Charges for maintaining investment accounts may include annual fees to allow the institution to cover expenses even if very few commission-generating activities, such as stock trades or fund transfers, take place on that account.
Caltrans Launches Pilot Program to Study State Mileage Tax for Road Maintenance. A Caltrans pilot program is underway to study a mileage tax for California drivers instead of the current gas tax to pay for road maintenance. The gas tax drivers pay at the pump has been working well for decades.
Part of the Project management glossary: A pilot conversion is a hardware or software migration method that involves rolling out the new system to a small group of users for testing and evaluation.During the pilot implementation, the test group users can provide valuable feedback on the system to make the eventual rollout to all users go more smoothly.n the other hand, the test group could determine that the system is not a viable option for the organization. Alternatives to pilot conversions include: 1  Big bang adoption, which involves complete and simultaneous implementation of the new system across an organization.