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FIN 07- 20 -10 -A Interest During Construction (IDC) <br />Reclamation Manual <br />Directives and Standards <br />SUPPLEMENT TO THE <br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br />DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTING MANUAL <br />FILE: 07 CASH AND OTHER ASSETS <br />20 Property, Plant, and Equipment <br />10 Capitalization and Valuation <br />Subject(A): Interest During Construction (IDC) <br />Purpose: To clarify the procedures for calculating and recording IDC <br />Authority: Reclamation Project Act of 1939 <br />Water Supply Act of 1958 <br />Pagel of 3 <br />FIN 07 -20 <br />GAO's Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies, Title 2 - Accounting, Appendix I - Accounting <br />Principles and Standards, C 10 - Capitalization of Interest on Property, Plant, and Equipmento <br />Contact: General Accounting and Technical Analysis Group (GATAG), Finance and Accounting <br />Service, (303) 445 -3423. <br />1. Responsibilities. <br />The Regional Finance Offices are responsible for calculating and recording interest during construction <br />(IDC) on an annual basis in accordance with the procedures in this Supplement, and the attachments <br />thereto. <br />2._ Computing Interest During Construction (IDC). <br />Generally, the costs (original construction costs and costs of additions and replacements regardless of <br />source of funds) allocated to reimbursable functions, except irrigation, are subject to IDC unless <br />otherwise provided by law. <br />A. Power. Effective October 1, 1983, compound interest will be used for computing IDC on <br />all projects, replacements, and additions under construction and all future projects, <br />additions, and replacements. If the project, replacement, or addition was under construction <br />before October 1, 1983, simple interest will be used to compute IDC for the period through <br />September 30, 1983. <br />B. Functions Other Than Power. Same as for power unless otherwise provided by <br />repayment contract or law. (All projects with planning reports with simple interest adopted <br />before September 30, 1980, will use simple interest per Planning Instructions 80 -45 dated <br />http:// www. usbr .gov /recman/fin/fin07- 20- 10.html 12/21/2011 <br />