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FRAIS EXPLORATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial Accounting
- Taxation
- Geological Prospecting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- exploration costs
1, record 1, English, exploration%20costs
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- exploration expenses 2, record 1, English, exploration%20expenses
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Exploration expenses may be deducted in full. In other words, your share of the costs of drilling for oil or gas in previously unexplored areas, as well as the cost of drilling the first well in an area capable of commercial production, may be deducted in total from your other income. 3, record 1, English, - exploration%20costs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terms usually used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - exploration%20costs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Statute cited: Income Tax Act. 5, record 1, English, - exploration%20costs
Record 1, Key term(s)
- exploration cost
- exploration expense
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité générale
- Fiscalité
- Prospection géologique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coûts d'exploration
1, record 1, French, co%C3%BBts%20d%27exploration
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frais d'exploration 2, record 1, French, frais%20d%27exploration
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coûts rattachés à la reconnaissance des zones présentant des caractéristiques favorables à la présence de minerais, de pétrole ou de gaz et à l'étude des zones d'intérêt, notamment le coût des études topographiques, géologiques et géophysiques, les frais de possession et de conservation des propriétés non prouvées et le coût des forages d'exploration. 1, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBts%20d%27exploration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi citée : Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu. 3, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBts%20d%27exploration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coûts d'exploration : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBts%20d%27exploration
Record 1, Key term(s)
- coût d'exploration
- dépenses d'exploration
- dépense d'exploration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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