335 Mortgages Payable – Real Estate

Liabilities

Long Term

Synopsis

Account 335 is established to record the amount due beyond the next 12 months for loans secured by real estate used by the dealership in the automobile business.

Debits

Credits

  1. The amount of payments made

  1. Notes payable secured by real estate not due within 12 months

 

Example 1

Record the proceeds from a new mortgage on the dealership property.  The old mortgage of $3,005,490 was paid off with part of the proceeds.  The dealership also incurred $15,278 of costs associated with obtaining this mortgage.

Journal: Cash Receipts

Entry:

 

Debit

Credit

Account 201

Cash on Hand

$1,479,232

 

Account 335

Mortgages Payable – Real Estate

$3,005,490

 

Account 296

Other Investments & Miscellaneous Assets

$15,278

 

Account 335

Mortgages Payable – Real Estate

 

$4,500,000

Example 2

Record the monthly mortgage payment of $38,051 that is due for the month.  The amount of $15,551 is applied to the principal and the interest is $22,500

Journal: Cash Disbursements

Entry:

 

Debit

Credit

Account 335

Mortgages Payable – Real Estate

$15,551

 

Account 320

Interest Payable

$22,500

 

Account 202

Cash in Bank

 

$38,051

Example 3

Record the amount of $455,683 for the real estate mortgage that is due within the next twelve months.

Journal: General Journal

Entry:

 

Debit

Credit

Account 335

Mortgages Payable – Real Estate

$455,683

 

Account 314

Notes Payable – Other

 

$455,683

Comments

A credit balance: represents amounts NOT DUE within 12 months from the current operating report date and secured by real estate.

Note:

The current amount of Real Estate Mortgages is recorded in Account 314, Notes Payable – Other.