Tag: economics
Tax Evasion
DefinitionTax evasion is the illegal evasion of taxes by individuals, corporations, and trusts. Tax evasion often entails taxpayers deliberately misrepresenting the true state of...
Tangible Personal Property
What is 'Tangible Personal Property' Tangible personal property is a tax term describing personal property that can be physically relocated, such as...
Tainted Alpha
What is 'Tainted Alpha' An alpha return that cannot be attributed solely to the money manager due to consequential beta exposure. Tainted...
Tax Court
What is 'Tax Court' A specialized court of law that hears and adjudicates tax-related disputes and issues. The tax court in the...
Impairment
What is 'Impairment' Impairment is an accounting principle that describes a permanent reduction in the value of a company's asset, normally a...
How to Account For Goodwill
When determining how much goodwill a company possesses, there are several factors that must be considered. These factors include the measurement of goodwill, the...
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....
Correlation
Financial Correlation basically measures the relationship between the changes occurring in two or more variables at the same time. Correlation plays a major role...
Takedown
What is 'Takedown' 1. The price at which underwriters obtain securities to be offered to the public. Explaining 'Takedown' ...
Term Life Insurance
DefinitionTerm life insurance or term assurance is life insurance that provides coverage at a fixed rate of payments for a limited period of time,...




























