investment income
(2) Investment income The term “investment income” means the gross amount of income earned during the taxable year from interest, dividends, and rents, computed as follows: To all interest, dividends, and rents received during the taxable year, add interest, dividends, and rents due and accrued at the end of the taxable year, and deduct all interest, dividends, and rents due and accrued at the end of the preceding taxable year.
Source
26 USC § 832(b)(2)
Scoping language
None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (part II) of this section.