Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Rep. Finanças (Repartiçao de Finanças)
English translation:
Tax Office
Portuguese term
Portugal
Contracts, Accounts and Aviation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, French to English
Rep. Finanças
Nome:
N° Empregado:
N.º Contribuinte
Rep. Finanças:
| 5 +3 | Tax Office |
lexical
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| 5 | Tax Department |
Carla G..
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| 4 -1 | Finance Office |
Elvira Alves Barry
|
Non-PRO (1): Cristina Santos
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Proposed translations
Tax Office
Well, that's the tax office in British English usage - can't speak for US usage (IRS office?).
Tax Department
Finance Office
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-02-04 18:46:54 GMT)
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Perhaps I'm used to thinking of the "Finanças" as the Finance Office rather than the Tax Office because I've done other things there besides pay taxes, such as registering as a freelancer ("iniciar a actividade"). In the U.S. we send federal taxes to the IRS, but also are required to pay taxes to the state where we live, and each of the 50 states has its own way of referring to it, such as "Department of Finance and Revenue". One exemple:
http://bonds.montgomerycountymd.gov/policies.htm
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