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Table-Based Depreciation Method A depreciation method that uses the table-based method (rates) to calculate depreciation based on the asset life and the recoverable cost or net book value.

Tablespace The area in which an Oracle database is divided to hold tables.

Tax Authority A governmental entity that collects taxes on goods and services purchased by a customer from a supplier. In some countries, there are many authorities (e.g. state, local and federal governments in the U.S.), while in others there may be only one. Each authority may charge a different tax rate. Within Oracle Receivables, tax authority consists of all components of your tax structure. For example: California.San Mateo.Redwood Shores for State.County.City. Oracle Receivables adds together the tax rates for all of these locations to determine a customer's total tax liability for an invoice.

Tax Book A depreciation book that you use to track financial information for your reporting authorities.

Tax Codes Codes to which you assign sales tax or value-added tax rates, tax type, taxable basis, tax controls, and tax accounting. You can define a tax code for inclusive or exclusive tax calculation. Oracle Receivables lets you choose state codes as the tax code when you define sales tax rates for the United States. (Receivables Lookup)

Tax Engine A collection of programs, user defined system parameters, and hierarchical flows used by Oracle Receivables to calculate tax.

Tax Exempt A customer, business purpose, or item to which tax charges do not apply. Tax Identification Number In the United States, the number used to identify 1099 suppliers. If a 1099 supplier is an individual, the Tax Identification Number is the supplier's social security number. If a 1099 supplier is a corporation, the Tax Identification Number is also known as the Federal Identification Number.

Tax Location A specific tax location within your tax authority. For example 'Redwood Shores' is a tax location in the Tax Authority California.San Mateo.Redwood Shores.

Tax Type A feature you use to indicate the type of tax charged by a tax authority when you define a tax name. Receivables uses the tax type during invoice entry to determine the financial impact of the tax. When you enter a tax of type Sales, Receivables creates a separate invoice distribution line for the tax amount. When you enter a tax of type Use, Receivables does not create the invoice distribution line.

TCA Registry The central repository of party information for all Oracle applications. The party information includes details about organizations and people, the relationship among the parties, and the places where the parties do business. template A pattern that Oracle General Ledger uses to create and maintain summary accounts. For each template you specify, General Ledger automatically creates the appropriate summary accounts.

Three-Way Matching Purchasing performs three–way matching to verify the purchase order, receipt, and invoice information match within tolerance.

Time Dimension An Oracle Financial Analyzer dimension whose values represent time periods. A time period can be a month, quarter, or year. The length of the Time dimension’s values is determined by the Width option on the Maintain Dimension window.

Total Quantity Accepted The total number of accepted items for the receipt line.

Total Requisition Limit The maximum amount you authorize an employee to approve for a specific requisition.

Transaction Type In Oracle Receivables, an invoice control feature that lets you specify default values for invoice printing, posting to the general ledger, and updating open receivable balances.

Transaction Type In Oracle Assets, the kind of action performed on an asset. Transaction types include addition, adjustment, transfer, and retirement.

Transaction Type In Oracle Cash Management, transaction types determine how Cash Management matches and accounts for transactions. Cash Management transaction types include Miscellaneous Receipt, Miscellaneous Payment, Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF), Payment, Receipt, Rejected, and Stopped.

Transition In Oracle Workflow, the relationship that defines the completion of one activity and the activation of another activity within a process. In a process diagram, the arrow drawn between two activities represents a transition. See also Activity , Workflow Engine .

Translation See Revaluation , Foreign Currency Translation.

Two-Level Master Scheduling A technique that facilitates the forecast explosion of product groupings into related master production schedules. The top-level MPS is usually defined for a product line, family or end product while the second-level is defined for key options and components.

Two-Way Matching Purchasing performs two-way matching to verify that purchase order and invoice information match within tolerance.

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