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ENGAGEMENT ANTICIPATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forward commitment
1, record 1, English, forward%20commitment
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Forward commitments are dependent upon appropriations of future fiscal years for their payment. When payments will be made from both current and future fiscal year appropriations only the obligation or portion of the obligation that will be paid from future year appropriations are forward commitments. 2, record 1, English, - forward%20commitment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Forward commitment: Officially approved by the Management Committee for the BCF(budgetary, accounting and finance) Glossary. Use of this term is mandatory in Canadian government texts. 3, record 1, English, - forward%20commitment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- engagement par anticipation
1, record 1, French, engagement%20par%20anticipation
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) aménagement du principe d'annualité permettant d'engager certaines dépenses avant l'ouverture des crédits sur lesquels ces dépenses seront imputées, la réalisation des travaux, fournitures ou services correspondants restant différée jusqu'après l'ouverture de ces crédits. 2, record 1, French, - engagement%20par%20anticipation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Engagement par anticipation terme uniformisé par le Comité de gestion du Lexique BCF budgétaire, comptable et financier) et d'usage obligatoire dans la Fonction publique fédérale. 3, record 1, French, - engagement%20par%20anticipation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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