Steuerfüchse

English translation: tax haven

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German term or phrase:Steuerfüchse
English translation:tax haven

11:24 Apr 1, 2014
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German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs
German term or phrase: Steuerfüchse
Is a Steuerfuchs a tax dodger in the following context?

(Insert name of country) gestaltet sich derzeit nicht nur als geeigneter Ort für „Steuerfüchse“, sondern unter Umständen auch als Schlupfloch für Personen mit zweifelhafter Identität.

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Eileen Ferguson
United States
Local time: 21:56
tax haven
Explanation:
might fit here

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-04-01 12:32:29 GMT)
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not a suitable tax haven, but rather...

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-04-01 13:03:49 GMT)
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not a good option for those seeking a tax haven
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Jonathan MacKerron
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1(savvy) tax minimizers
Michael Martin, MA
4tax avoider
Vladimir Trkovnik
2 +1tax haven
Jonathan MacKerron


Discussion entries: 9





  

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tax haven


Explanation:
might fit here

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-04-01 12:32:29 GMT)
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not a suitable tax haven, but rather...

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-04-01 13:03:49 GMT)
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not a good option for those seeking a tax haven

Jonathan MacKerron
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 42
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ted Wozniak: for the country (see my note) but not for the taxpayers themselves.
1 hr

agree  gangels (X): the easiest way out instead of grappling with Steuerfüchse
5 hrs
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(savvy) tax minimizers


Explanation:
"The tax brainpower employed by multinational behemoths such as Apple, General Electric (GE), and Google (GOOG) are savvy tax-minimizers."

To call them tax dodgers would go to far. If you look at the German context, you'll quickly find out that the term "Steuerfüchse" is used frequently in a positive sense to describe somebody who's shrewd about handling his taxes.




    Reference: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-24/on-tax-refor...
Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 21:56
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 53

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agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: The „nicht nur… sondern auch“ construction supports the interpretation that the author wants to contrast legal/pos. and illegal/neg.; "Steuerfuchs" definitely has positive connotations cp. https://www.steuerfuchs.de/home.php; http://www.duden.de/
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  -> Thanks. Doesn't seem to have trickled through though, judging by the discussion..
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tax avoider


Explanation:
Schlupfloch means tax loophole in english in this context, so I would not say the text refers exclusively to tax frauds or dodgers, but it brings wider context (tax avoidance skills - analogy to foxes - considered to be very astute (foxy).

Vladimir Trkovnik
Croatia
Local time: 03:56
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Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 4
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