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Amortization and Accretion Report

Contents

Introduction

Scientific Method versus Straight Line Amortization

Why Use the Amortization and Accretion Report?

Features of the Amortization and Accretion Report

Add Amortization and Accretion to the Advisor Dashboard

Amortization and Accretion Report Settings

Report Actions

 

Introduction

Applies to:
✔ Dynamic ✔ PDF Mobile

✔ Client Portal

 

The Amortization and Accretion report displays the amount that a fixed income or mortgage-backed security has amortized or accreted over a specified period of time. It is useful for year-end fixed income tax reporting. This report supplements the Unrealized Gains and Losses report, providing details about current cost basis after amortization.

Advisor View offers two amortization methods for the report: Scientific method and Straight Line method. You set the amortization method as part of the configuration for this report.

 

Scientific Method versus Straight Line Amortization

The following table breaks down the differences between scientific and straight line amortization.

  Scientific Method Amortization Straight Line Amortization
Security Types
  • Fixed income securities

    Note

    Although the Scientific method is generally recommended for amortizing fixed income securities, there are exceptions.

  • T-Bills

  • Mortgage-backed securities

  • Fixed income securities

Adjustment Distribution Adjustments gradually increase each period Adjustments evenly distributed across all periods
Requirements

For each trade lot being amortized:

For each trade lot being amortized:

  • Beginning cost basis

Learn More Scientific method

Straight Line method

 

important

Some setup for accounts and securities is required. For directions, see Set Up Securities and Accounts for the Amortization and Accretion Report.

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Why Use the Amortization and Accretion Report?

In the Amortization and Accretion report, you will find options that let you answer amortization-related questions about securities within an account or group, such as:

Example 1

An advisor noticed that a client is overly weighted in fixed income securities and is considering selling a fixed-income securities to rebalance. In order minimize tax burden, the advisor confirms the current cost basis with an Amortization and Accretion report.

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Features of the Amortization and Accretion Report

The dynamic report helps you easily filter and sort data to drill down to meaningful results. Interactive reporting features include:

Notes

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Add Amortization and Accretion to the Advisor Dashboard

You can use dashboard views to see a pared-down, at-a-glance summary of the main dynamic report on your dashboard.

To learn more about creating and managing dashboard views, see Create and Share Dashboard Views.

For more information on customizing your dashboard, visit Add/Edit/Delete Dashboard Modules.

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Amortization and Accretion Report Settings

important

Some setup for accounts and securities is required. For directions, see Set Up Securities and Accounts for the Amortization and Accretion Report.

The following settings are available for the Amortization and Accretion report. Click the setting name for more details:

Setting Details Available In...
Dynamic Report PDF Report Advisor Dashboard
Report Name Designate a unique name for the report view. X   X
Mark as Publicly Accessible Share the report view. X    
Section Title Designate what the section will be called in the PDF report.   X  
Theme Designate what theme the section will use.   X  
Header and Footer Choose a unique header and footer for the section or use defaults.   X  
Include Page Break After This Section

Control where page breaks occur in PDF reports.

  X  
Account Grouping Control grouping of accounts and groups.   X  
Group By/Then By

Organize a report by various categories.

Includes related setting:

  • Show subtotals

X X  
As of Date Select the date you want to use for the report. X   X

Date Period

Select the date period you want to use for the report.   X  
Use Inception Date Report partial periods in PDF reports for instances where the account or group was opened after the beginning of the date period selected.   X  
Unmanaged Asset Treatment

Choose how you want to treat unmanaged assets on the report.

Note

For more information about marking securities as unmanaged and how reports display unmanaged assets, see How Reports Handle Unmanaged Assets.

X X  
Combine Group Positions Combine any common positions that are held within a selected group. X    
Include Non-Taxable Accounts Show or hide non-taxable accounts. X X  
Show Lot Level Detail View detailed information about the holdings at the trade lot level. X    
Report SMAs as a Single Line Item Choose how you want to see SMAs in the report. X X  
Report Security Groups as Single Line Item Choose how you want to see security groups in the report. X X  
Report Direct Member Groups as a Single Line Item Show or hide all the direct members of a group within a group.   X  
Always Show Totals Row, Position Display Option, and Report Direct Member Groups as a Single Item

These settings are described in the Show Position Detail report settings page, which includes related settings:

  • Always show totals row

  • Position display option

  • Report direct member groups as a single line item

  X  
Include the Following Security Types Designate what securities are included in the report. X X  
Available/Selected Columns Choose which columns, rows, indices, or benchmarks are included and in what order. X X X
View Top (Number) Holdings, Sorted By In the dashboard report, designate how holdings are displayed.     X

 

To learn more about general dynamic reports settings, including how to customize columns, add footers, and more, see:

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Report Actions

You can do any of the following actions with the Amortization and Accretion report:

Action   Available in Dynamic Report Available in PDF Report
Run Report Run dynamic report or PDF template. X X
Edit Report Edit report view or template. X X
Copy Report Copy report view or template. X X
Delete Report Delete report view or template. X X
Share Report Share report view or template with other firm users. X X
Export to Excel Export report data to a CSV file. X X
Print Report Print a dynamic report. X X
Site Themes Edit how the dynamic report looks. X  
Learn More About Customizing How PDF Templates Look Edit how the PDF report looks.   X

 

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