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2. ''Law and ethics.'' | 2. ''Law and ethics.'' | ||
A moral | A legal or moral obligation or responsibility. | ||
For example, ''stewardship'' is the fundamental fiduciary duty of company directors, to safeguard and administer the property belonging to a company, on behalf of its shareholders. | |||
3. ''Contract law - employment.'' | |||
Tasks or responsibilities that a contracting party or an employee undertakes as part of their employment or other contractual engagement. | |||
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Syndicated loans - agents'''''</span> | |||
:"An agent is usually appointed from amongst the banks to manage the drawdown, interest calculation, and repayment process and will require an annual fee to perform this duty." | |||
:''Bank facility - the Treasurer's Wiki.'' | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Ad valorem]] | |||
* [[Agent]] | |||
* [[Bank facility]] | |||
* [[Capital duty]] | |||
* [[Company]] | |||
* [[Contractor]] | |||
* [[Customs duty]] | * [[Customs duty]] | ||
* [[Director]] | |||
* [[Directors' duties]] | |||
* [[Double duty]] | |||
* [[Duty of care]] | * [[Duty of care]] | ||
* [[Employee]] | |||
* [[European Customs Union]] | * [[European Customs Union]] | ||
* [[Excise duty]] | |||
* [[Fiduciary duty]] | * [[Fiduciary duty]] | ||
* [[Fixed duty]] | |||
* [[Levy]] | |||
* [[Segregation of duties]] | |||
* [[Shareholders]] | |||
* [[Smuggling]] | * [[Smuggling]] | ||
* [[Stamp duty]] | * [[Stamp duty]] | ||
* [[Stamp duty land tax]] | * [[Stamp duty land tax]] | ||
* [[Stamp duty reserve tax]] | |||
* [[Stewardship]] | |||
* [[Statutory duty]] | * [[Statutory duty]] | ||
* [[Surcharge]] | |||
* [[Tariff]] | * [[Tariff]] | ||
* [[Tax]] | |||
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | [[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | ||
[[Category:Ethics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:27, 4 May 2022
1. Tax.
A tax levied on certain transactions rather than on profits or on income.
Duties include: import duties, excise duties, stamp duty and stamp duty land tax.
2. Law and ethics.
A legal or moral obligation or responsibility.
For example, stewardship is the fundamental fiduciary duty of company directors, to safeguard and administer the property belonging to a company, on behalf of its shareholders.
3. Contract law - employment.
Tasks or responsibilities that a contracting party or an employee undertakes as part of their employment or other contractual engagement.
- Syndicated loans - agents
- "An agent is usually appointed from amongst the banks to manage the drawdown, interest calculation, and repayment process and will require an annual fee to perform this duty."
- Bank facility - the Treasurer's Wiki.
See also
- Ad valorem
- Agent
- Bank facility
- Capital duty
- Company
- Contractor
- Customs duty
- Director
- Directors' duties
- Double duty
- Duty of care
- Employee
- European Customs Union
- Excise duty
- Fiduciary duty
- Fixed duty
- Levy
- Segregation of duties
- Shareholders
- Smuggling
- Stamp duty
- Stamp duty land tax
- Stamp duty reserve tax
- Stewardship
- Statutory duty
- Surcharge
- Tariff
- Tax
