Posts Tagged ‘Accounting’


Credit Card Debt and College

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Credit card debt doesn’t shy away from anyone who doesn’t want to shy away from it. It treats everyone equally irrespective of whether the person is a seasoned professional or just a college student. So college student credit card debt isn’t uncommon either. Since the credit limit on college student credit cards is much lower, the college student credit card debt cannot rise to the levels it does for other credit cards. However, college student …


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How do I Consolidate my Credit Card Debt?

Friday, July 24th, 2009

We know that it’s good to consolidate credit card debt (at least that is what we keep hearing from everyone). In fact, the first step towards addressing the problem of credit card debt is to consolidate credit card debt. Now, what do you do to consolidate credit card debt? Should you just go with that attractive ad in the newspaper that says ‘…the lowest APR in the town is available here’? The first thing, …


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What Do You Call It In Accounting When A Shareholder Loans The Corporation Money?

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

A Reader Asks…

I own a Corporation, being the sole shareholder. I have loaned the Corporation money. What is this called in accounting when I do the books? I know a shareholder loan is when the Corporation loans money to the shareholder. I think, possibly it is capital or equity, but I could be wrong. And does anyone know what ledger number it is given. I believe it goes in the 3000′s. Are there any accountants or bookkeepers out there that can shed some light on this?


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