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
According to the latest census
acorn squash
adfl
allocation class
altabe
alum-carmine stain
antimony isotope
Astronotus
at someone's pleasure
atavistic deformity
Aufsess
ax job
backward echo
Bergmeister's papilla
bottom blow-down
brasiliensoside
breeder reactor department
bushism
butoxides
castgloss
cathodophone
ceratium praelongum
Chebyshev characteristic
cheerios
chlorinolysis
Civita Castellana
colocynthidis
compassionated
connecting rod with bearing shell
cross pollination
diabetes test
dianette
diatonic triad
dispatcher telephone
elite-driven
Entlebuch
eruptive vellus hair cyst
Euler formula
flagellated zoospore
former winding
formula methods
gear rotary pump
glass panel heater
hard dough bread
hasssta
hurdled
hysteropathy
inangulated
kalkaboo
lornes
lower stem seal
mariticides
mass stopping power
nouvelles vagues
off state time
overvoltage relay
padelion
Patavium
patch reef trap
Permeometer
phase modulation carrier telegraph
pietricikite
pillar cells
Pomona fever
Pontremoli
prayer breakfast
pressure-filter-bulb method
processing of earth-rock material
put sb on the peg
raised type for the blind
reclogs
respiratory-protection
rhizosolenia acuminata
right-angled fork track
roller tractor
salvatico
sand-pump
semilocal ring
shifter bar
single spool turboprop
size shedding
sludge conveyor
smoke concentration
soil-forming processes
spece
substandard film stock
sudden fall
swath lifter
teledactyl
testing of equipment
the laying on of hands
thyreogenic dwarf
tubular crane
U leather packing
unipolar chest lead
unlawful trust
unMuslim
value source
various styles
virtual-world
vital organ
vondel