Q&A: Basic accounting question – is a loan shown as income during the year the company (Inc.) borrows the money?

Posted on Feb 15, 2013 in Stated Income Loans

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Question by Independent_guy: Basic accounting question – is a loan shown as income during the year the company (Inc.) borrows the money?
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When a company (corporation) gets a $ 100, dosage 000 loan, is the loan shown as a loan or INCOME in the company’s tax return/tax filing? THANKS.

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Answer by yah0o.yehey
i dunno about tax return/tax filing thing but loans and payables are shown in the liability side in the income statement 😀

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  1. A loan is mostly a balance sheet entry. The only thing that hits the income statement is the interest expense occurring from the loan.