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Allowance for doubtful accounts

German translation: Pauschalwertberichtigung auf Forderungen aus Lieferungen und Leistungen

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English term or phrase:Allowance for doubtful accounts
German translation:Pauschalwertberichtigung auf Forderungen aus Lieferungen und Leistungen
Entered by: Johanna Timm, PhD

21:57 Mar 13, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / chart of accounts
English term or phrase: Allowance for doubtful accounts
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Local time: 10:41
Pauscahlwertberichtigung auf Forderungen aus Lierferungen und Leistungen
Explanation:
as opposed to Einzelwertbeichtigung auf Foderungen aus LuL
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Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 04:41
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5 +3Pauscahlwertberichtigung auf Forderungen aus Lierferungen und Leistungen
Ted Wozniak


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allowance for doubtful accounts
Pauscahlwertberichtigung auf Forderungen aus Lierferungen und Leistungen


Explanation:
as opposed to Einzelwertbeichtigung auf Foderungen aus LuL


    any good translation of a bilingual annual report
Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 04:41
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 82
Grading comment
many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans G. Liepert: Wertberichtigung is enough, it's not shure whether its not a specific allowance
1 hr
  -> In US accounts, allowance for doubtful accounts always refers to (trade) A/R

agree  Dipl.-Kfm. Bernhard Aicher MBA: mit Hans
13 hrs

agree  Steffen Walter: Das könnte auch eine sog. "Drohverlustrückstellung " sein (d.h. eine Rückstellung für mögliche Forderungsausfälle).
14 hrs
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