Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italiano term or phrase:
imposte/tasse
Inglese translation:
levies/taxes
Added to glossary by
Tom in London
Mar 7, 2009 16:25
16 yrs ago
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Italiano term
Regno Unito
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: Inglese (Variant: British) 
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese
imposte/tasse
Da Italiano a Inglese
Affari/Finanza
Contabilità/Amministrazione
...as used on a balance sheet. what exactly is the difference? Can they both mean "tax"? Or are there two different words I could use?
Proposed translations
(Inglese)
| 4 +2 | levies/taxes |
Dana Rinaldi
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| 4 +1 | Tax |
Monica Bacchieri
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| 2 +2 | See explanation below |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Proposed translations
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1 ora
Dana Rinaldi
Italia
Italia
Native in Italiano
&
Inglese
Italia
A passion for words
Native in: Inglese 
, Italiano
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese, Da Inglese a Italiano
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
levies/taxes
This is what I would use to distinguish to the two
Dana
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Note added at 22 hrs (2009-03-08 15:16:05 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks Tom! It's my pleasure.
Dana
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Note added at 22 hrs (2009-03-08 15:16:05 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks Tom! It's my pleasure.
Note from asker:
| Good one Dana - thanks ! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "azzeccata, Dana - Grazie! L'ho usata"
+2
11 min
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Giappone
Giappone
Giappone
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Giapponese
Works in: Da Inglese a Giapponese, Da Tedesco a Giapponese, Da Italiano a Giapponese, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
See explanation below
imposte and tassa both mean tax, but imposte is a tax, rate, duty, but tassa means fee for the national, municipality, and entities with benefits. In the broader sense, both words are used in the same meaning.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
James (Jim) Davis
31 min
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Thank you James
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| agree |
Peter Cox
: duties/taxes
14 ore
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Thank you Peter
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29 min
Monica Bacchieri
Stati Uniti
Stati Uniti
Native in Italiano
Specializes in field
Stati Uniti
Related KudoZ points
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4
Tax
In Italian, "tasse" refers to taxes that you pay in relation to a service that is being provided to you as an individual or a company (i.e. Garbage tax, Utility tax). The term "Imposta" refers to taxes that are imposed by govermental institutions to finance their expenditures, but it's not linked to a service provided (i.e Property tax, Income Tax). As you see from the examples, the term tax is used in english for both cases.
Example sentence:
Imposta Sul Valore Aggiunto (IVA) = VAT (Value Added Tax)
Reference:
http://www.investorwords.com/4879/tax.html
http://salvadanaio.economia.virgilio.it/extra/016/tassa_imposta.html
Note from asker:
| Yeah but I was hoping there might be two discrete words in English....to capture the ever-so-subtle difference suggested by Yasu.. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
James (Jim) Davis
: There is no equivalent distinction in English Tom, it is just taxes and taxes. You could use Taxes and duties, which is very close but a different distinction.
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