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Tax

Of or relating to the fees charged by a government on a product, income, or activity; and also to the system by which they are successfully levied.

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Tax

Gross leasable area

Accounting; Tax

The total square footage of a building It's generally measured from the outside walls

Accounting equation

Accounting; Tax

Simply stated, assets are equal to liabilities plus owners' equity

Level premium plan

Accounting; Tax

Premiums due on an insurance policy that remain level throughout the term, regardless of any dividends that may be paid

Acceleration clause

Accounting; Tax

A clause (often in mortgages or other loans) where some action will occur ahead of schedule as a result of some other action For example, an acceleration clause in a loan may mean that the full ...

Leasehold interest

Accounting; Tax

The right to the use of real property created by a lease If the rent payable on the lease is below the current market, the lease has a number of years to run and is for a very desirable property, ...

Joint-and-last-survivorship option

Accounting; Tax

When paying out the proceeds of an insurance policy, payments continue until the death of the last survivor of two persons

Administrative dissolution

Accounting; Tax

The dissolution of a corporation by the Secretary of State or similar state authority as a result of the corporation's failure to file corporate tax returns, file an annual report, maintain a ...

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