The envelope had the words Internal Revenue Service printed on the outside. Oh no, Vaughn thought, this could be bad news. It was bad news. IRS had determined that Vaughn owed $963, plus $88 interest, from two years ago. They had disallowed a deducti

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

A Revenue 'Trigger' Would Shoot Down Tax Cuts If Economy Doesn't Grow As Expected KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Republicans are struggling with a way to cut taxes without increasing the federal budget deficit, and one idea under consideration would be a budge

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台12月

The State Council, or China's cabinet, has decided to expand its value-added tax reform nationwide, covering more industries in order to further reduce tax burdens on businesses. Experts say the expansion sends a signal that the government is speedin

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Tax cuts for individuals as well as businesses are still very much a live issue in Washington. President Trump wants both, but economists are worried his plan could push up annual deficits and the country's overall debt. As NPR's

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A married couple went to the hospital together to have their baby delivered. Upon their arrival, the doctor said he had invented a new machine that would transfer a portion of the mother's labor pain to the father. He asked if they were willing to tr

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The Supreme Court today said that two orthopaedic surgeons owe the Inland Revenue more money. They each sold their medical practice to a company but they were the boss of the company. The company then employed them to do exactly the same job and paid

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