Notes Receivable: Presentation
Notes Receivable: Presentation
Present value – sum of all future cash Present value – preceding balance (-) annual
flows discounted using the prevailing principal payment.
market rate of interest/effective interest
Unearned interest income – face value (-)
rate for similar notes.
present value
SHORT-TERM NOTES RECEIVABLE
Face value
Cash flows relating to short-term notes
receivable are not discounted because
the amount of discounting is usually not
material.
LONG-TERM NOTES
Interest bearing – measured at
face/present value upon issuance.
Noninterest bearing – measured at
present value (discounted value of the
future cash flows using the effective
interest rate)
*The term is a misnomer because all notes
implicitly contain interest.
SUBSEQUENT MEASUREMENT
LONG-TERM NOTES
Measured at amortized cost using the
effective interest method.
Amortized cost – amount at which n/r is
measured initially:
a) (-) principal repayment
b) (+,-) cumulative amortization of any
difference between initial carrying
amount and principal maturity amount.
c) (-) reduction for impairment or
uncollectibility