Calculating interest expense on a payable bond should be relatively straightforward, but then the accountants got involved. Generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, turn what is ordinarily a ...

If you take a loan to buy investment assets, any interest that you pay on that loan is called an "investment interest expense." Under some circumstances, the IRS allows you to deduct investment ...

An accrual has occurred but has not yet been paid for. This can include work or services that have been completed and considered accrued expenses. Interest that has been charged or accrued but not yet ...

If you borrow money to buy investment assets, the IRS will sometimes allow you to deduct the loan’s interest from the taxable income the investments generate. This is called the investment interest ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act replaced the earnings stripping rules with a new limitation on deductions for business interest expense. Our International Tax Group examines the new law and what it means ...