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Direction générale des impôts

English translation: [French / National] Tax Office, General Tax Office, Board of Inland Revenue (UK), HM Revenue and Customs (UK), National Tax Administration

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French term or phrase:Direction générale des impôts (DGI)
English translation:[French / National] Tax Office, General Tax Office, Board of Inland Revenue (UK), HM Revenue and Customs (UK), National Tax Administration
Entered by: Susan Gastaldi

10:25 Sep 11, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / information sheet on new tax laws for businesses
French term or phrase: Direction générale des impôts
National Tax Office? National Tax Directorate? Inland Revenue?
Any suggestions for a UK/European equivalent? Many thanks
Susan Gastaldi
Local time: 06:09
[French / National] Tax Office
Explanation:
I think Tax Office is a pretty generic term that can cover several countries.
Selected response from:

Ian Davies
Australia
Local time: 14:09
Grading comment
Thanks, Ian, for the fastest and most popular turnaround! But thanks to everybody - I think all of the suggestions are perfectly good translations depending on context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4[French / National] Tax Office
Ian Davies
4HM Revenue and Customs
Marie-Elizabeth Bell
3 +1national tax administration (DGI)
rkillings
3General Tax(ation) Office/Directorate/Division
mimi 254
3Board of Inland Revenue
Shilpa Dawda
Summary of reference entries provided
writeaway

Discussion entries: 2





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
[French / National] Tax Office


Explanation:
I think Tax Office is a pretty generic term that can cover several countries.

Ian Davies
Australia
Local time: 14:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 85
Grading comment
Thanks, Ian, for the fastest and most popular turnaround! But thanks to everybody - I think all of the suggestions are perfectly good translations depending on context.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philippa Smith
16 mins
agree  Pauline Teale
20 mins
agree  Anthony Lines (X)
1 hr
agree  Adsion Liu
1 hr
neutral  writeaway: they call themselves the French General Tax Directorate. I provided refs below
4 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
General Tax(ation) Office/Directorate/Division


Explanation:
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mimi 254
Local time: 05:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 96
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Board of Inland Revenue


Explanation:
OECD Economics Glossary

Shilpa Dawda
India
Local time: 09:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: Inland Revenue is the UK equivalent but you can't translate suc h terms with the name of a bureau in a different country
4 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
HM Revenue and Customs


Explanation:
Ou Inland Revenue. Le premier est le service responsable des feuilles et du calcul des divers impôts et taxes (vous envoie votre feuille), et Inland Revenue est chargé des comptes (en gros, c'est plus compliqué que ça).!.

Marie-Elizabeth Bell
France
Local time: 06:09
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, M-E Bell. I'm sorry I didn't specify whether it referred to the UK or France. Of course your answer is perfectly correct for the UK and is a correct translation so should definitely be included in the glossary, I feel. Many thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: whose Majesty? is there a Majesty in France? /sarcastic? if I see this as the term, I'd automatically assume that the text was about the UK and nowhere else.
22 hrs
  -> No but there is one in the UK and unless I misread the question, the asker requires the UK equivalent of the French DRI.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
national tax administration (DGI)


Explanation:
Say what it is in lowercase, included the initials for use if/when it recurs in the text.

rkillings
United States
Local time: 21:09
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 278

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: good neutral solution.
19 hrs
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Reference comments


5 hrs
Reference

Reference information:
June 2006 - French General Tax Directorate - Department of Communication - Publishing manager: Agnès Teyssier d’Orfeuil
86-92, allée de Bercy - Télédoc 973 - 75574 Paris cedex 12 - Tél : 33(0)1 53 18 03 84 - www.impots.gouv.fr

http://www.impots.gouv.fr/portal/deploiement/p1/fichedescrip...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-09-11 15:26:56 GMT)
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International Tax Dialogue (ITD)
The French General Tax Directorate annual report for 2005. Document ID: 9103 1 K Contact author. Date added: 26.09.2006 Also available in French ...
www.itdweb.org/Pages/Search.aspx?lang=3&st=6&sort=2&c=72

House of Commons - Foreign Affairs - Minutes of Evidence
SL98/IB-FI-01(a), Tax Reform, F, NL, 0,3, French General Tax Directorate, 18 months, 7/12/98, Rev. written proc. SL98/IB-FI-01(b), Customs, I, 0,2 ...
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmselect/cmfaff/...

writeaway
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 134
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