[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR210.5-02]

[Page 263-267]
 
              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
PART 210--FORM AND CONTENT OF AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS,
 
Sec. 210.5-02  Balance sheets.

    The purpose of this rule is to indicate the various line items and 
certain additional disclosures which, if applicable, and except as 
otherwise permitted by the Commission, should appear on the face of the 
balance sheets or related notes filed for the persons to whom this 
article pertains (see Sec. 210.4-01(a)).

                         Assets and Other Debits

                    Current Assets, when appropriate

                           [See Sec. 210.4-05]

    1. Cash and cash items. Separate disclosure shall be made of the 
cash and cash items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. The 
provisions of any restrictions shall be described in a note to the 
financial statements. Restrictions may include legally restricted 
deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing 
arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or company statements 
of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits 
and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in 
legally restricted deposits. In cases where compensating balance 
arrangements exist but are not agreements which legally restrict the use 
of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet, describe in the notes to the 
financial statements these arrangements and the amount involved, if 
determinable, for the most recent audited balance sheet required and for 
any subsequent unaudited balance sheet required in the notes to the 
financial statements. Compensating balances that are

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maintained under an agreement to assure future credit availability shall 
be disclosed in the notes to the financial statements along with the 
amount and terms of such agreement.
    2. Marketable securities. The accounting and disclosure requirements 
for current marketable equity securities are specified by generally 
accepted accounting principles. With respect to all other current 
marketable securities, state, parenthetically or otherwise, the basis of 
determining the aggregate amount shown in the balance sheet, along with 
the alternatives of the aggregate cost or the aggregate market value at 
the balance sheet date.
    3. Accounts and notes receivable. (a) State separately amounts 
receivable from (1) customers (trade); (2) related parties (see 
Sec. 210.4-08(k)); (3) underwriters, promoters, and employees (other 
than related parties) which arose in other than the ordinary course of 
business; and (4) others.
    (b) If the aggregate amount of notes receivable exceeds 10 percent 
of the aggregate amount of receivables, the above information shall be 
set forth separately, in the balance sheet or in a note thereto, for 
accounts receivable and notes receivable.
    (c) If receivables include amounts due under long-term contracts 
(see Sec. 210.5-02.6(d)), state separately in the balance sheet or in a 
note to the financial statements the following amounts:
    (1) Balances billed but not paid by customers under retainage 
provisions in contracts.
    (2) Amounts representing the recognized sales value of performance 
and such amounts that had not been billed and were not billable to 
customers at the date of the balance sheet. Include a general 
description of the prerequisites for billing.
    (3) Billed or unbilled amounts representing claims or other similar 
items subject to uncertainty concerning their determination or ultimate 
realization. Include a description of the nature and status of the 
principal items comprising such amount.
    (4) With respect to (1) through (3) above, also state the amounts 
included in each item which are expected to be collected after one year. 
Also state, by year, if practicable, when the amounts of retainage (see 
(1) above) are expected to be collected.
    4. Allowances for doubtful accounts and notes receivable. The amount 
is to be set forth separately in the balance sheet or in a note thereto.
    5. Unearned income.
    6. Inventories. (a) State separately in the balance sheet or in a 
note thereto, if practicable, the amounts of major classes of inventory 
such as: (1) Finished goods; (2) inventoried costs relating to long-term 
contracts or programs (see (d) below and Sec. 210.4-05); (3) work in 
process (see Sec. 210.4-05); (4) raw materials; and (5) supplies. If the 
method of calculating a LIFO inventory does not allow for the practical 
determination of amounts assigned to major classes of inventory, the 
amounts of those classes may be stated under cost flow assumptions other 
that LIFO with the excess of such total amount over the agggregate LIFO 
amount shown as a deduction to arrive at the amount of the LIFO 
inventory.
    (b) The basis of determining the amounts shall be stated.
    If cost is used to determine any portion of the inventory amounts, 
the description of this method shall include the nature of the cost 
elements included in inventory. Elements of cost include, among other 
items, retained costs representing the excess of manufacturing or 
production costs over the amounts charged to cost of sales or delivered 
or in-process units, initial tooling or other deferred startup costs, or 
general and administrative costs.
    The method by which amounts are removed from inventory (e.g., 
average cost, first-in, first-out, last-in, first-out, estimated average 
cost per unit) shall be described. If the estimated average cost per 
unit is used as a basis to determine amounts removed from inventory 
under a total program or similar basis of accounting, the principal 
assumptions (including, where meaningful, the aggregate number of units 
expected to be delivered under the program, the number of units 
delivered to date and the number of units on order) shall be disclosed.
    If any general and administrative costs are charged to inventory, 
state in a note to the financial statements the aggregate amount of the 
general and administrative costs incurred in each period and the actual 
or estimated amount remaining in inventory at the date of each balance 
sheet.
    (c) If the LIFO inventory method is used, the excess of replacement 
or current cost over stated LIFO value shall, if material, be stated 
parenthetically or in a note to the financial statements.
    (d) For purposes of Secs. 210.5-02.3 and 210.5-02.6, long-term 
contracts or programs include (1) all contracts or programs for which 
gross profits are recognized on a percentage-of-completion method of 
accounting or any variant thereof (e.g., delivered unit, cost to cost, 
physical completion), and (2) any contracts or programs accounted for on 
a completed contract basis of accounting where, in either case, the 
contracts or programs have associated with them material amounts of 
inventories or unbilled receivables and where such contracts or programs 
have been or are expected to be performed over a period of more than 
twelve months. Contracts or programs of shorter duration may also be 
included, if deemed appropriate.
    For all long-term contracts or programs, the following information, 
if applicable,

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shall be stated in a note to the financial statements:
    (i) The aggregate amount of manufacturing or production costs and 
any related deferred costs (e.g., initial tooling costs) which exceeds 
the aggregate estimated cost of all in-process and delivered units on 
the basis of the estimated average cost of all units expected to be 
produced under long-term contracts and programs not yet complete, as 
well as that portion of such amount which would not be absorbed in cost 
of sales based on existing firm orders at the latest balance sheet date. 
In addition, if practicable, disclose the amount of deferred costs by 
type of cost (e.g., initial tooling, deferred production, etc.).
    (ii) The aggregate amount representing claims or other similar items 
subject to uncertainty concerning their determination or ultimate 
realization, and include a description of the nature and status of the 
principal items comprising such aggregate amount.
    (iii) The amount of progress payments netted against inventory at 
the date of the balance sheet.
    7. Prepaid expenses.
    8. Other current assets. State separately, in the balance sheet or 
in a note thereto, any amounts in excess of five percent of total 
current assets.
    9. Total current assets, when appropriate.
    10. Securities of related parties. (See Sec. 210.4-08(k).)
    11. Indebtedness of related parties--not current. (See Sec. 210.4-
08(k).)
    12. Other investments. The accounting and disclosure requirements 
for non-current marketable equity securities are specified by generally 
accepted accounting principles. With respect to other security 
investments and any other investment, state, parenthetically or 
otherwise, the basis of determining the aggregate amounts shown in the 
balance sheet, along with the alternate of the aggregate cost or 
aggregate market value at the balance sheet date.
    13. Property, plant and equipment.
    (a) State the basis of determining the amounts.
    (b) Tangible and intangible utility plant of a public utility 
company shall be segregated so as to show separately the original cost, 
plant acquisition adjustments, and plant adjustments, as required by the 
system of accounts prescribed by the applicable regulatory authorities. 
This rule shall not be applicable in respect to companies which are not 
required to make such a classification.
    14. Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization of 
property, plant and equipment. The amount is to be set forth separately 
in the balance sheet or in a note thereto.
    15. Intangible assets. State separately each class of such assets 
which is in excess of five percent of the total assets, along with the 
basis of determining the respective amounts. Any significant addition or 
deletion shall be explained in a note.
    16. Accumulated depreciation and amortization of intangible assets. 
The amount is to be set forth separately in the balance sheet or in a 
note thereto.
    17. Other assets. State separately, in the balance sheet or in a 
note thereto, any other item not properly classed in one of the 
preceding asset captions which is in excess of five percent to total 
assets. Any significant addition or deletion should be explained in a 
note. With respect to any significant deferred charge, state the policy 
for deferral and amortization.
    18. Total assets.

                  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

        Current Liabilities, When Appropriate (See Sec. 210.4-05)

    19. Accounts and notes payable. (a) State separately amounts payable 
to (1) banks for borrowings; (2) factors or other financial institutions 
for borrowings; (3) holders of commercial paper; (4) trade creditors; 
(5) related parties (see Sec. 210.4-08(k)); (6) underwriters, promoters, 
and employees (other than related parties); and (7) others. Amounts 
applicable to (1), (2) and (3) may be stated separately in the balance 
sheet or in a note thereto.
    (b) The amount and terms (including commitment fees and the 
conditions under which lines may be withdrawn) of unused lines of credit 
for short-term financing shall be disclosed, if significant, in the 
notes to the financial statements. The weighted average interest rate on 
short term borrowings outstanding as of the date of each balance sheet 
presented shall be furnished in a note. The amount of these lines of 
credit which support a commercial paper borrowing arrangement or similar 
arrangements shall be separately identified.
    20. Other current liabilities. State separately, in the balance 
sheet or in a note thereto, any item in excess of 5 percent of total 
current liabilities. Such items may include, but are not limited to, 
accrued payrolls, accrued interest, taxes, indicating the current 
portion of deferred income taxes, and the current portion of long-term 
debt. Remaining items may be shown in one amount.
    21. Total current liabilities, when appropriate.

                             Long-Term Debt

    22. Bonds, mortgages and other long-term debt, including capitalized 
leases. (a) State separately, in the balance sheet or in a note thereto, 
each issue or type of obligation and such information as will indicate 
(see Sec. 210.4-06):
    (1) The general character of each type of debt including the rate of 
interest; (2) the date of maturity, or, if maturing serially, a brief 
indication of the serial maturities, such

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as ``maturing serially from 1980 to 1990''; (3) if the payment of 
principal or interest is contingent, an appropriate indication of such 
contingency; (4) a brief indication of priority; and (5) if convertible, 
the basis. For amounts owed to related parties, see Sec. 210.4-08(k).
    (b) The amount and terms (including commitment fees and the 
conditions under which commitments may be withdrawn) of unused 
commitments for long-term financing arrangements that would be disclosed 
under this rule if used shall be disclosed in the notes to the financial 
statements if significant.
    23. Indebtedness to related parties--noncurrent. Include under this 
caption indebtedness to related parties as required under Sec. 210.4-
08(k).
    24. Other liabilities. State separately, in the balance sheet or in 
a note thereto, any item not properly classified in one of the preceding 
liability captions which is in excess of 5 percent of total liabilities.
    25. Commitments and contingent liabilities.
    26. Deferred credits. State separately in the balance sheet amounts 
for (a) deferred income taxes, (b) deferred tax credits, and (c) 
material items of deferred income.

                           Minority Interests

    27. Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries. State 
separately in a note the amounts represented by preferred stock and the 
applicable dividend requirements if the preferred stock is material in 
relation to the consolidated stockholders' equity.

                       Redeemable Preferred Stocks

    28. Preferred stocks subject to mandatory redemption requirements or 
whose redemption is outside the control of the issuer. (a) Include under 
this caption amounts applicable to any class of stock which has any of 
the following characteristics: (1) it is redeemable at a fixed or 
determinable price on a fixed or determinable date or dates, whether by 
operation of a sinking fund or otherwise; (2) it is redeemable at the 
option of the holder; or (3) it has conditions for redemption which are 
not solely within the control of the issuer, such as stocks which must 
be redeemed out of future earnings. Amounts attributable to preferred 
stock which is not redeemable or is redeemable solely at the option of 
the issuer shall be included under Sec. 210.5-02.29 unless it meets one 
or more of the above criteria.
    (b) State on the face of the balance sheet the title of each issue, 
the carrying amount, and redemption amount. (If there is more than one 
issue, these amounts may be aggregated on the face of the balance sheet 
and details concerning each issue may be presented in the note required 
by paragraph (c) below.) Show also the dollar amount of any shares 
subscribed but unissued, and show the deduction of subscriptions 
receivable therefrom. If the carrying value is different from the 
redemption amount, describe the accounting treatment for such difference 
in the note required by paragraph (c) below. Also state in this note or 
on the face of the balance sheet, for each issue, the number of shares 
authorized and the number of shares issued or outstanding, as 
appropriate (See Sec. 210.4-07).
    (c) State in a separate note captioned ``Redeemable Preferred 
Stocks'' (1) a general description of each issue, including its 
redemption features (e.g. sinking fund, at option of holders, out of 
future earnings) and the rights, if any, of holders in the event of 
default, including the effect, if any, on junior securities in the event 
a required dividend, sinking fund, or other redemption payment(s) is not 
made; (2) the combined aggregate amount of redemption requirements for 
all issues each year for the five years following the date of the latest 
balance sheet; and (3) the changes in each issue for each period for 
which an income statement is required to be filed. (See also Sec. 210.4-
08(d).)
    (d) Securities reported under this caption are not to be included 
under a general heading ``stockholders' equity'' or combined in a total 
with items described in captions 29, 30 or 31 which follow.

                     Non-Redeemable Preferred Stocks

    29. Preferred stocks which are not redeemable or are redeemable 
solely at the option of the issuer. State on the face of the balance 
sheet, or if more than one issue is outstanding state in a note, the 
title of each issue and the dollar amount thereof. Show also the dollar 
amount of any shares subscribed but unissued, and show the deduction of 
subscriptions receivable therefrom. State on the face of the balance 
sheet or in a note, for each issue, the number of shares authorized and 
the number of shares issued or outstanding, as appropriate (see 
Sec. 210.4-07). Show in a note or separate statement the changes in each 
class of preferred shares reported under this caption for each period 
for which an income statement is required to be filed. (See also 
Sec. 210.4-08(d).)

                              Common Stocks

    30. Common stocks. For each class of common shares state, on the 
face of the balance sheet, the number of shares issued or outstanding, 
as appropriate (see Sec. 210.4-07), and the dollar amount thereof. If 
convertible, this fact should be indicated on the face of the balance 
sheet. For each class of common shares state, on the face of the balance 
sheet or in a note, the title of the issue, the number of shares 
authorized, and, if convertible, the basis of conversion (see also 
Sec. 210.4-08(d)). Show also the dollar amount of any common shares 
subscribed but unissued, and show the

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deduction of subscriptions receivable therefrom. Show in a note or 
statement the changes in each class of common shares for each period for 
which an income statement is required to be filed.

                       Other Stockholders' Equity

    31. Other stockholders' equity. (a) Separate captions shall be shown 
for (1) additional paid-in capital, (2) other additional capital and (3) 
retained earnings (i) appropriated and (ii) unappropriated. (See 
Sec. 210.4-08(e).) Additional paid-in capital and other additional 
capital may be combined with the stock caption to which it applies, if 
appropriate.
    (b) For a period of at least 10 years subsequent to the effective 
date of a quasi-reorganization, any description of retained earnings 
shall indicate the point in time from which the new retained earnings 
dates and for a period of at least three years shall indicate, on the 
face of the balance sheet, the total amount of the deficit eliminated.
    32. Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.

(Secs. 7 and 19a of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. 77g, 77s(a), 
77aa(25)(26); secs. 12, 13, 14, 15(d), and 23(a) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o(d), 78w(a), secs. 
5(b), 10(a), 14, 20(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act, 15 
U.S.C. 79e(a), 79n, 79t(a); secs. 8, 20, 30, 31(c), 38(a) of the 
Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. 80a-8, 80a-20, 80a-29, 80a-
30(c), 80a-37(a))

[45 FR 63671, Sept. 25, 1980, as amended at 46 FR 43412, Aug. 28, 1981; 
47 FR 29837, July 9, 1982; 50 FR 25215, June 18, 1985; 50 FR 49533, Dec. 
3, 1985; 59 FR 65636, Dec. 20, 1994]