On January 1, 2024, Livingston Company purchased land costing $635,000. Instead of paying cash at the time of purchase, Livingston plans to make four installment payments of $170,832.17 on June 30 and December 31 in 2024 and 2025. The payments include interest at a rate of 6%. Required:Record the purchase of land when the note is issued.Record the first installment payment on June 30, 2024, and the second installment payment on December 31, 2024.Calculate the balance of Notes Payable and Interest Expense on December 31, 2024.
Question
On January 1, 2024, Livingston Company purchased land costing 170,832.17 on June 30 and December 31 in 2024 and 2025. The payments include interest at a rate of 6%. Required:Record the purchase of land when the note is issued.Record the first installment payment on June 30, 2024, and the second installment payment on December 31, 2024.Calculate the balance of Notes Payable and Interest Expense on December 31, 2024.
Solution
Step 1: Record the purchase of land when the note is issued.
On January 1, 2024, the journal entry would be:
Debit Land 635,000
This entry recognizes the purchase of the land and the obligation to pay for it.
Step 2: Record the first installment payment on June 30, 2024.
The first payment of $170,832.17 includes both principal and interest. To find out how much of the payment is interest, we need to calculate the interest on the outstanding balance of the note for the period from January 1 to June 30.
Interest = Principal x Rate x Time Interest = 19,050
So, the journal entry on June 30, 2024, would be:
Debit Notes Payable 170,832.17 - 19,050 Credit Cash $170,832.17
Step 3: Record the second installment payment on December 31, 2024.
The outstanding balance on the note after the first payment is 635,000 - $151,782.17). The interest for the period from July 1 to December 31 is:
Interest = Principal x Rate x Time Interest = 14,496.53
So, the journal entry on December 31, 2024, would be:
Debit Notes Payable 170,832.17 - 14,496.53 Credit Cash $170,832.17
Step 4: Calculate the balance of Notes Payable and Interest Expense on December 31, 2024.
The balance of Notes Payable is the original amount of the note minus the principal portions of the two payments:
151,782.17 - 326,882.19
The total Interest Expense for the year is the sum of the interest portions of the two payments:
14,496.53 = $33,546.53
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