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1. 310-960Plan Accounting—Defined Benefit Pension Plans310 Receivables

   This Subtopic governs when a defined benefit pension plan recognizes contributions receivable in its own financial statements. Amounts due at the reporting date from employers, participants, or other funding sources (separately identified) are recognized when supported by legal or contractual requirements or a formal commitment, net of an allowance for estimated uncollectible amounts. Unfunded prior service costs and any excess of the actuarial present value of accumulated plan benefits over net assets available for benefits are not plan receivables.

2. 310-962Plan Accounting—Defined Contribution Pension Plans310 Receivables

   This Subtopic governs receivables in the financial statements of defined contribution pension plans — principally employer/participant contributions receivable and participant loans. Contributions receivable are recognized when supported by a formal commitment or legal/contractual requirement, are shown net of an allowance for estimated uncollectible amounts, and are separately identified. Participant loans are measured at unpaid principal plus accrued but unpaid interest and are reported as notes receivable from participants rather than as investments at fair value.

3. 310-965Plan Accounting—Health and Welfare Benefit Plans310 Receivables

   This Subtopic governs receivables of health and welfare benefit plans, principally contributions receivable from employers and amounts due from insurance entities. Employer contributions are recognized only when supported by a formal commitment (e.g., a governing-body resolution, an established pattern of post-year-end funding, a tax deduction, or the employer's own recorded payable), and contributions receivable must carry an allowance for estimated uncollectible amounts. Deposits with insurance entities or service providers and premium stabilization reserves remain plan assets until applied against premiums or claims, and experience-rating refunds are recorded when probable and reasonably estimable.