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comptabel evenwicht

English translation: balance the accounts

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Dutch term or phrase:comptabel evenwicht
English translation:balance the accounts

12:39 May 13, 2014
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Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance / Investment for pension
Dutch term or phrase: comptabel evenwicht
Hello, all! Can anyone help me with translating the following Dutch (incomplete) sentence into English? I am especially concerned with the last three words:

Besturing en controle van boekingsstromen, financiƫle logistiek en het comptabel evenwicht.
Command and control of booking flows, financial logistics and the *** balance.

I just don't know what to do with the "comptabel." While Van Dale does give an example with "ambtenaar" (accountable, answerable, responsible) I don't know how to fit it with an "evenwicht."

This translation work has to do with financial checks in the context of pension investment plans.

Thanks in advance for your help!
Lucy Hofland
Netherlands
Local time: 22:02
balance the accounts
Explanation:
According to the Dutch book Financieel beheer voor managers:

De balans moet op elk moment van het jaar een evenwicht vertonen, aangezien elk activabestandsdeel op een of andere manier moet worden gefinancieerd. Passiva en activa zijn dus steeds aan elkaar gelijk. Men noemt dit de comptabele equatie, of het boekhoudkundig, evenwicht.

In English this is referred to as balancing the accounts. The account of ... must be balanced.
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Martijn Goudsmit
Netherlands
Local time: 22:02
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balance the accounts


Explanation:
According to the Dutch book Financieel beheer voor managers:

De balans moet op elk moment van het jaar een evenwicht vertonen, aangezien elk activabestandsdeel op een of andere manier moet worden gefinancieerd. Passiva en activa zijn dus steeds aan elkaar gelijk. Men noemt dit de comptabele equatie, of het boekhoudkundig, evenwicht.

In English this is referred to as balancing the accounts. The account of ... must be balanced.

Martijn Goudsmit
Netherlands
Local time: 22:02
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
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balance sheet equation


Explanation:
According to the website:
http://www.hewittfs.com/invest_glosry_BBe.htm#BalanceSheetEq...

Balance Sheet Equation,
Total liabilities plus stockholders equity is equal to total company assets.

Martijn Goudsmit
Netherlands
Local time: 22:02
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
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  -> The term is balance sheet equation (accounting equation). http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/business-english/... (If you were describing the process in a sentence it would be referred to as balancing the accounts.)
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