International Financial Terms with "A"
Glossary of International Financial - Glossario Finanza Internazionale
Glossary of International Financial - Glossario Finanza Internazionale
Accruals Basis: an accounting basis that recognises income and expenses in the accounting period in which they are earned or incurred, rather than that in which they are received or paid.
Accruals Basis: an accounting basis that recognises income and expenses in the accounting period in which they are earned or incurred, rather than that in which they are received or paid.
Acting Together: this refers to the indirect participation legislation at TIOPA10/S158 which can extend the scope of transfer pricing legislation beyond the usual related party concept. The scope can be wide and tends to affect private equity deals and debt reconstructions, where lenders can be more akin to stakeholders.
Acting Together: this refers to the indirect participation legislation at TIOPA10/S158 which can extend the scope of transfer pricing legislation beyond the usual related party concept. The scope can be wide and tends to affect private equity deals and debt reconstructions, where lenders can be more akin to stakeholders.
Amortisation: the equivalent of depreciation, for intangible assets. Amortisation of goodwill or other intangible assets involves writing off over a period of years the amount paid for a business acquisition over and above the value of the assets acquired. As such, it does not usually indicate current or future cash expenditure (unlike depreciation), so adding it back to profits is not likely to be an issue for thin cap purposes.
Amortisation: the equivalent of depreciation, for intangible assets. Amortisation of goodwill or other intangible assets involves writing off over a period of years the amount paid for a business acquisition over and above the value of the assets acquired. As such, it does not usually indicate current or future cash expenditure (unlike depreciation), so adding it back to profits is not likely to be an issue for thin cap purposes.
Amortisation: the gradual reduction of a debt by means of periodic payments which are sufficient to cover interest and repay the principal over the life of the loan.
Amortisation: the gradual reduction of a debt by means of periodic payments which are sufficient to cover interest and repay the principal over the life of the loan.
Amortising Loan: a loan where the principal is paid down gradually over the life of the loan.
Amortising Loan: a loan where the principal is paid down gradually over the life of the loan.
Asset-Backed Security (ABS): tradeable debt (normally issued by a company) backed by a pool of assets, such as stocks of finished goods or raw materials, trade debts, bonds, loans or mortgages. If the issuer defaults, the bondholders have first claim on the asset(s) backing the bond.
Asset-Backed Security (ABS): tradeable debt (normally issued by a company) backed by a pool of assets, such as stocks of finished goods or raw materials, trade debts, bonds, loans or mortgages. If the issuer defaults, the bondholders have first claim on the asset(s) backing the bond.
Asset-linked security: security whose value is linked to the value of an underlying asset, such as land or shares.
Asset-linked security: security whose value is linked to the value of an underlying asset, such as land or shares.
Assign or Assignment: a transfer of rights associated with an asset, such as the right to receive payment on a loan, from the original beneficiary (the assignor) to another (the assignee). This is different from novation, which represents an absolute transfer of ownership. In assignment, the parties to the contract do not change.
Assign or Assignment: a transfer of rights associated with an asset, such as the right to receive payment on a loan, from the original beneficiary (the assignor) to another (the assignee). This is different from novation, which represents an absolute transfer of ownership. In assignment, the parties to the contract do not change.