The bank will defer the mortgage payments for a period of six months. In those six months, interest will accrue on the principal, and after six months, the couple will start having to make payments, but at 80% of their monthly mortgage. Six months after that, the amount will be raised to the initial mortgage payment.
Deferred means to postpone or delay items. We will be moving items that have already been record in our books. We will move a liability to revenue or an asset to an expense. The deferred items we will discuss are unearned revenue and prepaid expenses.
Adjective. postponed or delayed. suspended or withheld for or until a certain time or event: a deferred payment; deferred taxes.
A deferred payment is one that is delayed, either completely or in part, in order to give the person or business making the payment more time to meet their financial obligations. In accounting terms, any merchant allowing customers to set up a deferred payment agreement will be dealing with accrued revenue.
A deferral agreement is a legally binding document between parties that agree to postpone a specific action or obligation to a later date.
Examples of a deferred payment agreement A credit card that offers zero interest rates is an example of a deferred payment arrangement, since the bank that supplies the line of credit will collect the monthly payments without the revenue that would normally be guaranteed by the interest added.
Deferred compensation in NHL contracts allows teams to reduce cap hits by paying players after their contract ends. Though this strategy offers cap advantages, it's rare due to the potentially minimal impact on cap savings and players' preference for immediate earnings.