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TROP-PAYE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Finance
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Taxation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- overpayment
1, record 1, English, overpayment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A payment in excess of the amount owed and which should be reimbursed. 2, record 1, English, - overpayment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When an overpayment of salary occurs, the Payroll Unit is responsible for contacting the employee and making arrangements to recover the amount of the overpayment. 3, record 1, English, - overpayment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Finances
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Fiscalité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trop-perçu
1, record 1, French, trop%2Dper%C3%A7u
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trop-payé 2, record 1, French, trop%2Dpay%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- indu 3, record 1, French, indu
correct, masculine noun
- paiement en trop 4, record 1, French, paiement%20en%20trop
correct, masculine noun
- versement excédentaire 5, record 1, French, versement%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Somme perçue au delà de ce qui est dû et qui doit en principe être restituée à celui qui l'a versée, par exemple un trop-perçu d'impôt ou un trop-perçu de loyer. 3, record 1, French, - trop%2Dper%C3%A7u
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque, par erreur, on a versé à un employé ou à un entrepreneur, à titre de traitement ou de rémunération, une somme supérieure à celle qui aurait dû lui être versée, le trop-payé constitue une créance de la Couronne qui peut être recouvrée à tout moment à partir des versements à venir afférents au traitement ou à la rémunération de cette personne. 6, record 1, French, - trop%2Dper%C3%A7u
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Finanzas
- Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
- Sistema tributario
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pago en exceso
1, record 1, Spanish, pago%20en%20exceso
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sobrepago 1, record 1, Spanish, sobrepago
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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