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COMMITMENT ACCOUNTING [5 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
DEF

The recording of obligations to make some future payments at the time they are foreseen, not at the time the services are rendered and the billings are received.

Key term(s)
  • commitments accounting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
DEF

Inscription d'une obligation d'effectuer certains paiements futurs au moment où elle est prévue, non au moment où les services sont fournis et où les factures sont reçues.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2009-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
  • Software
  • Compartment - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
OBS

commitment accounting: term used in Saturn (financial system).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
  • Logiciels
  • Tiroir - Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
OBS

comptabilité d'engagement : terme en usage dans le système financier Saturne.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2009-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Software
  • Compartment - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
OBS

commitment accounting: term used in Saturn (financial system).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Logiciels
  • Tiroir - Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
OBS

comptabilité d'engagement : terme en usage dans le système financier Saturne.

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
  • Government Accounting
DEF

The recording of encumbrances and conditional obligations as they are incurred, in order to establish an accurate record of remaining balances in budgetary appropriations and allotments still available for other purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Méthode de comptabilité généralement en usage dans le secteur public et qui consiste à enregistrer les dépenses dès qu'elles font l'objet d'engagements budgétaires, donc avant que les travaux soient exécutés, les marchandises reçues ou les services rendus.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Operating Systems (Software)
OBS

Corporate Administrative Systems (CAS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
OBS

Systèmes administratifs d'entreprise (SAE).

Spanish

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