Gas Pipeline Uniform Accounting Regulations

68 (1) Subject to the approval of the Commission, a company may write down its investment in a separately incorporated company controlled by the company to reflect the company’s share of the losses of the separately incorporated company, where the operation of such a company is considered to be an integral part of the company’s gas transportation system.

(2) A company shall credit the amount of a write-down referred to in subsection (1) to account 126 (Allowance for Loss in Value of Investments) and debit that amount to account 326 (Provision for Loss in Valuation of Investments) unless the amount of the write-down is material, in which case it shall be debited to account 341 (Extraordinary Income Deductions).

(3) Subject to the approval of the Commission, where a company provides for a loss in accordance with this section and the separately incorporated company makes a profit in a subsequent year, the controlling company shall adjust the allowance for losses recorded in account 126 (Allowance for Loss in Value of Investments) by debiting the amount of the profit to that account and concurrently crediting account 326 (Provision for Loss in Valuation of Investments) unless the profit is material, in which case it shall be credited to account 331 (Extraordinary Income).