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  2. Actuarial notation - Wikipedia

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    A figure in parentheses (for example ()) means the benefit is payable at the end of the period indicated (12 for monthly; 4 for quarterly; 2 for semi-annually; 365 for daily). Notation to the bottom-right indicates the age of the person when the life insurance begins.

  3. Arrears - Wikipedia

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    For example, a housing tenant who is obliged to pay rent at the end of each month is said to pay rent in arrear, while a tenant who has not paid rental due for 30 days is said to be one month in arrears. Precise usage may differ slightly (e.g. "in arrear" or "in arrears" for the same situation) in different countries.

  4. Effective interest rate - Wikipedia

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    For example, a nominal interest rate of 6% compounded monthly is equivalent to an effective interest rate of 6.17%. 6% compounded monthly is credited as 6%/12 = 0.005 every month. After one year, the initial capital is increased by the factor (1 + 0.005) 12 ≈ 1.0617. Note that the yield increases with the frequency of compounding.

  5. Accrued liabilities - Wikipedia

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    Examples would include accrued wages payable, accrued sales tax payable, and accrued rent payable. There are two general types of Accrued Liabilities: Routine and recurring; Infrequent or non-routine; Routine and recurring Accrued Liabilities are types of transactions that occur as a normal, daily part of the business cycle. [2]

  6. Promissory note - Wikipedia

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    A 1926 promissory note from the Imperial Bank of India, Rangoon, Burma for 20,000 rupees plus interest. A promissory note, sometimes referred to as a note payable, is a legal instrument (more particularly, a financing instrument and a debt instrument), in which one party (the maker or issuer) promises in writing to pay a determinate sum of money to the other (the payee), either at a fixed or ...

  7. Accounts payable - Wikipedia

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    It is the reference point for accounts payable when it comes to paying invoices. [8] In addition, most companies require a second signature on cheques whose amount exceeds a specified threshold. Accounts payable personnel must watch for fraudulent invoices. In the absence of a purchase order system, the first line of defense is the approving ...

  8. Rates in Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    The amount of increase in rates payable in any year was limited to not more than a certain percentage, as prescribed by resolution of the Legislative Council, of the amount of rates payable in the preceding year. The increases were limited to not more than 20% for each of the years 1984/85, 1985/86 and 1986/87 in respect of the 1984/85 revaluation.

  9. Business letter - Wikipedia

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    Business letters can have many types of content, for example to request direct information or action from another party, to order supplies from a supplier, to point out a mistake by the letter's recipient, to reply directly to a request, to apologize for a wrong, or to convey goodwill. A business letter is sometimes useful because it produces a ...