§ 256.190 - Accumulated deferred income taxes.

(a) This account shall be debited and account 411, Provision for deferred income taxes—credit, or account 421, Miscellaneous income or loss, as appropriate, shall be credited with an amount equal to that by which income taxes payable for the year are higher because of the inclusion of certain items in income for tax purposes, which items for general accounting purposes will not be fully reflected in the service company's determination of annual net income until subsequent years.

(b) This account shall be credited and account 410, Provision for deferred income taxes, or account 421, Miscellaneous income or loss, as appropriate, shall be debited with an amount equal to that by which income taxes payable for the year are lower because of prior payment of taxes as provided by paragraph (a) of this section, because of difference in timing for tax purposes of particular items of income or income deductions from that recognized by the service company for general accounting purposes.

(c) Vintage year records with respect to entries to this account, as described above, and the account balance shall be so maintained as to show the factor of calculation with respect to each annual amount of the item or class of items for which deferred tax accounting by the service company is utilized.