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Decide on a secured or unsecured promissory note for repayment. A secured promissory note requires the borrower to provide goods, property, or services as collateral, in the event the borrower defaults on the debt. The value of the collateral should be equal to or greater than the principal of the debt.
A written promissory note is a note payable for the borrower and it is a note receivable for the lender. Hence, the promissory note is a liability for the borrower and it is an asset for the lender.To illustrate, let's assume that Local Retailer borrows $20,000 from its bank and signs a promissory note. Local Retailer records $20,000 in its liability account Notes Payable and also records the $20,000 in its Cash account. The bank records the $20,000 promissory note in its asset account Notes Receivable and it records the $20,000 increase in its customer's checking account (which is a liability account on the bank's balance sheet).