Liability arising from guarantees to be deemed indebtedness; method of computing
Official text rightpowerlimitif conditionlegal term
The liability arising from any guarantee of the principal of and interest on indebtedness contracted by a public corporation shall be deemed indebtedness in the amount of the face value of the principal thereof remaining unpaid. The liability arising from any guarantee of only the interest on indebtedness contracted by a public corporation shall be deemed indebtedness in the amount of the commuted value of the total interest guaranteed and remaining unpaid, calculated on the basis of an annual interest rate of four per centum.
Simplified explanation
A guarantee of a public corporation's principal and interest counts as debt equal to the unpaid principal; a guarantee of interest only counts as debt equal to the commuted value of the unpaid interest, at a four percent annual rate.