The rule in plain words
Benefits paid cannot be more than zero.
How the Line4 Check report words itShowHide
Word for word as the report shows it when the rule fails.
Benefits paid <= 0
What to do if your filing fails it
- 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
- 02Look for a value with the wrong sign in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
- 03EBA compares the values exactly here: there is no rounding tolerance.
- 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark F 44.02 as reported.
- 05This is a warning. It does not stop the filing on its own, but your authority may ask you to explain it.
The cells it reads
Movements in defined benefit plans and employee benefits (F 44.02)
Row
- 0080Benefits paid
Column
- 0010Defined benefit obligations
A worked example
The first of its checks, with simple numbers.
What the rule then expects
Benefits paid can then be at most 0.
0Passes
100Fails
A file that reports 0 passes. One that reports 100 fails, by 100.
The numbers are illustrative.
Show the rule as writtenShowHide
EBA's formula. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.
{F_44.02,r0080,c0010,} <= 0Other rules on F 44.02
Every FINREP 9 rule, by template
Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.