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Answers:
• Debit Cash, Credit Interest Revenue
• Debit Cash, Credit Accounts Payable
• Debit Cash, Credit Accounts Receivable
• Debit Accounts Receivable, Credit Cash
Debit Cash
Credit Interest Revenue
Need to be passed a Reciept, Not a Jornal Entry.
Cash/Bank DR
Interest Income CR
If interest not credited to the Account, then need to pass a JV,
Interest Receivable A/c DR
Interest Income CR
Don't pass the journal entries to Cash Book.
Interested earned from Bank on Balance held on certain period;
Interest Income is revenue, therefore we shall Credit Income-Statement as INTEREST INCOME
Bank is Crediting your A/c for INTEREST EARNED, Therefore, you need to DEBIT YOUR BANK A/c
Whereas, if it's earned but not received (accrued)
Then we should pass following entry
Debit Interest Accrued A/c (Asset under Balance Sheet)
To INTEREST INCOME (Income under Income Statement)
Debit Cash, Credit Interest Revenue ,,,,,,,,,,,,
The corrent journal entry to reconcile the interest earned on a bank balance is:
Debit Cash
Credit Interest Revenue
Debit Accounts Receivable, Credit Cash