How To Use: ACCRINT function

ACCRINT function will return the accrued interest for a security that pays interest on a periodic basis.

The ACCRINT function is an inbuilt function in Excel which falls under the category of Financial Functions. It is a worksheet function. You can use this function as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Accrued interest is a term used in accrual accounting that disregards cash flows and reports interest earned but not collected. In simple terms, it is interest earned but not received (realized).

Syntax for the ACCRINT Function

=ACCRINT(issue, first_interest, settlement, rate, par, frequency, [basis], [calc_method])

Arguments

Issue: The issue date of the security/Investment.
First_interest: The security’s first interest date.
Settlement: The security’s settlement date.
Rate: The security’s annual coupon rate.
Par: The security’s par value. If omitted, [par] takes the default value of 1,000.
Frequency: The number of coupon payments per year (must be equal to 1, 2 or 4).
Basis: An optional argument, that specifies the day count basis to be used in the calculation.

Basis can be one of the following:

0 (or omitted) = US (NASD) 30/360
1 = actual/actual
2 = actual/360
3 = actual/365
4 = European 30/360

Calculation_method: An optional logical value that specifies the way to calculate the total accrued interest when the settlement date is later than the first_interest date. If omitted, [calc_method] takes the default value of TRUE.

Calculation method can be as following:

1 = TRUE
0 = FALSE

I have created the infographics for the ACCRINT Function. With the help of these infographics, you can easily learn step by step process for using this excel functions.

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Common Errors in ACCRINT Function

#NUM! error occurs:
1. The supplied rate argument is ≤ 0 or the supplied [par] argument is ≤ 0.
2. The supplied frequency argument is not equal to 1, 2 or 4.
3. The supplied [basis] argument is not equal to 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
4. The supplied issue ≥ settlement.

#VALUE! error occurs:
1. The supplied issue, first_interest, or settlement arguments are not valid dates.
2. Any of the supplied arguments are non-numeric.

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