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Auflösung und Auskehrung von Gewinnrücklagen

English translation: liquidation and distribution of revenue reserves

20:27 Jul 24, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
German term or phrase: Auflösung und Auskehrung von Gewinnrücklagen
The context is as follows:
Soweit der Veräußerungserlös auf die Buchwerte des nicht betriebsnotwendigen Vermögens entfällt, wird die Auflösung und Auskehrung von Gewinnrücklagen unterstellt.
Asya Sokirko
Sweden
Local time: 06:35
English translation:liquidation and distribution of revenue reserves
Explanation:
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Jonathan MacKerron
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Summary of answers provided
2 +6liquidation and distribution of revenue reserves
Jonathan MacKerron
4release and distribution of retained earnings (cf. reserve capital)
Adrian MM. (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Auflösung und Auskehrung von Gewinnrücklagen
liquidation and distribution of revenue reserves


Explanation:
guess based on several entries in Dietl/Lorenz

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 57
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lothar Kneifel
1 min

agree  Jan Vano
32 mins

agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
2 hrs

agree  Teresa Reinhardt
9 hrs

agree  RobinB: But "release" for Auflösung (reserves are released, provisions are reversed...)
10 hrs

agree  Steffen Walter: With Robin but I suspect that these Gewinnrücklagen could be retained earnings.
12 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Auflösung und Auskehrung von Gewinnrücklagen
release and distribution of retained earnings (cf. reserve capital)


Explanation:
Why are people agreeing with liquidation and then changing to release?

NB reserve capital is available for distrib. A capital reserve is not.

While all other dividends are a distribution of retained profits*, a liquidating ... may not issue cash dividends if it has a retained earnings* deficit. ...



    Reference: http://www.olemiss.edu/courses/accy304/CH16_S00.pdf
Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 06:35
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PRO pts in category: 86
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