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What is the difference between interest expense and interest payable?

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Question added by Rana Alnajjar , Web developer , Lebcards
Date Posted: 2016/12/01

Interest Expense is the figure that goes to the statement of comprehensive income..it is the accrued expense throughout the year while interest payable is the amount that is under the head Current liability in the Statement of financial position.. it can be calculated by adding op.payable interest expense for the year and subtracting the expense paid. it is the Closing Credit balance of the Accrued expense account.

Radia STAMBOULI
by Radia STAMBOULI , Chief Financial Officer , SARL VTC ALGERIE

Interest expense is an account on a business's income statement that shows the total amount of interest owing on a loan. Interest payable is an account on a business's income statement that show the amount of interest owing but not yet paid on a loan.

Rosebella Owuor
by Rosebella Owuor , Senior Accountant , Protea Hotel by Marriot -Kampala

Interest Expense is for the incurred in the current financial period which Interest payable is an accrual

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by Deleted user

Interest expense are costs of borrowing funds that are charged as DR to the Statement of Comprehemsive Income for the particular period, while Interest payable are interests oustanding, yet to be paid to creditor, usually listed in the Statement of financial position as CR.

Humbal Abdul Razzaque Tajwani
by Humbal Abdul Razzaque Tajwani , client service executive , Risk Management Services

Interest Expense: Interest During a specific period.

Interest Payable: Current Due Interest.

Farhad Ali ACCA
by Farhad Ali ACCA , Accountant , Almarai Co KSA

interest expense is charging to Statement of profit and loss account and this is Dr while interest payable is liability and showing in Stateme of financial position and this is Cr.

umair dil khan
by umair dil khan , Territory Sales Manager , Dairy Land Pvt Ltd

interest expense is related to income statement account where it depicts that we had payed the said amount of interest on the borrowed amount while interest payable is our liablity that we have to pay on the borrowed amount and expense has been incurred

ali fahs
by ali fahs , Accountant & stock controller , Tapis Mahmoud Kabalan - khaldeh branch.

Interest expense is the interest payable on borrowed loan for example within fixed date and interest rate.

Interest payable is the sum of interest that indeed paid and appears in balance sheet.

Megha Mohan Naikkarpadam house
by Megha Mohan Naikkarpadam house , Senior Accountant , Radis fire and safety equipment

Interest expenses are already we meet in the business. It was fully paid with vouchers but interest payable was not paid but still due on business

Modupeoluwa Adesina
by Modupeoluwa Adesina , hotel operations manager , House of Splendor boutique hotel

Interest expense is amount spent on incurring a loan Whilst interest payable is an amount to be paid as interest on a loan

Wilfredo Quito
by Wilfredo Quito , Accounting Manager , DDC LAND INC.

Thank you for your kindness invitation.

I agree with all previous answers.

Regards

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