Les, As they have a specified maturity date even though they are generally short term I doubt if you would usually classify them as cash, normally reserved for currency. They are basically short term investments with a maturity generally within the current accounting period so you would classify them as current assets under a general heading of cash or cash equivalents with actual cash currency also in a separate account under this general heading. The following article suggests a treatment https://accountingsoftware.com.ng/accounting-treatment-for-debt-securities-treasury-bills-bond-investment/ also see http://faculty.uml.edu/ccarter/chapter06part5.htm
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