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Dutch term or phrase:fiscale faciliteiten
English translation:tax relief (facilities)
Entered by: xxxjarry
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17:14 Dec 4, 2008
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Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs
Dutch term or phrase: fiscale faciliteiten
The term is used in an explanation of the provisions of the Monumentenwet:

"Eigenaren van rijksmonumenten met fiscale faciliteiten kunnen voor restauratie en onderhoud op grond van het Besluit Rijkssubsidiëring Instandhouding Monumenten (BRIM) aanspraak maken op een restauratiefondshypotheek (een lening tegen gunstige voorwaarden via het Nationaal Restauratiefonds) en belastingaftrek. Eigenaren van rijksmonumenten zonder fiscale faciliteiten komen in aanmerking voor een subsidie op grond van het BRIM."

Thanks!
micblass
Local time: 12:44
tax relief (facilities)
Explanation:
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International Tax Review
... Switzerland unilaterally took measures not only against the illegal, but also against the improper, use of tax relief facilities (treaty shopping). ...
www.internationaltaxreview.com/?Page=22&ISS=21972&SID=63354... - 49k - Cached - Similar pages
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Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Bangladesh
(c) If the tax holiday and tax relief facilities cannot be provided for setting up new industries in the future, then taxation at a reduced rate will be ...
www.epb.gov.bd/industrial_policy.html - 176k - Cached - Similar pages
#
World in Transition: Towards Sustainable Energy Systems - Google Books Result
by Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung ... - 2004 - 242 pages
... sector with certain tax relief facilities. The Council furthermore recommends making the foundation system in Germany more attractive in tax terms, ...
books.google.co.za/books?isbn=1853838020...

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Professor R.H. Parker's definition of tax credit (see Macmillan Dictionary of Accounting):
(1) "Under the UK imputation system of corporation tax, credits, linked to the basic rate of income tax, that accompany the payment of a dividend by a company to its shareholders. The latter are taxed on the dividend grossed up at the basic rate but can set the credits against their liability to income tax. A company receiving dividends (known as Franked Investment Income) from other UK resident companies cannot itself benefit from tax credits but can pass on the credit to its shareholders. Similar tax credits exist in other countries which have adopted the imputation system."
(2) "A synonym for Negative Income Tax".

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Note added at 18 hrs (2008-12-05 12:05:20 GMT)
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In addition: A.J. de Keizer in his Financieel Economisch Lexicon translates "Belastingaftrek" (which is the term used in the sentence provided by the asker) as: Tax relief, tax allowance, tax deduction and deduction for tax purposes.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2008-12-05 12:23:22 GMT)
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The International Tax Glossary published by the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation defines Tax Credit as follows:
"Credit, Tax; a credit is the allowance of a deduction from or a direct off-set against the amount of tax due. Credits may be granted for many purposes, including the set-off of withholding taxes, foreign taxes, and a part of investment costs against tax liability. In some countries (e.g. Austria), basic tax-free amounts are granted in the form of a credit. Where tax relief to an individual in respect of personal circumstances (e.g.) the number of dependent children) is given by way of a credit against tax instead of by way of a deduction from taxable income, the result is to give the same amount of tax relief in the same circumstances to taxpayers in the lower ranges as to taxpayers in the higher ranges, whereas under a progressive system, a deduction from taxable income reduces the tax of a taxpayer chargeable at higher rates by more than it reduces the tax of a taxpayer chargeable at lower rates."

The same Glossary defines Tax Relief as follows:
"Allowances
Deductions, abatements or exemptions, generally made in computing income taxes, inheritance and gift taxes and some forms of sales taxes. The term is used in the United Kingdom and countries with similar tax systems (although the UK legislation generally uses the term "relief"), the term "exemption" is preferred in the U.S.A.
Allowances are often fixed amounts which may be deducted from taxable amounts of income, etc. (e.g. the U.K. allowance for a married man). They, may, however, vary with some item of personal or business expendtiture, e.g. mortage interest or the cost of depreciable plant or machinery."
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xxxjarry
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Local time: 12:44
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I think relief indeed seems to be the best option. Thanks very much everyone, and especially Jarry - very helpful.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5tax relief (facilities)xxxjarry
3 +1tax credits
Ballardtrans
Summary of reference entries provided
heritage property tax relief / historic home owner's tax credits
Kitty Brussaard

  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tax credits


Explanation:
I found tax credits and listed buildings on several websites.E.g.: "Another tax credit is that used to finance the rehabilitation of listed historical buildings. Another tax credit is that used to finance 10% of the ..."

Faciliteit is also translated as credit in many banking/financial contexts.

Try googling it and see what you think...

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Well, not completely different animal. Maybe you are right, Jarry, and tax relief is better, but a tax credit and, for example a tax allowance (deduction in the US) are two forms of fiscale faciliteiten see below (heffingskorting=tax credit, vD, aftrek=allowance). The only thing is that tax relief smacks of a temporary govn't benefit for increasing spending (ontlasting), while faciliteiten can be everything, from helping lower income families to an incentive for companies to invest.

Hmmmm...

Fiscale faciliteiten

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen; aanvullende alleenstaande-ouderkorting (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen; aanvullende combinatiekorting (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen; aanvullende kinderkorting (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen; alleenstaande-ouderkorting (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen; combinatiekorting (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen; kinderkorting (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen; verzamelinkomen (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen; verzamelinkomen (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen; voor 65-plussers (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen; voor jonggehandicapten (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; heffingskortingen; voor kinderen jonger dan 27 jaar (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; loon uit dienstbetrekking; heffingskortingen (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; loon uit dienstbetrekking; heffingskortingen; algemene heffingskorting (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; loon uit dienstbetrekking; heffingskortingen; arbeidskorting (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; ondernemersaftrek (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; ondernemersaftrek; aftrek voor speur- en ontwikkelingswerk (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; ondernemersaftrek; meewerkaftrek (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; ondernemersaftrek; zelfstandigenaftrek (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; winst uit onderneming; investeringsaftrek (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; winst uit onderneming; investeringsaftrek; energie-investeringsaftrek (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; winst uit onderneming; investeringsaftrek; filminvesteringsaftrek (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; winst uit onderneming; investeringsaftrek; kleinschaligheidsinvesteringsaftrek (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; winst uit onderneming; investeringsaftrek; milieu-investeringsaftrek (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; winst uit onderneming; objectieve vrijstellingen (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; inkomen uit werk en woning; zeedagenaftrek (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aangifte 2005; fiscale uitleg; persoonsgebonden aftrek (bron: Belastingdienst)

Aanwijzingsregeling willekeurige afschrijving milieu-investeringen 2003 (23-12-2002) (bron: Ministerie van Financiën)

Aanwijzingsregeling willekeurige afschrijving milieu-investeringen 2004 (08-01-2004) (bron: Ministerie van Financiën)

Afloop van de regeling voor film-cv's (25-06-2003) (bron: Ministerie van Financiën)

Afschrijvingstermijn melkquotum en de herinvesteringsreserve (10-10-2003) (bron: Ministerie van Financiën)

Aftrek energie en milieu-investeringen tijdelijk stopgezet (28-11-2007) (bron: Ministerie van Financiën)

Bedragen kindgebonden budget 2009 (17-10-2008) (bron: Elsevier Fiscaal)

Bekendmaking percentage scholingsfondsen (06-12-2004) (bron: Ministerie van Financiën)

Belangrijkste maatregelen per 1 januari 2006 op het terrein van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (22-12-2005) (bron: Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid)

Belastingkorting voor ouders omgezet in uitkeerbare kindertoeslag (18-12-2006) (bron: Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid)

Besluit bijstandverlening zelfstandigen: financiële steun voor zelfstandig ondernemers (bron: Kvk)

De levensloopregeling per 1 januari 2006 (bron: Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid)

Drie fiscale faciliteiten [willekeurige afschrijving milieu-investeringen (VAMIL), de energie-investeringsaftrek (EIA) en de milieu-investeringsaftrek (MIA)] tijdelijk buiten werking gesteld (26-09-2002) (bron: Ministerie van Financiën)

Energie Investeringsaftrek in 2005 (bron: Senter)

Energie- en Milieulijst 2008 beschikbaar (18-03-2008) (bron: Belastingdienst)

Energie-investeringsaftrek; wijziging van de uitvoeringsregeling (12-11-2003) (bron: Ministerie van Financiën)

Extra arbeidskorting voor oudere werknemers per 1 april (04-04-2002) (bron: Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid)

Extra geld voor stages en scholing (05-05-2006) (bron: Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid)

Financiering langdurend zorgverlof vervalt, verlofrecht blijft (29-09-2003) (bron: Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid)

Financiële regeling voor mantelzorgers (02-02-2007) (bron: Ministerie van Volksgezondheid en Sport)




    Reference: http://www.taxabatementinfo.com/business-tax-incentives.html
    Reference: http://preservationgreenfieldma.org/faq.html
Ballardtrans
Netherlands
Local time: 12:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  xxxjarry: In my opinion, the crux of the matter remains that tax relief is an exemption from a requirement to pay tax (Macmillan Dictionary of Accounting). For a definition (UK) of tax credit see my note added.
1 hr

agree  Kitty Brussaard: See also my reference :-)
4 hrs

agree  Chris Hopley: strictly speaking a tax credit is one form of tax relief, but is perfectly fine here IMO.
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
tax relief (facilities)


Explanation:
#
International Tax Review
... Switzerland unilaterally took measures not only against the illegal, but also against the improper, use of tax relief facilities (treaty shopping). ...
www.internationaltaxreview.com/?Page=22&ISS=21972&SID=63354... - 49k - Cached - Similar pages
#
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Bangladesh
(c) If the tax holiday and tax relief facilities cannot be provided for setting up new industries in the future, then taxation at a reduced rate will be ...
www.epb.gov.bd/industrial_policy.html - 176k - Cached - Similar pages
#
World in Transition: Towards Sustainable Energy Systems - Google Books Result
by Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung ... - 2004 - 242 pages
... sector with certain tax relief facilities. The Council furthermore recommends making the foundation system in Germany more attractive in tax terms, ...
books.google.co.za/books?isbn=1853838020...

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Note added at 18 hrs (2008-12-05 11:59:42 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Professor R.H. Parker's definition of tax credit (see Macmillan Dictionary of Accounting):
(1) "Under the UK imputation system of corporation tax, credits, linked to the basic rate of income tax, that accompany the payment of a dividend by a company to its shareholders. The latter are taxed on the dividend grossed up at the basic rate but can set the credits against their liability to income tax. A company receiving dividends (known as Franked Investment Income) from other UK resident companies cannot itself benefit from tax credits but can pass on the credit to its shareholders. Similar tax credits exist in other countries which have adopted the imputation system."
(2) "A synonym for Negative Income Tax".

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Note added at 18 hrs (2008-12-05 12:05:20 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

In addition: A.J. de Keizer in his Financieel Economisch Lexicon translates "Belastingaftrek" (which is the term used in the sentence provided by the asker) as: Tax relief, tax allowance, tax deduction and deduction for tax purposes.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 19 hrs (2008-12-05 12:23:22 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

The International Tax Glossary published by the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation defines Tax Credit as follows:
"Credit, Tax; a credit is the allowance of a deduction from or a direct off-set against the amount of tax due. Credits may be granted for many purposes, including the set-off of withholding taxes, foreign taxes, and a part of investment costs against tax liability. In some countries (e.g. Austria), basic tax-free amounts are granted in the form of a credit. Where tax relief to an individual in respect of personal circumstances (e.g.) the number of dependent children) is given by way of a credit against tax instead of by way of a deduction from taxable income, the result is to give the same amount of tax relief in the same circumstances to taxpayers in the lower ranges as to taxpayers in the higher ranges, whereas under a progressive system, a deduction from taxable income reduces the tax of a taxpayer chargeable at higher rates by more than it reduces the tax of a taxpayer chargeable at lower rates."

The same Glossary defines Tax Relief as follows:
"Allowances
Deductions, abatements or exemptions, generally made in computing income taxes, inheritance and gift taxes and some forms of sales taxes. The term is used in the United Kingdom and countries with similar tax systems (although the UK legislation generally uses the term "relief"), the term "exemption" is preferred in the U.S.A.
Allowances are often fixed amounts which may be deducted from taxable amounts of income, etc. (e.g. the U.K. allowance for a married man). They, may, however, vary with some item of personal or business expendtiture, e.g. mortage interest or the cost of depreciable plant or machinery."

xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 12:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 112
Grading comment
I think relief indeed seems to be the best option. Thanks very much everyone, and especially Jarry - very helpful.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kate Hudson
1 hr
  -> Thanks Kate

agree  Kitty Brussaard: See also my reference :-)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Kitty

agree  Allison Klein
13 hrs
  -> Thanks Allison

agree  Buck
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Buck

agree  Chris Hopley: or colloquially (also journalese): tax break
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Chris
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Reference comments


5 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: heritage property tax relief / historic home owner's tax credits

Reference information:
Google shows various relevant hits for both answers that have been suggested :-)

Why was the heritage property tax relief program introduced? The Province recognized that historic buildings sometimes have higher maintenance and repair ...
http://www.pacac.ca/Heritage_Resources/Heritage_Property_Tax...

Preservation Briefs assist owners and developers of historic buildings in ... Some municipalities and states provide low-interest loans, tax relief, ...
http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief41.htm

Owners of historic income-producing properties in Wisconsin may be eligible for two income tax credits that can help pay for their building's rehabilitation ...
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/hp/architecture/iptax_credit...

The investment tax credit program is intended to provide to private owners a financial. incentive to substantially rehabilitate historic buildings in a ...
http://www.idahohistory.net/documents/TaxActGuide.pdf

Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 14

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agree  Chris Hopley
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Chris :-)
agree  xxxjarry
13 hrs
  -> Thanks Jarry :-)
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Dec 5, 2008 - Changes made by xxxjarry:
Edited KOG entrymicblass's old entry - "fiscale faciliteiten" => "tax relief (facilities)"


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