Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Dazu / davon ab
English translation:
Plus/minus
Added to glossary by
Hazel Underwood
Dec 9, 2020 21:15
3 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Financial, legal and EU specialist
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
Dazu / davon ab
German to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Law: Taxation & Customs
This little phrase appears at the beginning of various headings in a Körperschaftsteuererklärung.
Example below:
Dazu / Davon ab: Pauschaler Gewinn/Verlust aus dem Betrieb von Handelsschiffen bei gesonderterGewinnermittlung nach § 5a EStG
Lots more instances here -
https://www.amtsvordrucke.de/forms/b4a7c7d0be5043050d0535cff...
Example below:
Dazu / Davon ab: Pauschaler Gewinn/Verlust aus dem Betrieb von Handelsschiffen bei gesonderterGewinnermittlung nach § 5a EStG
Lots more instances here -
https://www.amtsvordrucke.de/forms/b4a7c7d0be5043050d0535cff...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | Plus/minus |
Ted Wozniak
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| 3 +1 | Added/subtracted |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 4 | plus / minus |
Kshitija Athavale
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| 3 | added on / taken from |
Lisa Rosengard
|
Change log
Dec 10, 2020 00:50: writeaway changed "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Law: Taxation & Customs"
Proposed translations
+5
1 hr
Ted Wozniak
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Bridging the Language GAAP-
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
511
Selected
Plus/minus
These are instructions for the preparer to add/subtract the relevant items. In a native English form, this is expressed by the arithmetic terms. You could probably get away with "Add/subtract" as well but that's not how I would write the instruction in English.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
+1
2 mins
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
147
Added/subtracted
Not my field, but that seems to be the gist of it.
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Note added at 3 mins (2020-12-09 21:19:29 GMT)
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Or let's say "Add/subtract"...
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Note added at 3 mins (2020-12-09 21:19:29 GMT)
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Or let's say "Add/subtract"...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kirsten Bodart
: I'd go with 'added/subtracted' or 'deducted'. If really brave, you could go for 'plus/minus', but that doesn't look so good.
18 mins
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2 hrs
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
experienced and well qualified linguist
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English, Spanish, and 3 more.
added on / taken from
Dazu / Davon ab: Pauschaler Gewinn / Verlust aus dem Betrieb
Handelsschiffen bei gesonderter Gewinnermitlung
Added on / taken from: lump sum profit winnngs /
lost operating instructions or management
Special or separate merchant ships
profit calculatioin
Handelsschiffen bei gesonderter Gewinnermitlung
Added on / taken from: lump sum profit winnngs /
lost operating instructions or management
Special or separate merchant ships
profit calculatioin
5 hrs
Kshitija Athavale
India
India
Native in English
India
18 years of exp., Trados Studio 2021
Native in: Marathi , English
Works in: German to English, English to Marathi, English to Hindi, and 1 more.
plus / minus
if this appears in a profit and loss statement or similar, it refers to addition or subtraction of the said item
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Steffen Walter
: Why not just agree with Ted, who posted the same answer hours earlier?
6 hrs
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