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Q: How can there be a negative interest expense?
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When would a business have negative interest income?

It wouldn't be a negative.....if you're looking at an annual filing and it shows a positive interest expense line and a negative interest income line....it doesn't mean that the interest income is actually negative....it offsets the interest expense...since all positive amounts are actually being deducted from Net Sales


What journal entry accrues interest expense?

DR - Interest Expense CR - Interest Payable


Is interest expense a selling or general and administrative expense?

Interest expense is neither selling or administrative, and it's too significant to be called a general expense. Interest expense is usually called a finance expense and is usually listed separately from SG&A, on the Income Statement


Where does interest expense in the income statement?

Interest expense is shown at debit side of income statement because it is an expense for business.


What is the journal entry to record accrued interest expense?

Debit Accrued Interest Expense Credit Accrued Interest Payable


Unused fees on credit line should be operating expenses or interest expense?

Interest Expense


Why debenture interest is expense but not within operating expense?

Issuance of debendutres is not an operating activity that's why interest on debenture is also a non operating expense


How is Interest Expense with a credit balance classified in the financial statements?

An Interest Expense with a credit balance is reclassified as Interest Payable on the Balance Sheet.


Is accrued expense a financial liability?

If you are doing adjusting entries, an accrued expense will affect a balance sheet account (payable) and an income statement account (expense). Such as accrued interest at the end of year would be: Interest Expense (Debit) Interest Payable (Credit)


What is interest expense on balance sheet?

When you pay back a loan or mortgage, part of each payment is interest, the rest is principal. For the interest part you would have Interest Expense, for the principal part something like Mortgage Expense.


Is interest expense listed on the income statement as an operating expense?

yes


Can educational loan interest be deducted as an investment interest expense?

No.