S/REF & N/REF

21:50 Jul 11, 2020
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Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Business/Commerce (general) / taxation
Spanish term or phrase: S/REF & N/REF
What do S/Ref and N/Ref mean please? Is it "Your Ref" & "Our Ref" or does it refer to something else?

This is a letter sent regarding a request for information about taxes and the context is as follows:

[ Consta escudo del Reino de España ]
MINISTERIO DE HACIENDA
Y ADMINISTRACIONES PÚBLICAS
SECRETARÍA DE ESTADO
DE HACIENDA
DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE TRIBUTOS
OFICIO
S/REF.
N/REF.
678456
ASUNTO:
Recontestación de consulta
Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 16:41


Summary of answers provided
5 +4Your reference and Our Reference
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.


Discussion entries: 5





  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Your reference and Our Reference


Explanation:
I hope this helps.

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 09:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 66

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matthew Hoffman: That is, "Your reference number" and "Our reference number"
2 mins

neutral  David Hollywood: probable but why not just confirm Eileen's own translation? even though not absolutely definitive without full context and CL 5? and still don't see why you can't just confirm...
41 mins

agree  AllegroTrans: can't see how it could be anything else at the top of a letter
2 hrs

agree  Joshua Parker: Sin duda.
3 hrs

agree  philgoddard: But not with capital letters.
4 hrs
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