If your business extends credit to its customers, charging and collecting interest is well within your right. Most businesses with account receivables don't charge interest unless payment is really ...

Any time your business has a claim against a debtor for a short-term extension of credit, you will use an accounts receivable entry in your financial records and send an invoice to request payment ...

Companies often extend credit to other businesses in the form of a note, or a short-term loan. Most notes pay a stated rate of interest, resulting in interest revenue that the lender must record at ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with ...