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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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levered free cash flow

Accounting; Tax

Cash flow after capital expenditures and changes in net working capital and mandatory repayments of debt Unlevered free cash flow does not include interest and mandatory principal repayments Lien ...

aggregation

Accounting; Tax

Term used to denote the adding together of the taxpayer's income from all sources in order to determine the applicable tax rate for income tax purposes.

accounting rate of return

Accounting; Tax

A method of computing the profitability where the total cash inflow over the life of the project is reduced by expenses This amount is divided by the estimated life of the project to arrive at an ...

life income period-certain annuity

Accounting; Tax

The annuitant is guaranteed payments for the rest of his life, but should he die before a certain time, there is a payout based on a minimum number of payments

aging of accounts receivable

Accounting; Tax

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

accounts payable

Accounting; Tax

A liability arising when a vendor provides goods or services that are not immediately paid for and where the liability is not formalized in writing but backed by the reputation and credit worthiness ...

like-kind exchange

Accounting; Tax

A tax device for deferring gain on the transfer of a property by exchanging it for similar property For example, you exchange investment property in New Hampshire for investment property in Colorado ...

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