deferred consideration agreement — An agreement in which payment of the consideration is delayed either until a certain date or until a specified and certain event has occurred … Accounting dictionary
Deferred compensation — is an arrangement in which a portion of an employee s income is paid out at a date after which that income is actually earned. Examples of deferred compensation include pensions, retirement plans, and stock options. The primary benefit of most… … Wikipedia
Deferred Acquisition Costs — (DAC) is a term commonly used in the insurance business. It describes the practice of deferring the cost of acquiring a new customer over the duration of the insurance contract. Insurance companies face large upfront costs incurred in issuing new … Wikipedia
The Carphone Warehouse — Carphone Warehouse Group PLC Type Public Industry Telecommunications Founded 1989 … Wikipedia
TalkTalk — For other uses, see Talk Talk (disambiguation). TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC Type Public limited company Traded as LSE: … Wikipedia
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood — This article is about the Independent school in Northwood, Hertfordshire. For the independent school in Crosby, Merseyside, see Merchant Taylors School, Crosby. Merchant Taylors School Motto Latin: Concordia parvae res crescunt ( Small things… … Wikipedia
acquisition accounting — A method of accounting whereby the buyer includes the acquired identifiable assets and liabilities in its balance sheet at their fair value at the date of acquisition; profits (or losses) generated by the acquired business are profit and loss… … Law dictionary
completion accounts — 1) Accounts of the target company drawn up at or shortly after completion of the acquisition which will form the basis for determining the final amount payable under the acquisition agreement. 2) Accounts of the target company drawn up at or… … Law dictionary
forfaiting — The supply of fixed rate, without recourse trade finance through the discounting of bills of exchange (bill of exchange) or promissory notes (promissory note). The bills of exchange or promissory notes will typically have been issued as deferred… … Law dictionary
SCO v. IBM — SCO ControversySCO v. IBM is a civil lawsuit in the United States District Court of Utah. The SCO Group asserted that there are legal uncertainties regarding the use of the Linux operating system due to alleged violations of IBM s Unix licenses… … Wikipedia
