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zeitgemässe substanzerhaltende Erneuerung

English translation: up-to-date restoration of existing building features

02:27 May 8, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
German term or phrase: zeitgemässe substanzerhaltende Erneuerung
Tax effects of repairs to propertys:
Grundsätzlich stellen Aufwendung für die Instandsetzing und Modernisierung von Gebäuden, die über eine *zeitgemässe substanzerhaltende Erneuerung* nicht hinausgehen, Erhaltungsaufwand dar.
I know more or less what it means, but can't come up with any decent translation, any ideas?
berelin
Local time: 11:12
English translation:up-to-date restoration of existing building features
Explanation:
I think that's what they are trying to say. "Substance-retaining" or "integrity-preserving" would sound too stilted. In place of "restoration", "rehabbing" as used in the US could be used, but this can include structural changes, so it would stray somewhat the narrow definition of the text.
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gangels (X)
Local time: 03:12
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Summary of answers provided
nastate of the art renewals for substance-preserving purposes
Andy Lemminger
na"that does not exceed timely, basic, renovations
Geoffrey Steinherz
naup-to-date restoration of existing building features
gangels (X)
naFurther comment
Andy Lemminger


  

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38 mins
state of the art renewals for substance-preserving purposes


Explanation:
Background: If you do more than "zeitgemäße, substanzerhaltende Erneuerung" you have to capitalize again and cannot record an immediate expense.

That's difficult to translate. What about:
"state of the art renewals for substance-preserving purposes"

Instead of renewal you can also use maintenance or renovation.


    native German, own work as public accountant
Andy Lemminger
Canada
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 1127
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2 hrs
"that does not exceed timely, basic, renovations


Explanation:
What the tax man does not want, is for you to build a new wing on your dacha and call it a maintainance. If the roof leaks, or the siding needs paint, or the back stoop is falling down, those are costs that are covered. Also, the tax man does not want you doing such things before you really need to. Therefore timely. Or: "timely, basic rennovation of substance."


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Geoffrey Steinherz
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: English
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Ulrike Lieder (X)
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4 hrs
up-to-date restoration of existing building features


Explanation:
I think that's what they are trying to say. "Substance-retaining" or "integrity-preserving" would sound too stilted. In place of "restoration", "rehabbing" as used in the US could be used, but this can include structural changes, so it would stray somewhat the narrow definition of the text.

gangels (X)
Local time: 03:12
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6 hrs
Further comment


Explanation:
Objection: "zeitgemäß" is not "timely" in this context because the point of time is irrelevant. zeitgemäß in this context means "dem heutigen Stand der Technik entsprechend". If you maintain the heating system by dumping your former brick oven and installing a modern system driven by something else than bricks you still don't have to capitalize (because of improving the substance of your building) because that's "dem heutigen Stand der Technik entsprechend".


Andy Lemminger
Canada
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 1127
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