The Misha Dec 4, 2015:

Then throw the balance book at them, hehe Nothing to discuss further.

Vladimir Zakharov Dec 4, 2015:

@The Misha Excellent words. However I believe that creating "unpalatable nonnative mush that requires additional interpretation by someone who knows" is one of the primary goals of those who create it. From Ilan, I understand that in the context of his current assignment it's exactly what the customer wants...

The Misha Dec 4, 2015:

Who said there is such a thing as an "official translation" here? Balance book may be all nice and good, and "official" too, except an English speaker has no idea of what a "balance book" is. Such things are generally called ledgers in accounting speak, or journals, or sometimes even schedules. But a balance book? Nope.

As a side observation, most of what is purported to be "official" translations of Russian regulatory documents, including those posted on their government and other websites, tends to be unpalatable nonnative mush that requires additional interpretation by someone who knows to make any sense at all. Or maybe they do it this way on purpose?

Victoria Yasenskaya Dec 4, 2015:

I think that "balance book" is the only version in this case. For those who forgot how it looked like in older times: http://www.corkarchives.ie/merchantcity/home/brewingdistilli...

Ilan Rubin (X) (asker) Dec 4, 2015:

2 VZ Many thanks Vladimir!

Vladimir Zakharov Dec 4, 2015:

I think the official translation, if it existed, would be "balance book".