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OVERPAYMENT UNIT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
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
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
- Taxation
- Public Sector Budgeting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Refund Set-Off Program
1, record 2, English, Refund%20Set%2DOff%20Program
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- RSO Program 2, record 2, English, RSO%20Program
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The ORU [Overpayment Recovery Unit] may collect debt through negotiated voluntary repayment plans or by utilizing the Canada Revenue Agency's Refund Set-off Program(CRA-RSO) to collect outstanding overpayments on inactive cases. The RSO Program allows tax refunds of individuals to be “set-off” to pay previously unrecoverable debts owed to the Crown. 2, record 2, English, - Refund%20Set%2DOff%20Program
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Refund Setoff Program
- Refund Set Off Program
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Fiscalité
- Budget des collectivités publiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Programme de compensation de dettes par remboursement
1, record 2, French, Programme%20de%20compensation%20de%20dettes%20par%20remboursement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- PCDR 2, record 2, French, PCDR
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’URPE [Unité de recouvrement des paiements excédentaires] peut recouvrer une créance grâce à un plan de remboursement volontaire négocié ou par l’entremise du Programme de compensation de dette par remboursement (PCDR) de l'Agence du revenu du Canada (ARC) pour le recouvrement des paiements excédentaires en souffrance dans le cas de dossiers inactifs. Le PCDR permet l’utilisation des remboursements d’impôt dus aux particuliers pour «recouvrer par déduction» des dettes envers la Couronne qui étaient précédemment irrécouvrables. 2, record 2, French, - Programme%20de%20compensation%20de%20dettes%20par%20remboursement
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Programme de CDR
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-03-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Regional Overpayment Recovery Unit
1, record 3, English, Regional%20Overpayment%20Recovery%20Unit
Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Service régional de recouvrement des trop-payés
1, record 3, French, Service%20r%C3%A9gional%20de%20recouvrement%20des%20trop%2Dpay%C3%A9s
Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Renseignement obtenu du service de traduction, Emploi et Immigration. 1, record 3, French, - Service%20r%C3%A9gional%20de%20recouvrement%20des%20trop%2Dpay%C3%A9s
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Cost Accounting
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- overpayment unit 1, record 4, English, overpayment%20unit
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité analytique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sous-section des trop-payés
1, record 4, French, sous%2Dsection%20des%20trop%2Dpay%C3%A9s
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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