367.1710—Account 171, Interest and dividends receivable.
(a)
This account must include the amount of interest on bonds, mortgages, notes, commercial paper, loans, open accounts, deposits, and other similar items, the payment of which is reasonably assured, and the amount of dividends declared or guaranteed on stocks owned.
(b)
Interest that is not subject to current settlement must not be included in this account, but in the account in which is carried the principal on which the interest is accrued.
(c)
Interest and dividends receivable from associate companies must be included in account 146, Accounts receivable from associate companies ( § 367.1460 ).