Local plans with over $5,000,000 book value
Arkansas Code § 24-11-203
- (a) Local plans with a book value of assets equal to or greater than five million dollars ($5,000,000) will use the method in this section to determine the actuarial value of assets.
- (b) This method is a five-year smoothing method.
(c) The actuarial value of assets will be determined using the following steps:
- (1) The total market return is calculated (including realized and unrealized appreciation);
- (2) The assumed actuarial rate of return is credited to the previous year’s actuarial value of assets;
(3)
- (A) The difference between subdivisions (c)(1) and (2) is the portion that will be added to the assets over five (5) years.
- (B) Take subdivision (c)(1) minus subdivision (c)(2) and divide by five (5);
- (4) Add the amount in subdivision (c)(3) of this section to the value of assets from subdivision (c)(2); and
- (5) Add the subdivision (c)(3) amount from the previous four (4) years to the amount from subdivision (c)(4) of this section.