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Weak Dollar
What is a weak dollar and what are the effects
A weak dollar is when the value of the U.S. dollar decreases compared to other...
Working Capital
DefinitionWorking capital is a financial metric which represents operating liquidity available to a business, organisation or other entity, including governmental entities. Along with working...
Gap Amount
What is 'Gap Amount' Insurance will only cover a certain amount of coverage if leased items are stolen or totaled. There is...
Gap Insurance
DefinitionGuaranteed Auto Protection insurance was established in the North American financial industry. GAP insurance is the difference between the actual cash value of a...
Gap Analysis
What is 'Gap Analysis' Gap analysis refers to the process through which a company compares its actual performance to its expected performance...
General Provisions
What are 'General Provisions'
General provisions are balance sheet items representing funds set aside by a company as assets to pay for anticipated future losses....
Generational Accounting
DefinitionGenerational accounting is a method of measuring the fiscal burdens facing today's and tomorrow's children. Laurence Kotlikoff's individual and co-authored work on the relativity...
Tangible Asset
What is a tangible asset
A tangible asset is an asset with a physical form. Tangible assets include both fixed assets, such as buildings and...
Par Value
DefinitionPar value, in finance and accounting, means stated value or face value. From this come the expressions at par, over par and under par....
Tax Deferred
DefinitionTax deferral refers to instances where a taxpayer can delay paying taxes to some future period. In theory, the net taxes paid should be...