Tax Write-Offs

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n. Accounting

a. A cancellation of an item in account books.

b. The amount canceled or lost.

2. A reduction or depreciation of the entered value of an item.

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Noun	1.	write-off - (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset write-down accounting - a system that provides quantitative information about finances wear and tear, depreciation - decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use deduction, tax deduction, tax write-off - a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
	2.	write-off - the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset cancellation - the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

Translations

write-off [ˈraɪtɒf] N

1. (= vehicle) → siniestro m total
his car was a complete write-off → el coche fue declarado siniestro total, el coche quedó siniestro total

2. (Comm) → anulación f en libros, cancelación f en libros

3. (Fin) → cancelación f (de una deuda considerada incobrable)
he proposed a complete write-off of debt → propuso cancelar totalmente la deuda

4. (= disaster) → desastre m, fracaso m
the whole afternoon was a write-off → la tarde entera fue un desastre or fracaso

write-off [ˈraɪtˌɒf] n (Comm) → perdita (fig) (car) → rottame m
the car is a write-off → la macchina è ridotta ad un rottame

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Tax write-offs for college expenses go to the parent who claims the child as a dependent -- even if the other parent is paying the bills.

Divorced Parents and Education Tax Breaks by Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor, / Kiplinger.com

For decades the political rule on Capitol Hill has been that nobody messes with homeowners' tax benefits -- mortgage interest deductions, capital gains exclusions, property tax write-offs -- even if they cost the government hundreds of billions of dollars in tax revenues a year and increase the federal deficit.

Homeowners' tax benefits called too costly amid fiscal troubles by Harney, Kenneth / The Real Deal

The banks will give much needed capital and generous tax write-offs to Main Street.

Newly Passed Small Business Jobs Bill by Yodle / Advertising, marketing, public relations community

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