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ABILITY TO PAY

An individuals ability to manage their disposable income to pay a tax or loan. This is called capacity and is a deciding factor in loan decision. It is also called the five

ABOVE WATER

A company who can stay out of debt and economic trouble. This causes them to have a better credit rating and investors see them as well off. They will also be rewarded

ABSOLUTE INTEREST

A clear profit or advantage. There are no stipulations placed on them. Vested interest is another term for this.

ABSORBED DOSE

The trace amounts of materials that are absorbed and retained by the body. This is measured by milligrams per kilogram of the individuals body weight per day. This is commonly called an

ABSTRUSE

Something that is harder to understand for those with only basic knowledge on the topic.

ACCELERATED DEPRECIAITION

This method of depreciaition helps companies to recover costs faster than through traditional straight line depreciation. Advantages of accelerated depcreiation including quicker recovery of cost and lower taxes.

ABANDONMENT

the voluntary relinquishment of all rights, title, or claim to property that rightfully belongs to the owner of the property. Stocks, bonds or mutual funds held in a brokerage account where the

ABILITY TO PAY PRINCIPLE

A principle in economics that those with more wealth should pay higher taxes. This balances those with a lesser income who cannot afford to pay as much.

ABRIDGED ACCOUNTS

An account that does not include detailed financial information but records the transactions of a full accounting period. Abbreviated accounts may be a definition of interest.

ABSOLUTE LIABILITY

Liability that is determined to be against the public good or negiligent on behalf of a company or parties action. Any party that is assigned absolute liability may have to pay damages

ABUSE

1. A misuse of anything. 2. Cruelty that causes harm to another.

ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION

Computing depreciation rates faster than the straight line option. The two methods are declining balance or taking the sum of the years digits as the depreciation rate. This results in a larger

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