Feb 14, 2008 17:41
16 yrs ago
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French term
société écran
French to English
Bus/Financial
Law: Taxation & Customs
la taxe de 3 % permet effectivement conformément à cet objectif, de dissuader les résidents français de transférer leurs immeubles à des sociétés écrans ayant leur siège dans un Etat étranger dont la France ne peut obtenir aucune information sur l’actionnariat
This is about tax evasion, dodgy dealings, etc...
would we say "screen company"... or might it be "front company"... or sthg else???
This is about tax evasion, dodgy dealings, etc...
would we say "screen company"... or might it be "front company"... or sthg else???
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | shell company |
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5 | dummy corporation |
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4 | fictive company |
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4 -1 | front company |
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Proposed translations
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shell company
imho
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Comment: "thanks - from my research it appears a shell company can be either licit or illicit, but I like this best, although "dummy" or "fictive" would probably be OK"
16 mins
dummy corporation
Dummy corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- [ Traduire cette page ]A dummy corporation or dummy company is an entity created to serve as a front or cover for one or more legitimate companies. It can have the appearance of ...
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How to keep Your Dummy Corporation From Triggering Unexpected Taxes- [ Traduire cette page ]A corporation set up to avoid usury laws or to keep property from creditors can increase income tax. Three steps to prevent tax increases from IRS audit.
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dummy corporation definition- [ Traduire cette page ]dummy corporation - definition of dummy corporation from BusinessDictionary.com: Incorporated firm formed to hide the identity of its principal(s) or to ...
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How to keep Your Dummy Corporation From Triggering Unexpected Taxes- [ Traduire cette page ]A corporation set up to avoid usury laws or to keep property from creditors can increase income tax. Three steps to prevent tax increases from IRS audit.
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dummy corporation definition- [ Traduire cette page ]dummy corporation - definition of dummy corporation from BusinessDictionary.com: Incorporated firm formed to hide the identity of its principal(s) or to ...
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fictive company
As used by aircraft manufacturers to sell to countries such as Iran and Iraq
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2 hrs
front company
that's the translation I usually use and companies do set up "front companies" for dodgy dealings.
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
rkillings
: This is the least preferable of the four proposed translations. In insurance, the entirely legitimate "fronting" carrier/underwriter/company is often called a "front company".
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