Chapter 7, Problem 13E

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

Honouring a note: When the maker pays the full amount on the date of maturity then a note is honored.

Notes Receivable: It refers to the account on the balance sheet which usually comes under the current assets section if the life of note receivable is less than a year. Note receivable refers to the document which promises to receive the amount in the future. This amount usually includes interest and principal amount.

The date on which repayment of notes is must with the interest of that specific holding period is called a maturity date. Generally, the notes period is in day’s means it is less than a year.

For the borrower, the cost of borrowing money and the profit from lending money is regarded as the interest on notes receivable.

To prepare: Journal Entries.