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taxable event

Financial services; General Finance

An event or transaction that has a tax consequence, such as the sale of stock holding that is subject to capital gains taxes.

unleveraged

Financial services; General Finance

The required return on an investment when the investment is financed entirely by equity (i.e., no debt).

tax planning

Financial services; General Finance

Devising strategies throughout the year in order to minimize tax liability, for example, by choosing a tax filing status that is most beneficial to the taxpayer.

Uniform Rules for Collections

Financial services; General Finance

International Chamber of Commerce rules on the handling of documentary and clean collections.

true interest cost

Financial services; General Finance

For a security such as commercial paper that is sold on a discount basis, true interest cost is the coupon rate required to provide an identical return assuming a coupon-bearing instrument of like ...

unified tax credit

Financial services; General Finance

A federal tax credit that reduces tax liability, dollar for dollar, on lifetime gifts and asset transfers at death.

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