Calling All Hackers: How money works (2024)

Re:Calling All Hackers: How money works (2024) by LeanOnSheena on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @09:16PM (#46521717)

Yeah CPA here. On the day you take out the loan you're not in debt 110, you are in debt 100; you would accrue interest expense over the term of the loan. What if the lender called the loan day 2 for some reason? You wouldn't pay 110, probably just 100 plus one day of interest. Goes back to fundamental definitions of financial statement elements. Liabilities are present obligations.

Anyways, recognizing the interest over time would debit an expense account and credit some liability account... Could be the same account as the loan or could be an interest payable account, doesn't really matter in the context of the example.

Also you would not be "in debit"; the liability is on the credit side of your balance sheet.

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Re:Calling All Hackers: How money works (2024) by gerdesj on Thursday January 08, 2026 @07:28PM (#46548537)

You failed to check the terms of my loan and assumed it was on an interest basis. I literally told you I borrowed 100 and promised to pay 110. I also failed to note a term and you also assumed there was one. I do mention interest later on so that's a fair assumption, if misguided.

I might be guilty of abusing an industry term or two 8)

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Re:Calling All Hackers: How money works (2024) by danielmarkbruce on Friday January 09, 2026 @10:39PM (#46562520)

You said interest. It's right there. In practice all loans have interest. No matter what you call it, it's interest as the word is understood in finance.

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