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English translation: debt-equity swap


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Japanese term or phrase:DES
English translation:debt-equity swap
Entered by: Benito Cachinero-Gorman
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01:46 Nov 15, 2009
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Bus/Financial - Accounting / Audit report
Japanese term or phrase: DES
「担当者によれば、平成22年3月期中には必ずDESを行うとのことであり」

There was an incorrect entry in their ledgers regarding a loan received from another party, and the audit points that out. It goes on to say that the other party will perform DES in the future.

What is DES?
Benito Cachinero-Gorman
Local time: 06:50
debt-equity swap
Explanation:
I'd go with debt-equity swap, since that is something that can be planned for the future, and it involves a loan, so the accounting for it will change after the swap and whatever was incorrectly recorded will then go on to have other repercussions if not fixed. (Also, they are likely to already use double-entry bookkeeping.) Still, without more context, it's still a guess.
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Michael Karpa
United States
Local time: 06:50
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1debt-equity swap
Michael Karpa
2Double-entry systemSteven F Smith
1Data entry specification
Gouranga Charan Pradhan
Summary of reference entries provided
Data Extraction SoftwareV N Ganesh
FYR
cinefil

  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Data entry specification


Explanation:
May be little background will be more helpful to decipher the meaning.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-11-15 06:22:09 GMT)
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It might be "debt equity swap" which seems to be an accounting terms which means " issue a debt/equity or an equity/debt swap for better financial position".

http://blog.livedoor.jp/shihou8022/archives/1003917.html
http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06/debtequityswap.as...


    Reference: http://www.acronymfinder.com/Business/DES.html
Gouranga Charan Pradhan
India
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Double-entry system


Explanation:
Not my field, but this seems possible.

Double-entry bookkeeping system ensures the integrity of the financial values recorded in a financial accounting system. It does this by ensuring that each individual transaction is recorded in at least two different nominal ledgers (sections) of the financial accounting system and so implementing a double checking system for every transaction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-entry_bookkeeping_system

Steven F Smith
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
debt-equity swap


Explanation:
I'd go with debt-equity swap, since that is something that can be planned for the future, and it involves a loan, so the accounting for it will change after the swap and whatever was incorrectly recorded will then go on to have other repercussions if not fixed. (Also, they are likely to already use double-entry bookkeeping.) Still, without more context, it's still a guess.

Michael Karpa
United States
Local time: 06:50
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Yumico Tanaka
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Reference comments


47 mins
Reference: Data Extraction Software

Reference information:
Data Extraction Software. An important use of such software is in performing substantive tests. Most audit testing occurs in the substantive-testing phase ...
www.acc.ncku.edu.tw/chinese/faculty/shulc/courses/cas/chap7...

V N Ganesh
India
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25 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: FYR

Reference information:
デット・エクイティ・スワップ Page2
IV.デット・エクイティ・スワップの会計・税務処理
DESの会計・税務のポイントをまとめると表1のとおりです。
http://www.azsa.or.jp/b_info/letter/43/02.html

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DESとは、債務の株式化ともいい、会社の債務(デット)を株式(エクイティ)と交換(スワップ)することをいいます。一般的には、多大な債務を抱えて経営が悪化している会社の再建策として、金融機関などの債権者が債権の一部を債務者会社の株式と交換することにより、債務者会社の財務体質を改善し、再建を図る手法のことをいいます。
http://blog.livedoor.jp/jean07/archives/51888502.html

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debt error settlement???

cinefil
Japan
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Akio: I think cinefil-san is right here. (Problem I have is I can't understand how DES will fix or explain the simple wrong or unfactual accounting... can anyone help?)
1 hr
  -> ありがとうございます。でも確かに..。
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