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Afa

English translation: depreciation of IT equipment

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German term or phrase:Afa EDV-Anlagen
English translation:depreciation of IT equipment
Entered by: Ana Krämer

14:35 Sep 9, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
German term or phrase: Afa
Unter dem Posten Abschreibungen, in einer Bilanz, kommt "Afa EDV-Anlagen" vor
Ana Krämer
Argentina
Local time: 14:54
depreciation of IT equipment
Explanation:
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kostan
Austria
Local time: 19:54
Grading comment
Danke! gerade das hab'ich gebraucht!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2Depreciation
Richard Hall
5Abschreibung für Abnutzung
LegalTrans D
5annual allowance
Steffen Walter
4 +1depreciation of IT equipment
kostan
3Absetzungen für Abnutzung
Armorel Young


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Depreciation


Explanation:
AfA=Absetzung für Abnutzung in Wirtscafhtsprüfer German

Richard Hall
United States
Local time: 13:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ted Wozniak
2 mins
agree  Alison Schwitzgebel: yes, IT systems are tangible assets and are thus depreciated, intangible assets would be amortized.
8 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Abschreibung für Abnutzung


Explanation:
Standardbegriff der Buchhaltung. Entsprechend im Englischen "Depreciation".

LegalTrans D
Türkiye
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
annual allowance


Explanation:
oder "wear and tear depreciation"

AfA = (jährliche) Absetzung für Abnutzung, (jährliche) Abschreibung für Anlagegüter


    supported by Eichborn
Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 19:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 444
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Absetzungen für Abnutzung


Explanation:
or Absetzungen für Anlagevermögen

according to
http://www.abkuerzungen.de/pc/html/result.php?abbreviation=a...

Armorel Young
Local time: 18:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
depreciation of IT equipment


Explanation:
!

kostan
Austria
Local time: 19:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Danke! gerade das hab'ich gebraucht!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Transdave (X)
51 mins
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