Question

Kieso Company borrowed $740,000 for three months. The annual interest rate on the loan was 9%. Kieso's fiscal year ends on December 31. Kieso borrowed the $740,000 one month prior to the start of its current fiscal year and paid back the $740,000 plus interest two months into its current fiscal year. How much interest expense, if any, would Kieso report at the end of its last fiscal year and at the end of its current fiscal year

Answer 1

Last Fiscal Year:

Interest Expense = $5550

Current Fiscal Year:

Interest Expense = $11100

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the accrual basis of accounting, the expenses and revenues relating to a certain period should be recorded in that particular period whether of not they have been received. The fiscal year of Kieso ends on 31 December and as the loan was taken one month prior to the start of the current fiscal year, it was taken at the start of December of last fiscal year.

This means that the interest expense on loan relating to last December will be charged to the last fiscal year and the interest expense relating to January and February will be charged to the current fiscal year. The interest expense amount will be calculated as follows,

Last Fiscal Year = 740000 * 9% * 1/12 => $5550

Current Fiscal Year = 740000 * 9% * 2/12 => $11100