Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Abschreibungen
English translation:
tax write-offs; tax write offs
Added to glossary by
Christo Metschkaroff
Mar 10, 2008 15:20
16 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
German and Swedish to English translator
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Swedish to English
Abschreibungen
German to English
Bus/Financial
Real Estate
Steurlich vorteilhafte Abschreibungen - Can I translate Abschreibungen as write-offs in this case?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | tax write offs |
Christo Metschkaroff
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| 4 +2 | tax incentives |
wfarkas (X)
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| 2 +1 | tax credit (for historic rehabilitaion)/historic rehabilitation tax credits |
Mihaela Boteva
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| 3 | depreciation |
DC Josephs
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Change log
May 22, 2008 12:58: Christo Metschkaroff Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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31 mins
Christo Metschkaroff
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tax write offs
steuerliche Abschreibungen - my guess
There are other hits, but in your context I would prefer this one
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Note added at 32 mins (2008-03-10 15:53:03 GMT)
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Correction: tax write-offs
There are other hits, but in your context I would prefer this one
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Note added at 32 mins (2008-03-10 15:53:03 GMT)
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Correction: tax write-offs
Peer comment(s):
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alec_in_France
: or write-downs
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my cross-reference to other languages was only write-off(s) and write off(s)
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Armorel Young
: with a hyphen, surely?
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You are right - verb <->noun should be write-off! But I found the other form, too.
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Dr.G.MD (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is what I used in the end."
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56 mins
Mihaela Boteva
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Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, English to German, Bulgarian to English, and 3 more.
tax credit (for historic rehabilitaion)/historic rehabilitation tax credits
It is really not my field and hence LCL -- I think this is going in the right direction -- let see what the pros have to say...
1 hr
depreciation
Your "erhöhten steuerlichen Abschreibungen gem. 7 i EStG " sounds like a "planned" decrease in value over time - pretty near the dictionary definition of "depreciation". Also, everything I find on EStG on Google talks about "depreciation".
One possible solution would be "attractive tax depreciation allowance".
One possible solution would be "attractive tax depreciation allowance".
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1 hr
tax incentives
In the context of 'Denkmalschutz-Abschreibung', my preference goes to 'tax incentives'. By their very nature, the use of historic properties is highly regulated and as such not very attractive as far as bank-financing goes. To make investment in classified properties more palatable, governments usually package tax write-offs with other advantages (grants, guarantees during renovation, etc.)
Peer comment(s):
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DC Josephs
: hmm, yes, as relating to the purpose and not the mechanism
15 hrs
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| agree |
Veronika McLaren
20 hrs
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Discussion
"moderate Investitionskosten durch Nutzung der vorhandenen guten Bausubstanz in Kombination mit voraussichtlich attraktiven Investitionskostenzuschüssen und steuerlich vorteilhaften Abschreibungen (aus Denkmalschutz"