May 8, 2012 15:55
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French term

rondelle d'amortissement

French to English Bus/Financial Automotive / Cars & Trucks
This is part of a document which speaks about various issues facing the automobile industry. The question is raised as to whether parts manufacturers should be able to make and sell parts using tools owned by a car manufacturer when the latter "finance l'outillage et/ou la R&D sous la forme d'une "rondelle d'amortissement"".

Thanks in advance to anyone who can tell me what the term is in English.

Discussion

chris collister May 8, 2012:
The metaphor (if that's what it is) is not at all clear (well, not to me). A "rondelle d'amortissement" is a damping washer or disc intended to filter out high frequency vibration (financial fluctuations, perhaps?). I have no idea what the author is getting at, but someone else might....

Proposed translations

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Non Tax Lease

A literal translation is "slice of depreciation". When equipment is leased, either the owner (lessor) uses the depreciation for tax reporting, or they allow the lessee to virtually own the equipment and claim the depreciation.

With the later, the lessee has received a reduction or discount, i.e. "rondelle".



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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-05-08 19:34:32 GMT)
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Actually, it isn't clear exactly which type of lease they are referring to. Non-tax Lease is an official IRS term and doesn't necessarily apply here unless you are translating this for the IRS! I cannot find any official term for this under French law, which may explain what appears to be a substitute phrase.

A better fit would be "under the form of a lease that allows tax depreciation".

Here is a better link:
http://www.wfw.com/Publications/Publication491/$FILE/WFW%20Briefing%20-%20French%20Tax%20Leasing%202008.pdf


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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-05-08 20:12:33 GMT)
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Thanks for the link.
They appear to be referring to Article 39 C, as mentioned in the www.wfw.com link above.
Article 39 C can be found here: http://droit-finances.commentcamarche.net/legifrance/74-code...
In which case the answer is then:
"with provisions that allow tax depreciation".
Note from asker:
Hi Ryan - this answer is very useful - thanks a lot! I appreciate the explanation. Could I say "under a non-tax lease arrangement" or something like that?
More thanks for this, Ryan - in fact, the translation is for a British readership and I'm definitely not working for the IRS on this one! As there is no issue about confidentiality, I can tell you that I'm translating this text: http://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/doc/fiche7_consultation.pdf The term I asked about is at the bottom of the first page....
Peer comment(s):

agree chris collister : Brilliant! I would never have guessed that a rubber disc was a non tax lease. I love this job!
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Heh. Sometimes getting at the truth requires knowing what is untrue.
agree Rowena Fuller (X)
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(Discount and )Funding Facility

Namely in French: "Soldés and financementé
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Damping washer (ring)

For your reference
Peer comment(s):

disagree Andrea Schwam : this is about financing in the automotive industry, not the hardware
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