Accounting for Loans and Loan Payments in QuickBooks Online

Accounting for Loans and Loan Payments in QuickBooks Online

This video explains accounting for loans and loan payments. At the end of the video I also discuss cleaning up loan accounts if you're trying to make corrections. 0:00 Intro 0:21 Accounts typically affected 1:00 Setting up accounts in chart of accounts 1:19 Current vs. long-term liabilities 1:59 Line of Credit example - entries when money is borrowed 3:30 Line of Credit example - payment entries 8:02 Brief discussion of loan balance, finding loan balance amount, timing of recording interest 8:58 Purchasing Equipment with down-payment example - entries for purchase 12:40 Purchase Equipment with down-payment example - payment entries 15:36 Balance Sheet 16:17 Cleaning up loan accounts/loan balances Disclaimer: This video is not intended to replace advice from your CPA or tax preparer.