Andy the Actuary Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 The SB requires showing the actual return on assets. This is an academic exercise if the Plan does not maintain credit balances. Anyone have a serious issue with simply reporting 2I/(A+B-I)? The material provided and the opinions expressed in this post are for general informational purposes only and should not be used or relied upon as the basis for any action or inaction. You should obtain appropriate tax, legal, or other professional advice.
SoCalActuary Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 No serious issue under your fact pattern. But you are ignoring the basic rule, published and discussed, that you should be measuring the time-weighted values on a market to market basis, and reflect receivables only as they occur. I doubt you will get an audit of this issue, and as you mention, the rate is applied against a zero balance in any event.
david rigby Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Agreed. The only issue might be consistency with any other filings/yield rates calculations. I'm a retirement actuary. Nothing about my comments is intended or should be construed as investment, tax, legal or accounting advice. Occasionally, but not all the time, it might be reasonable to interpret my comments as actuarial or consulting advice.
Andy the Actuary Posted March 7, 2011 Author Posted March 7, 2011 Interesting responses in that no one reminded me of the box [affectionately known as the "audit me box"] on the bottom of page 1 on SB that is required to be checked if you have failed to follow fully any regulations or rulings. I certainly don't want to check this box and then have to attach an explanation. Seems like this could be creating smoke where there is no fire. The material provided and the opinions expressed in this post are for general informational purposes only and should not be used or relied upon as the basis for any action or inaction. You should obtain appropriate tax, legal, or other professional advice.
tymesup Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 Unless you have daily asset information, you can't calculate the time-weighted rate of return. Most brokerage statements do not provide this information. What else can you do besides the old formula?
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