Non-accrual of Profit/Interest Income
RM-2.5.1
Licensees are required to place on a non-accrual basis any facility where there is reasonable doubt about the collectability of the receivable irrespective of whether the facility is overdue or not. All accrued profit/interest, including related interest/profit earned but not collected and recognised as income in prior periods, for non-accrual assets identified in Paragraph RM-2.5.2 must be credited to an off-balance sheet special account in thelicensee's records under the name 'profit/interest in suspense account' and not to the profit and loss account, i.e. it must not be recognised as income.July 2014RM-2.5.2
For the purpose of this Module, the following 'non-performing' categories of assets must be considered as non-accrual items:
(a) Substandard;(b) Doubtful;(c) Loss; and(d) Any other credit facilities that are overdue for a period of less than 90 days but thelicensee has doubts about their collectability.July 2014