Jan 13, 2013 00:23
11 yrs ago
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French term

principe de l’économie de la perception

French to English Law/Patents Law: Taxation & Customs sport
Est considérée comme appropriée toute application d’une ou de plusieurs méthodes qui tient compte du principe de l’économie de la perception, qui est compréhensible sous l’aspect économique et qui répartit l’impôt préalable conformément à l’utilisation pour une activité déterminée.

Can't make head nor tail of this within the given context. Any help appreciated!

Discussion

SafeTex Jan 14, 2013:
Economic and effective Hello
These may well be in the mind of the tax office but I do wonder if they are the only principles.

Looking at http://www.memoireonline.com/12/09/3052/m_La-fiscalisation-d...

'cost effectiveness' does not seem to be given priority (or even mentioned) no more than social justice for example

Good luck

Proposed translations

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principle of economy of collection

Perhaps that's the term needed here.

perception
3. finance & droit [encaissement] collection, levying
perception d'un impôt collection of a tax
[lieu] tax office (UK), internal revenue office (US)
[recouvrement] tax collecting
http://www.larousse.com/en/dictionaries/french-english/perce...

Economy of collection: Tax collection imposes certain costs on both the government and taxpayers. These costs are administrative costs and compliance costs. Administrative costs are incurred by a government on the revenue officers appointed for administering a tax system. On the contrary, compliance costs are incurred by taxpayers in visiting tax offices and consulting tax consultants. The complexity in a tax system increases administrative costs as well as compliance costs. The principle of economy of collection suggests that such costs should be minimized.
"Economic Environment of Business" By Veena Keshav Pailwar, New Delhi, January 2012, page 181
http://tinyurl.com/ale7skf

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Note added at 15 hrs (2013-01-13 16:11:23 GMT)
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There's also a glossary entry (for this same reference):

principle of economy of collection: suggests that the cost of collecting taxes should be minimized by reducing administrative and compliance costs.
http://tinyurl.com/bgqq7o5


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Note added at 20 hrs (2013-01-13 20:34:38 GMT)
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It seems that "economy of collection" goes back to Adam Smith:

Perhaps first expression of tax policy principles date back to Adam Smith in 1776 in his seminal work, The Wealth of Nations. His four principles were equality, certainty, convenience of payment, and economy of collection.
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/app_rev/source/sources_ta...

The state made heavy work of the four classical tax principles propounded by Adam Smith and well known in Prussia: equality, certainty, convenience and economy of collection.
The Cambridge Economic History of Europe from the Decline of the Roman Empire, CUP, 1989
http://tinyurl.com/akfh9dv
Peer comment(s):

agree Cetacea
15 hrs
Thank you.
agree Adrian MM. (X)
18 hrs
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agree Yvonne Gallagher
22 hrs
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principle of cost-effectiveness of (methods of) tax collection

"une ou de plusieurs méthodes qui tient compte du principe de l’économie de la perception"

".... the principle of cost-effectiveness of (methods of) tax collection"

The principle that the administration costs of collecting a tax should be the smallest possible, and definitely less than the collected amounts. No point spending 100 in admin costs to collect 50 in taxes.

Note from asker:
Many thanks - clearly this is the correct translation.
Peer comment(s):

agree Michael GREEN : This is not my field (so I shouldn't be assessing your answer!) but your arguments seem convincing to a layman... do you have any references?
7 hrs
40 years real life experience, not only in interpreting + interpreting @ expert groups: no URL for that // cc in nyc put a good reference
agree AllegroTrans
11 hrs
Thanks!
agree Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 23 mins
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Principle of economic pereception

Peer comment(s):

neutral Kim Metzger : Please explain the purpose of your reference.
4 mins
disagree Michael GREEN : Please check your spelling before posting - and your refs: you appear to be confusing "perception" meaning tax-collecting and "perception" meaning "discernment" or "awareness"
6 hrs
disagree Daryo : agree with M. Green - wrong meaning of "perception"
8 hrs
disagree AllegroTrans : "perception" s'agit d'un faux ami ici
9 hrs
disagree Cetacea : This is about tax collection.
15 hrs
disagree SafeTex : At least Mr Yildrim gave a reference this time so we can understand the mistake but the general problem remains. I have tried to explain things to him on 'off' (email) as politely as possible but he just ignored me.
1 day 2 hrs
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