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 ...

The coupon rate a company pays on a bond is the most obvious cost of debt financing, but it isn't the only cost of financing. The price at which a company sells its bonds -- and the resulting premium ...

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) indicate a company's profitability and are calculated as revenue minus expenses, excluding taxes and interest expenses.

A common question among clients is whether the interest they paid on a loan is deductible. The answer depends on whether the loan proceeds can be traced to personal, investment or business activities.