dissimilar activities — A situation in which the activities of one undertaking in a group are so different from those of the other group undertakings that its inclusion in consolidated financial statements would be incompatible with the obligation to give a true and… … Accounting dictionary
Treasury Regulation 1.183-2 — is a Treasury Regulation in the United States, outlining the taxes owed from income deriving from non business, non investment activity. Expenses relating to for profit activities, such as business and investment activities, are generally tax… … Wikipedia
Air Force reports on the Roswell UFO incident — The two Air Force reports on the Roswell UFO incident, published in 1994/5 and 1997, form the basis for much of the skeptical explanation for the 1947 incident, the purported recovery of aliens and their craft from the vicinity of Roswell, New… … Wikipedia
Occupational crime — is crime that is committed through opportunity created in the course of legal occupation. Thefts of company property, vandalism, the misuse of information and many other activities come under the rubric of occupational crime.The concept of… … Wikipedia
Hammock activity — A Hammock activity is a schedule (project management) or project planning term for a grouping of subtasks that hangs between two end dates it is tied to. (Or the two end events it is fixed to.)A Hammock activity groups subtasks which are not… … Wikipedia
exclusion of subsidiaries from consolidation — Subsidiary undertakings may be excluded from consolidation on the following grounds: (1) an individual subsidiary may be excluded from consolidation if its inclusion is not material for the purpose of giving a true and fair view; (2) an… … Accounting dictionary
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performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
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