the...
current or short-term obligations. Examples of Current Liabilities and Long-term Liabilities Often a company’s current assets include cash, accounts receivable, and inventories. It’s current liabilities typically...
is reported on the balance sheet as a current liability.) Example of Long-term Debt Let’s assume that a company has a mortgage loan with a principal balance of $200,000 with 120 monthly payments remaining. The loan...
A lien on real estate to protect a lender. The loan made with such security is referred to as a mortgage loan.
of $300,000 at the end of each of the 20 six-month time intervals. Another example of an ordinary annuity is a mortgage loan having a fixed interest rate and a series of equal monthly payments. For instance, a 15-year...
An asset account in a bank’s general ledger that indicates the amounts owed by borrowers to the bank as of a given date.
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. The bank files a lien with the county government to make known the bank’s claim and to protect the bank’s position regarding the inventory. A bank lends a company $500,000 in the form of a real estate mortgage loan...
If a mortgage payment is due on January 1, should the payment be accrued at December 31? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA The following answer assumes that the accrual basis of accounting (also known as the accrual...
A bond (long-term debt) that is secured by a lien on real estate.
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The amount of principal owed on a loan. On the typical mortgage loan, a portion of the monthly payment is applied to interest and principal. The amount of principal that remains after the principal payment is the unpaid...
Our Explanation of the Balance Sheet provides you with a basic understanding of a corporation's balance sheet (or statement of financial position). You will gain insights regarding the assets, liabilities, and...
on an automobile? Is the sales tax on merchandise purchased for resale included in inventory? If a mortgage payment is due by December 31, but the payment is not made until the following month, should the loan payment...
What is the purpose of assigning accounts receivable? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA The purpose of assigning accounts receivable is to provide collateral in order to obtain a loan. To illustrate, let’s assume that...
A loan in which the interest rate does not change over the life of the loan.
A loan from a bank or other lender for which the borrower is not required to pledge assets as collateral for the loan.
A loan from a bank or other lender in which the borrower has pledged an asset as collateral in case the loan cannot be repaid in full.
Is a loan payment an expense? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Loan Payment Generally a loan payment consists of: An interest payment, which is an expense A principal payment, which reduces the loan’s...
A multicolumn listing of each payment required during the period of a loan. Each payment is detailed by the amount of interest, the principal payment, and the remaining unpaid principal balance. The interest portion of...
Our Explanation of Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity uses the appropriate present value factors for discounting a stream of equal cash amounts occurring at equal time intervals. An important feature is the use of loan...
such as Notes Payable or Loans Payable. The bank will record the loan by increasing a current asset such as Loans to Customers or Loans Receivable and increasing a current liability such as Customer Demand Deposits....
$5,000 for a family emergency. The entry will debit Loan to Employee for $5,000 and will credit Cash for $5,000. Under the accrual method of accounting, at each balance sheet date the company should record any accrued...
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lenders that come due within one year of the balance sheet date. Current portion of long-term debt which includes the principal payments of a mortgage loan or other long-term loans that must be paid within one year of...
Our Explanation of Bookkeeping provides you with a rich understanding of the recording of transactions. It then discusses the additional steps necessary for preparing accurate financial statements. This is great for...
What does per annum mean? Author: Harold Averkamp, CPA, MBA Definition of Per Annum Per annum means yearly or annually. It is a common phrase used to describe an interest rate. Often “per annum” is omitted, as in...
and owner’s equity. For example, the basic accounting equation Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity can be restated to be Assets = Equities. Equity can mean an owner’s interest in a personal asset. For example,...
A multi-column listing of the amounts needed to eliminate a balance in a systematic manner over the life of the item. For example, an amortization schedule for a 15-year mortgage loan would show the 180 payments. The...
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