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SALDO CERO [2 records]

Record 1 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
CONT

Departmental bank accounts located in Canada (Canadian funds). This type of departmental bank account is a centralized account funded by the Receiver General. Each authorized department will have one central account which operates on a "zero balance" principle whereby no funds are actually held on deposit in the account and no deposits may be made to the account.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
CONT

La somme des débits et des crédits des écritures de redressement passés au journal général doivent donner un solde nul.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad
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Record 2 1999-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
DEF

An account opened upon prior agreement with a customer in which no funds are kept and which exists to allow the customer to issue cheques. The drawee bank agrees to transfer funds from another account to cover the cheques, thus restoring the account balance to zero.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
DEF

Tipo de cuenta que permite a su titular extender cheques que el banco paga transfiriendo fondos de otras cuentas que el cliente posee en el mismo banco.

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