STRAIGHT-LINE METHOD see STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION METHOD.
CIA, in accounting, is an acronym for Certified Internal Auditor; or, Cash in Advance.
ILLIQUID is when cash flows generated by the firm are insufficient to meet the debt service. When speaking of money or an economy: being very liquid means it is driven by primarily by cash, checking/saving accounts, treasury bills, stocks and bonds, etc; while being very illiquid means it is driven primarily by human capital.
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