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Schenken Sie sich die Steuer

English translation: Forget about the tax

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14:36 Mar 17, 2011

German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs

German term or phrase: Schenken Sie sich die Steuer

You're supposed to save on taxes.

Give yourself a tax gift.
Treat yourself to a tax present.
Give yourself a tax benefaction.

Can't really decide. Thanks for any input!

Brigitte Litzenberger KudoZ activity Questions: 9 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 2 Germany
Local time: 10:45

English translation:Forget about the tax

Explanation:
"Kann man sich schenken" ist soviel wie "kann man vernachlässigen" oder "ignorieren."

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It is what I hear around here, when merchants do not charge the tax that would otherwise be in order.

Selected response from:

Horst Huber
Local time: 04:45

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Summary of answers provided

Don't (over) tax yourself!

Ramey Rieger

The tax is on us!

jccantrell

give yourself a tax holiday

Raghunathan

3 -1

Forget about the tax

Horst Huber

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

32 mins confidence:

The tax is on us!

Explanation:
How they advertise these sorts of sales here in the USA.

jccantrell
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of:

English

3 hrs confidence:

Don't (over) tax yourself!

Explanation:
my take

Ramey Rieger
Local time: 10:45
Native speaker of:

English

12 hrs confidence:

give yourself a tax holiday

Explanation:
The term "tax holiday" means one is exempted from paying tax, say for example 5 or 10 years when one sets up an industrial establishment in a specific retion, etc... to benefit the local population.

Raghunathan
Local time: 14:15
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Forget about the tax

Horst Huber
Local time: 04:45
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Die Zweideutigkeit habe ich gesucht. Danke!

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