To track a line of credit (LOC) extended to your business, create a liability account with an opening balance of zero in your Chart of Accounts. Chart of Accounts
From the Home page screen
Go to the Company Gear (right upper-corner)
Select Chart of Accounts under Settings header
Select blue “New” button (right corner)
New “Account” information screen will open
Category Type = Other Current Liabilities
Detail = Line of Credit
Name = Line of Credit (or Chase Line of Credit if preferred to name the bank)
Description Line of Credit (or same as name)
Balance = Leave opening balance as “0” (zero even if you’ve already used LOC and has balance. It’s better to enter transaction later.)
Click “Save” button
Add new LOC account
To record (for example $100,000.00) the LOC extended to your company and deposited to main Checking account: Bank Deposit
From the Home page screen
Go to Create “+” sign (top middle)
Deposits under Other header
Ensure the proper Deposit to account is selected (in this example, Chase Checking Account)
Date = Enter bank posted date
Go “Add New Deposits” section
Received From = Chase LOC Payment (Add New as Vendor if needed)
Account = Line of Credit (Select the “Line of Credit” account just created as “Other Current Liabilities) from the Account drop-down arrow)
Description = For example, Chase line of credit deposited to Chase Checking Account
Payment Method = Bank Online or appropriate (add new if needed)
Ref Number = Enter last four digits of LOC number (optional)
Amount = $100,000.00
Attachments (paper clip icon) = Upload picture of related document (if available)
Click “Save and New or Save and Close” blue button
This entry will show you have added $100,000 as deposit to Chase Checking Account and $100,000 as liability to Chase LOC account.
loc deposit
To record just interest charges (in this example $500 interest charges) applied to the LOC by your financial institution:
See instructions below for making Principal and Interest Payment.
From the Home page screen
Select blue navigation bar on the left
Select Transactions
Select Registers
Locate Line of Credit Account register
Double click Line of Credit Account
Liability for Line of Credit screen will open
Enter the date of the interest charge (for example 4/30/2014)
Financial institution name where the line of credit is held as the Payee (in this example Chase LOC Payment)
Enter the interest charge in the Increase column (in this example $500.00)
Choose Interest Expense account from the “Account” drop-down arrow
Enter “Memo” as Interest Expense for the period (in this example for April, 2014)
Click Save
Record Interest Expense
To record a repayment of the LOC and/or payment of interest charges:
(In this example making $5,000 LOC payment from Chase Checking Account ($4,500 principal and $500 interest)
From the Home page screen
Select Create “+” sign
Select “Expense” (if paid Online) or Select “Check” (if issued Check) under Vendors header. In this example, we are making online payment.
Click the LOC Account as Payee from drop-down arrow (“Chase LOC Payment” in this example)
Choose the bank account you want to make payment from (“Chase Checking Account” in this example)
Expense Date: = Payment Date (for example 4/30/2104)
Payment Method: = Bank Online
Under Account Details, click the drop-down arrow and choose the “Line of Credit” account (Other Current Liabilities type),
Under Description = Principal Payment
Under Amount = $4,500.00
On the second line, Under Account Details, click the drop-down arrow and choose the “Interest Expense” account (Expenses type),
Under Description = Interest Payment
Under Amount = $500.00
Make sure total payment is $5,000.00
Attachments (small paper clip icon, bottom left): Upload photo of LOC statement. Optional but recommended.
Click Save and New or Save and Close button
LOC payment
To enter a payment that has been made directly from the LOC to a vendor, where no bills have been entered:
In this example, we are making $10,000 payment to Simon Manufacturing for purchased materials.
From the Home page screen
Select blue navigation bar on the left
Select Transactions
Select Registers
Locate Line of Credit Account register
Double click Line of Credit Account
Liability for Line of Credit screen will open
Enter the date of the purchase (for example 4/30/2014)
Name of Vendor Payee (in this example Simon Manufacturing)
Enter the amount in the Increase column (in this example $10,00.00)
Choose Purchases Expense Account from the “Account” drop-down arrow
Enter “Memo” as Buying Materials (for example XYZ job)
Click Save
NOTE: This transaction will not show up on Vendors Center record. For to show transaction recorded on Vendors Center, see three-steps process below. LOC purchases
To pay bills where funds have gone directly from the line of credit to the Vendor Entered Bill as Accounts Payable:
This involves three steps process.
Step # 1 Enter Vendor Bill Enter Vendor Bill
From the Home page screen
Select Create “+” sign
Select “Bill” under Vendors header
Select Vendor = Simon Manufacturing
Date = 4/30/1014
Under Account Details column, select Account = Purchases Expenses Account for example
Amount = $10,000.00
Click Save and Close button
This entry will created Accounts Payable balance of $10,000.00 to Simon Manufacturing’s account
Step # 2 Write Journal to show payment to Vendor by LOC
Journal Entry
From the Home page screen
Select Create “+” sign
Journal Entry under Other
Enter the date (for example 4/30/2014)
On the first line, click the Account drop-down arrow and select Accounts Payable
Under the Debit column, enter the amount ($10,000 in this example) you paid the vendor
Enter a memo such as “Paid from line of credit”
Under Name, click the drop-down arrow and select the vendor you paid (“Simon Manufacturing” in this example)
On the second line Under Name, click the Account drop-down arrow and select the line of credit account (“Line of Credit” in this example)
Under the Credit column, enter the amount you paid the vendor ($10,000 in this example)
Enter a memo such as “Paid from line of credit”
Click Save and Close
Journal Entry for Purchase Payment
Step # 3 Now you need to link the bill payment to the vendor credit paid by LOC:
From the Home page screen
Select Create “+” sign
Select “Pay Bills” under Vendors header
Under Pay to the Order of, select the vendor name (Simon Manufacturing)
Under Choose an account for Bank, Select Bank Clearing Account (Add new if needed. This account will always have zero balance.)
The screen will refresh and you’ll see a matching amount under Credits and Bill Payment Information. Click the checkboxes so the amounts match.
Leave the amount blank as “0.00” zero. It’s “In and Out” entry, so amount should be zero
Click Save and Close button
This entry will clear Accounts Payable and will show payment transaction on Vendor Center. Apply LOC payment to vendor 1
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