Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

gastos pagados por anticipados L P

English translation:

long-term prepaid expenses

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May 16, 2011 21:20
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Spanish term

gastos pagados por anticipados L P

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Accounting Balance Sheet term
This is a line item on a balance sheet in the "Assets" column.
Please, what does L.P. mean here?

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Of course----lp and cp---largo plazo and corto plazo. Thanks!
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agree marybro
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Thanks, Mary!
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Long-term prepaid expenses

"Gastos anticipados" or "Gastos pagados por anticipados" are prepaid expenses. The standard term in Spanish is "Gastos anticipados". LP appears to be "Largo Plazo", which is "long-term" in English.

References:
Tom West's Dictionary
Silvana Debonis's Dictionary
Marina Orellana's Dictionary

Hope this helps.

In my 23rd year of translating from Spanish to English for Mexico City based member firms of big 4 (PwC, KPMG) and 2nd tier (Grant Thornton, RSM, Hevia, etc.) CPA firms, as well as other financial institutions.

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Note added at 18 mins (2011-05-16 21:38:35 GMT)
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Barron's Accounting Handbook provides the folloiwng definition:

Prepaid Expense: Expenditures paid for in one accounting period, but not completely used or consumed until the net accounting period.Examples of expenses paid in advance are insurance, advertising, and rent. Prepaid expenses are often of a recurring nature. They are presented under current assets in the balance sheet.
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agree marybro
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Thank you, Mary. Saludos from Mexico City, Richard.
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