Mar 15, 2013 17:57
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French term

Administration générale des contributions

Non-PRO French to English Other Government / Politics Haitian Government
I am translating a Haitian marriage certificate from French to English and encountered the term "Administration generale des contributions" above the seal. I am uncertain of the meaning - something to do with taxes, perhaps?

I would appreciated any suggestions. Thank you.
Proposed translations (English)
5 Office of Taxes and Levies
4 -1 Tax authority
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Mar 15, 2013 20:40: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "Administration generale des contributions" to "Administration générale des contributions"

Proposed translations

5 hrs

Office of Taxes and Levies

Office of Tax and Levies
Example sentence:

L\'Administration génerale des contributions dépend peut-être du Ministère des Finances.

Peer comment(s):

neutral writeaway : any Haitain refs?
1 hr
agree Daryo
9 hrs
disagree Cyril B. : "Office of Taxes and Levies" doesn't exist - only 3 ghits, all from the same Russian source.
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8 hrs

Tax authority

I usually use this to keep it simple and clear.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2013-03-16 02:07:39 GMT)
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"The program responds to a request by Haiti’s national customs agency (AGD), tax authority (DGI) (...)"
http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7814-haiti-education-train...
('DGI' = 'Direction générale des impôts' = the modern 'Administration générale des contributions'
Peer comment(s):

disagree Daryo : "tax authority" is not a name for a specific institution - it's a general concept. In your ref: it's not "tax authority" stand-alone: "Haiti’s national... tax authority (DGI)" // it's a description, not the translation of the name.
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French term or phrase: administration générale des contributions
English translation: General Administration of Taxation
Entered by: Thierry37
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French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: administration générale des contributions
It is for a birth certificate from Haiti. I was thinking about general administration of taxation.

Thierry37
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General Administration of Taxation
Explanation:
Juillet 1981." t. 1. Recommandations relatives à la réforme de la fiscalité haïtienne -- t. 2. Analyse de tous les impôts et taxes perçus par l'administration générale des contributions

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2 +4 administration générale des contributions Damien Poussier
5 General Administration of Taxation
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7 mins confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
administration générale des contributions


Explanation:
I don't really know what's the standard for birth certificates translation, but I'd wager that kind of official institution's name shouldn't be translated. Like the American "NASA" is always "NASA", no matter in which language.


Damien Poussier
Local time: 21:46
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree philgoddard
8 hrs
agree Gurudutt Kamath: However, would recommend a translation of the institution name in brackets.
11 hrs
-> Yes, that'd be ideal.
agree Ryan_Fr2Eng: It should be capitalized. For further clarification I would add (Département des Finances), the department that created it.
1 day9 hrs
agree AllegroTrans: translation in brackets only
9 days
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General Administration of Taxation


Explanation:
Juillet 1981." t. 1. Recommandations relatives à la réforme de la fiscalité haïtienne -- t. 2. Analyse de tous les impôts et taxes perçus par l'administration générale des contributions


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neutral Gurudutt Kamath: Not sure what the Taxation dept has to do with Birth Certificates?
9 hrs
neutral Ryan_Fr2Eng: They collect the fee for the certificate.
1 day7 hrs
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http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/electronics_elec...
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree AllegroTrans : General Tax Administration would sound like more natural EN to my ears
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agree philgoddard : Yes, it sounds awkward if you have a sentence with two words ending in -ation.
4 hrs
agree B D Finch : Agree with AllegroTrans' improved version. One can have too many "...ations".
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