During 2016 Thomas Company entered into two transactions inv

During 2016, Thomas Company entered into two transactions involving promissory notes and properly recorded each transaction.

2. On December 1, 2016, it accepted a $4,200, 3-month, 12% (annual interest rate) note receivable from a customer for the sale of merchandise. On December 31, 2016, Thomas made the following related adjustments:

Dec 31 Interest Expense 100

Interest Payable            100

Dec 31 Interest Receivable 42

Interest Revenue           42

Required:

1. On November 1, 2016, it purchased land at a cost of $8,000. It made a $2,000 down payment and signed a note payable agreeing to pay the $6,000 balance in 6 months plus interest at an annual rate of 10%.

2. On December 1, 2016, it accepted a $4,200, 3-month, 12% (annual interest rate) note receivable from a customer for the sale of merchandise. On December 31, 2016, Thomas made the following related adjustments:

Dec 31 Interest Expense 100

Interest Payable            100

Dec 31 Interest Receivable 42

Interest Revenue           42

Required:

1. Assuming that Thomas uses reversing entries, prepare journal entries to record:
a. the January 1, 2017, reversing entries
b. the March 1, 2017, $4,326 collection of the note receivable
c. the May 1, 2017, $6,300 payment of the note payable
2. Assuming instead that Thomas does not use reversing entries, prepare journal entries to record the collection of the note receivable and the payment of the note payable.

Solution

1a) Reversing Journal Entries

1b)

1c)

2.

Date Account Titles Debit Credit
Jan-1 Interest Payable 100
Interest Expense 100
Jan-1 Interest Revenue 42
Interest Receivable 42
During 2016, Thomas Company entered into two transactions involving promissory notes and properly recorded each transaction. 2. On December 1, 2016, it accepted

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