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12 February, 2022

Write-Off and Re-scheduling

Write-Off

A reduction in an individual's or a company's income as the result of an expense.

For example, an unplayable credit sale may be a write-off for the creditor, especially if the debtor declares bankruptcy. The bankruptcy means that the debtor is unable to pay the debt, which results in a loss of income for the creditor. A write-off may usually be deducted from one's taxable income.

 

Write-off

To take an asset entirely off the books because it no longer has any value. If an accrual basis taxpayer has taken money into income when bills were sent out to customers, but then some of the bills became uncollectible, the taxpayer may write off the uncollectible ones as a deduction against income. Financial institutions are required to write off loans when they become delinquent by a certain amount.

 

Accounting

In business accounting, the term write-off is used to refer to an investment (such as a purchase of sellable goods) for which a return on the investment is now impossible or unlikely. The item's potential return is thus canceled and removed from ("written off") the business's balance sheet. Common write-offs in retail include spoiled and damaged goods.

 

 

Banking

Similarly, banks write off bad debt that is declared non-collectable (such as a loan on a defunct business or a credit card due that is now in default), removing it from their balance sheets.

 

Rescheduled loans

Bank loans that are usually altered to have longer maturities in order to assist the borrower in making the necessary repayments.

 

Rescheduled loans

Bank loans that are usually altered to have longer maturities in order to assist the borrower in making the necessary repayments.

 

 

Rescheduled Loan

New loan that replaces the outstanding balance on an older loan, and is paid over a longer period, usually with a lower installment amount. Loans are commonly rescheduled to accommodate a borrower in financial difficulty and, thus, to avoid a default. Also called restructured loan.


Definition of 'Debt Rescheduling'

A practice that involves restructuring the terms of an existing loan in order to extend the repayment period. Debt rescheduling may mean a delay in the due date(s) of required payments or reducing payment amounts by extending the payment period and increasing the number of payments.

 

 

Rescheduling

FI’s should follow clear guideline for rescheduling of their problem accounts and monitor accordingly

Rescheduling of problem accounts should be aimed at a timely resolution of actual or expected problem accounts with a view to effecting maximum recovery within a reasonable period of time.