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other government departments suspense account [1 record]

Record 1 2002-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
DEF

An account the purpose of which is to administer funds that fall under the mandate of another government department. An OGD suspense account is maintained by the administering department as well as by the home department. The home department uses the account to account for advances it provided to the administering department. The latter will undertake expenditures, and will then account for the advance to the home department. The home department will report the charges to its appropriation vote.

Key term(s)
  • other government department suspense account
  • OGD Suspense

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Compte dont le but est d'administrer des fonds qui relèvent du mandat d'un autre ministère. Ce compte d'attente est tenu par le ministère responsable et par le ministère d'attache. Le ministère d'attache comptabilise temporairement dans le compte des autres ministères, les avances faites au ministère responsable. Ce dernier engagera des dépenses et justifiera par la suite au ministère d'attache les avances. Le ministère d'attache imputera à son crédit les sommes dues.

OBS

AMG : autres ministères du gouvernement (à éviter).

OBS

AM : autres ministères.

Spanish

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