时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:365个英语简短小故事


英语课

The envelope had the words “Internal Revenue 1 Service” printed on the outside. Oh no, Vaughn thought, this could be bad news. It was bad news. IRS had determined 2 that Vaughn owed $963, plus $88 interest, from two years ago. They had disallowed 3 a deduction 4 for two reasons. One, his adjusted gross 5 income that year was more than $40,000, and two, he was covered by an employer retirement 6 plan. Therefore, said IRS, he was not allowed the deduction he had taken for his individual retirement account.


IRS sent him six pages of explanations and instructions. IRS included a returnable form with an "Agree" box and a "Disagree" box. If he checked Agree, he must pay the full amount. If he checked Disagree, he must send documentation supporting the reasons for his disagreement. If his documentation was correct, he would owe nothing.


He called the IRS 800 number just to make sure he had read the instructions correctly. An agent told him to simply send a check with the full amount whether he agreed or disagreed. If he disagreed but his documentation was correct, IRS would return the full amount of his check within eight weeks.


“Don’t believe that agent. For now, just send them the documentation,” advised Vaughn's brother later that day. “Make IRS wait for the money. It’s your money, not theirs.”


 


 



1 revenue
n.总收入,财政收入,税收;税务局
  • The country diminished the revenue by reducing tax.这个国家通过减税而使税收减少了。
  • A government's revenue and expenditure should be balanced.政府的财政收入和支出要平衡。
2 determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
3 disallowed
v.不承认(某事物)有效( disallow的过去式和过去分词 );不接受;不准;驳回
  • The judge disallowed that evidence. 法官驳回那项证据。 来自辞典例句
  • Her claim was disallowed on the ground(s) that she had not paid her premium. 她要求赔款遭到拒绝,原因是她事先没有交纳保险费。 来自辞典例句
4 deduction
n.减除,扣除,减除额;推论,推理,演绎
  • No deduction in pay is made for absence due to illness.因病请假不扣工资。
  • His deduction led him to the correct conclusion.他的推断使他得出正确的结论。
5 gross
adj.全部的,粗俗的,肥胖的;vt.获得...总收入
  • The gross weight of the box of chocolates is 500 grams.那盒巧克力的全部重量是500克。
  • I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
6 retirement
n.退休,退职
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
学英语单词
.lbt
abdominal marking
abels reagent
aguiled
alcoholic psychosis
alum flower
apex capituli fibul?
argots
athlete's girdles
attitudes toward feminism scale
Beverlo
blows on
cam shaper cutter
chemical leukoderma
colletor
compulsory education law
control survey classification
Dawe
depressor nerves
dimethyl-polysiloxane
diphenyl oxide glass cloth plate
downy poplars
droopiness
economic news
eddy current testing
eigensystems
eklund
El Eulma
femalehood
flush-deck hatchcover
force-feed lubrication
fronto-temporo-periorbito-malar
Fuegian
full circle swinging
fusicoccin
gelatin(e) glaze
Give me a rest
gone postal
great belt (storebaelt)
griseolutin
hois
horizontal delivery
hotel reservation
hywell
infiltration index
irrigation valve
isozygote
jerk-waters
Küsnacht
lindera aggregata yfairii
lipiduria
litogens
lokuta (sudan)
low pressure sodium lamp
Lufty
marine perils
matched phrase
mephostophiliss
mesofauna
microfilm display
mild steel sheet
muted trumpet
noncorporate
outboard propulsion with inboard engine
overswallow
photo processing
physical word boundary
pipeline heat loss
platen drier
potassium fluoscandate
quicksandy
reap hooks
red biddy
reliable pick-up value
religionizing
roadeo
roto bollard
saint jamess
satvika (india)
Savoonga
scanning laser acoustic microscope
self affirmation theory
Seven Certificates
sharks' mouth
shorttail
spasticss
surface-alloy phototransistor
target director post
tax relief
thorough-drain
transpirational flow
trentonian age
trepanize
two-cell heater
ultra protective trade policy
unfrightened
unslipping
welted joint
wereit
xrated
Zurubi