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Proposed Statement Of Position : Financial Accounting And Reporting For High-Yield Debt Securities By Investment Companies : Proposed Amendment To Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide, Audits Of Investment Companies ;Financial Accounting And Reporting For High-Yield Debt Securities By Investment Companies : Proposed Amendment To Aicpa Audit And Accounting Guide, Audits Of Investment Companies; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1992, March 4, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Investment Companies Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

This proposed statement of position (SOP) provides guidance on financial reporting by investment companies for high-yield debt securities held as investments. Although the focus of this proposed SOP is on high-yield debt securities, certain guidance is also applicable to other debt securities held as investments by investment companies. It recommends the following: 1. Using the effective-interest method to report interest income on payment-in-kind (PIK) bonds and step bonds; 2. Writing off interest receivable on defaulted high-yield debt securities in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, and allocating the write-off between income, for the portion …