Question

On November 1, Jasper Company loaned another company $270,000 at a 8.0% interest rate. The note receivable plus interest will not be collected until March 1 of the following year. The company's annual accounting period ends on December 31. The amount of interest revenue that should be reported in the first year is:

Answer 1

Answer:

The interest revenue that should be reported in the first year, for two months from November to December, on 31 December is $3600.

Explanation:

According to the accrual basis of accounting, the revenues and expenses for a particular period should be recorded in the period to which they relate to rather then when they are received or paid. This means that although the interest will be received on March 1 of the next year, the interest revenue on note receivable for a period of two months from November to December should be recorded in the first year because it has been earned in the first year and it relates to it.

Interest revenue - first year = 270000 * 0.08 * 2/12 = $3600