TAX ANTICIPATION NOTE - TAN
Short-term instrument, issued by a state or local government, to fund an immediate project to be repaid with future tax revenue. Such notes are used to borrow money, normally for one year or less and at low interest rate, to finance a capital expenditure including construction of a road or school, or purchasing a new building. Then, the government uses the tax collection the following year to repay these notes.
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Idle Funds
Money not invested, thus, not generating interest or investment income. In simplest terms, these are funds not deposited in an interest bearing or ...
Governance, Risk Management and Compliance - GRC
Corporations’ integrated approach to act according to the guidelines set for every category: governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC ...
Regulatory Risk
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