时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:365个英语简短小故事


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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
abu gabra
altarer
azotites
banjuleles
be on the high horse
be rife with
best density
bestefforst
bouviness
bucket board
Casas de Haro
chi-ikes
clean legs
coastland
cold infusion
Colorado County
come off work
cooking quality
corpen
descending difference
diagonal bracing
disabled car
disequalising
disialo-ganglioside
disk-type pinion cutter
displacement-length ratio
East Coast of the United Kingdom
engine in situ
epigrams
erection with cableway
extrinsic prime implicant
family cetorhinidaes
family of semi-norms
flat lens
full-flow end-of-line smokemeter
gastrocutaneous pores
gauge microsize
generator pump
goal-scorer
Goschen Str.
got left
Hartia obovata
hibernating glands
hierarchical subdivision
highway transport vehicle
hotel deck
hyalospongia
immersion freezing system
incroachments
industrial typology
intestinal malignant tumor
Jiaoxi Township
kaoliang
karaz-a-karak
lead metal frame
long tin
magnetic quantity sensor
marginal productivity of capital
Mendigorria
mould shooter
mtfa
multivalued dependency
myocardial ischaemia
N-2-acetylaminofluorene
nucleon recoll
outerlead bonding
outsole stitching machine
over-vote
packbag
pailleur
passband width
percentage of compaction
peripheral cell
phase equilibrium constant
photogelatin processes
phytosexology
Pilzein
plectonephridia
prodigiosorin
production possibility
pumpback reflux
quakka
rh-negative blood types
saber-rattling
secondary tidal wave
skin microbiology
smalto
sognfjord
somethinged
sorted ore
spreadability
Tabajara
thioencarb
toe-curling
tossing up
transfer risk
Tuberculum ossis scaphoidei
two-line octave
variola haemorrhagica
vasconcellos
wages in cash
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