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
.my
A good anvil fears no hammer
abnormal flavo(u)r
aircraft captain
Allendorf(Eder)
antithetical dominance
aphthae
ascidean
Asian poker
axiolemma
babywears
calcitonin gene peptide
chalcolite (torbernite)
chasmophytes
chip-to-chip
chromotrope
Chumakovo
cladonia floerkeana
claw back
convergent half angle
coordinate bond (in coordination complex)
crankshaft
Cremanthodium nanum
dependent cross-sections
dipping control
dismin
dye(ing) paste
eastern-apache
evolutionary taxonomy
fall foul of sth
fastest sweep
ferraunt
finer partition
first quarter moon
flexural loading test
fractional chain yield
Gerstmann syndrome
Gia Lam
gisekia pharnaceoides l.
glamourie
greldge
haffar
hail
high phosphorous pig iron
hysteresis coefficiet
impedimental
in-line processing
intermediate sub-control station for lines
katsunori
killington pk.
kilogramme calorie
kilometre interval of vehicle overhaul
lambert's equation
lashless
latent valency
light fillet weld
lockdown
maximum usable flow
mechanical ageing test
mid-classes
mousawi
neuron nucleus
nonconstat
pack (on) all sail
para-aminobenzoyldiethylaminoethanol base
petru
phialosporostilbe turbinata
phlorhizinize
picu
plate type resin fractionator
point load index
post-climax
press for mounting and removing gear
pteris venusta kunze
pyropissite
R.D.
rake gate
rational magnetic surface
resound
room blower
scalped
ship bottom antifouling paint
smitest
special quotations to
Stipa subsessiliflora
support buying
surface traction
target terminal
tetracyanocuprate
the law of nations
thymidine-5'-diphosphate
traveling time
travelling scissors
united nations plan
unknown variable
Uredianales
Usevia
vocalizers
walk the chalks
water vapor greenhouse effect
Weight Unknown Clause
willful offence