1 min readWarningBank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1Updated 11 November 2026

This is the absolute value of the difference between interest income and interest expense (OF16.00.01.04, SC16.00.01.04, Bank of England check boe_b0462)

A warning on the operational risk: part 4 - business indicator and subcomponents (OPR) (OF16.00.01.04) and operational risk: part 4 - business indicator and subcomponents (OPR) (SC16.00.01.04) templates, in the own funds (PRA001) and own funds for SDDTs (PRA116) returns.

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) and own funds for SDDTs (PRA116) returns, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all six test files of those returns.

The rule in plain words

This is the absolute value of the difference between interest income and interest expense

In each of "T-2" (column 0010), "T-1" (column 0020) and "T" (column 0030) of Operational risk: part 4 - business indicator and subcomponents (OPR) (OF16.00.01.04): "Absolute value of interest income minus interest expense" (row 0050) must equal the size of "Interest income" (row 0060) minus "Interest expense" (row 0090) (ignoring its sign).

This is a warning. It does not stop the return on its own, but your supervisor may ask you to explain it. It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF16.00.01.04 as reported.

The cells it reads

Operational risk: part 4 - business indicator and subcomponents (OPR) (OF16.00.01.04)

Rows

  • R0050Absolute value of interest income minus interest expense
  • R0060Interest income
  • R0090Interest expense

Columns

  • C0010T-2
  • C0020T-1
  • C0030T

Operational risk: part 4 - business indicator and subcomponents (OPR) (SC16.00.01.04)

Rows

  • R0050Absolute value of interest income minus interest expense
  • R0060Interest income
  • R0090Interest expense

Columns

  • C0010T-2
  • C0020T-1
  • C0030T

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) and own funds for SDDTs (PRA116) returns on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to own funds for SDDTs (PRA116) and own funds (PRA001) returns, as a warning.

The Bank’s own words and formula

The first paragraph of the plain words above is the Bank of England’s own, word for word, from its list of validations. The second spells out its formula, with each cell named from its templates.

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The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

{t: OF16.00.01.04, r: 0050} = abs({t: OF16.00.01.04, r: 0060} - {t: OF16.00.01.04, r: 0090})

Where it applies, in the Bank's words (its scope):

scope({t: OF16.00.01.04, c:0010;0020;0030, f: banking, fv: banking_reporting})

Every PRA banking rule on OF16.00.01.04

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