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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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At-risk plan

Accounting; Tax

Under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, a plan is considered to be at risk of default on its obligations if it fails to meet at least one of two tests Under the first test, a plan is deemed to be ...

After-acquired clause

Accounting; Tax

A clause in a mortgage or similar loan document that provides that any mortgageable property acquired after the mortgage is signed will be considered additional security for the loan

After-tax real rate of return

Accounting; Tax

A rate of return on an investment on an after-tax basis and adjusted for inflation

Agency

Accounting; Tax

A relationship between a principal and an agent who acts on behalf of the principal in a transaction with a third party

Agent

Accounting; Tax

A person or entity authorised to act on behalf of another party While a person can act on his own, a corporation can only act through its agents

Aggregation

Accounting; Tax

The combination of several business operations into a larger unit Primarily used to combine passive trade or business undertakings into one or more activities in order to determine whether a ...

Ageing of accounts receivable

Accounting; Tax

A way to estimate bad debts by analysing individual accounts receivable according to the length of time they have been outstanding For example, outstanding accounts may be split into those 30 days ...

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