The Tax Charge
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="Internal">Internal</span> <span word="Revenue">Revenue</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>. <span word="Oh">Oh</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="Vaughn">Vaughn</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="IRS">IRS</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Vaughn">Vaughn</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> $963, <span word="plus">plus</span> $88 <span word="interest">interest</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="disallowed">disallowed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deduction">deduction</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="One">One</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="adjusted">adjusted</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $40,000, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="IRS">IRS</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deduction">deduction</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="account">account</span>.</p><p> <span word="IRS">IRS</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span>. <span word="IRS">IRS</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="returnable">returnable</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Agree">Agree</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Disagree">Disagree</span> <span word="box">box</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="Agree">Agree</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="amount">amount</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="Disagree">Disagree</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="documentation">documentation</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="disagreement">disagreement</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="documentation">documentation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IRS">IRS</span> 800 <span word="number">number</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disagreed">disagreed</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="disagreed">disagreed</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="documentation">documentation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>, <span word="IRS">IRS</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="documentation">documentation</span>, <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="Vaughns">Vaughns</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="IRS">IRS</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="theirs">theirs</span>.</p>
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