How To Apportion Hire Purchase Interest-Using Sum Of Digit Method Or Rule Of 78 (Part 3 of 3)

Hire purchase interest are apportioned based on the reducing balance method (part 1) and on Straight line basis(part 2).

This final part 3 looks at another commonly used method to apportion hire purchase interest namely the Sum of digit method of Rule of 78  Continue reading How To Apportion Hire Purchase Interest-Using Sum Of Digit Method Or Rule Of 78 (Part 3 of 3)

How To Apportion Hire Purchase Interest-Straight Line Method (Part 2 of 3)

Part 1 shows the reducing balance method

This article looks at how the hire purchase interest is apportioned over the period of the agreement using the Straight Line method.  Continue reading How To Apportion Hire Purchase Interest-Straight Line Method (Part 2 of 3)

How To Apportion Hire Purchase Interest-Reducing Balance Method (Part 1 of 3)

Note that the hire purchase interest needs to be apportioned over the period of the agreement. The commonly used methods are the Reducing Balance method, Straight Line method and Sum of Digits or Rule of 78 method 

Below example illustrate the Reducing Balance method to apportion hire purchase interest:-  Continue reading How To Apportion Hire Purchase Interest-Reducing Balance Method (Part 1 of 3)

Difference Between Hire Purchase And Installment System

For those unfamiliar between Hire Purchase and Installment System, tabulated below in summary some of the differences:

Hire Purchase

Installment System

Accounting For Hire Purchase In The Purchaser’s Book

This article deals the Accounting treatment of Hire Purchase Agreement of Purchaser:

In the Purchaser’s Books

  • Goods on hire purchase are treated as Assets upon receipt. The cash price is recorded as Cost of Assets re: Fixed Assets and
  • The interests on hire purchase are charge to the Profit & Loss account as revenue expenditure over the period of the Hire Purchase Agreement

Accounts Required in The Purchaser’s Books: Continue reading Accounting For Hire Purchase In The Purchaser’s Book

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