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Effective: 1 March, 2006 - 31 December, 2013Categories: Fixed IncomeSource: GIPS Handbook, 2nd EditionShould the monthly increases in the value of zero coupon fixed-income securities be reported as interest income or capital gains and losses?
Interest should be accrued for a security in the portfolio using whatever method is customary and appropriate for that security. Because the Standards do not require that the return on bonds be broken out between income and gain or loss, as long as the monthly change in value is reflected in the valuation of the security, the total return will be properly reflected.