In the Run Retrospective Amortization panel, you can calculate amortization retrospectively or prospectively. You can run amortization by entity/accounting basis or entity/basis/security at the position or tax lot level.
To run amortization processing:
In Accounting Center, in the left navigation pane, click Processing & Exceptions > Global Processes > Earnings > Run Retrospective Amortization.
You see the Run Retrospective Amortization panel.Choose the entities and securities for which you want to run amortization.
Complete the remaining options on the Run Retrospective Amortization panel.
Click Submit.
Run Retrospective Amortization Panel Options
In the Run Retrospective Amortization panel, when you process amortization, you can select various options based on the requirements of your business.
The following are the options in the Run Retrospective Amortization panel.
Option | Tag | Description |
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Calculate Based On | 2283 | Allows you to show/hide additional query filters. The system displays additional fields depending on your selection. Options include:
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Entity Name | 1164 | Specifies the name of the entity. This field appears if you set the Calculate Based On field to a value of One Entity/One Security or One Entity/All Securities. |
Entity ID | 1163 | Specifies the unique identifier of the entity. This field appears if you set the Calculate Based On field to a value of One Entity/One Security or One Entity/All Securities. |
Accounting Basis | 21 | Specifies the accounting basis for the entity. |
Entity List Name | 1104 | Specifies the name of the entity list. This field appears if you set the Calculate Based On field to a value of Entity List/One Security. |
Entity List ID | 1091 | Specifies the unique identifier of the entity list. This field appears if you set the Calculate Based On field to a value of Entity List/One Security. |
Cost Method | 22 | Displays the cost method the system uses to calculate gain/loss amounts from the sale of security lots held by the selected entity/accounting basis. Options include Identified and Average. |
Allow Earnings Rollback | 1257 | Indicates whether you want to run retrospective amortization for an End Date for which earnings were already run. If the earnings process was already run for the date selected, you must set this option to Yes so the system can process the retrospective amortization calculation. Options include Yes and No (Default). |
Issue Name | 961 | Specifies the name of the security. This field appears if you set the Calculate Based On field to a value for one security. |
Primary Asset ID | 14 | Specifies the identification number of the primary asset ID type for the security. This field appears if you set the Calculate Based On field to a value for one security. |
Security Alias | 10 | Displays the asset identifier of the selected security. This field appears if you set the Calculate Based On field to a value for one security. |
Retrospective Amortization Switch | 9159 | Determines the date used to process the amortization or indicates you are calculating amortization prospectively. Options include:
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Retrospective Amortization Start Date | 10147 | Specifies the start date for processing retrospective amortization. This defines the date from which the system calculates retrospective amortization. This field appears if you set the Retrospective Amortization Switch field to a value of Date Specific (D). |
Earn Through Date | 461 | Specifies the date to run the earnings process. |
Position's First Effective Date | 155 | Displays the position's first effective date. |
Partition | 95 | Specifies the entity partition code. This field appears if you set the Calculate Based On field to a value of All Entities - One Security. |