AS IT IS 2013-06-24 Tax Havens; Corruption in Thailand Hello, and welcome once again to As It Is, our daily show for people learning everyday American English. Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we report on demands by some th...
The U.S. Senate has passed a compromise measure that extends payroll tax cuts for American workers for another two months. Lawmakers in the upper house of Congress overwhelmingly passed the legislation by a vote of 89 to 10, a day after Republicans a...
The Tax Working Group, which is a group of experts, gave their report this week. They have been looking at our tax laws to see if they are fair to everyone and if they help the economy to grow. The Working Group said that at the moment some rich peop...
今天我们要学的词是tax haven。 Tax haven，避税港，指不用交税或是税率很低的国家和地区。美国总统奥巴马星期一公布了税法改革计划。The Obama administration hopes to raise $95.2 billion over the next ten...
Catherine Zeta-Jones said she felt like cinderella after winning one of the night's biggest gongs at the Tony Awards on Sunday. The Tony Awards are regarded as the highest US stage honour and are the theatre equivalent to the Oscars. The UK has simil...
By Laura Adams. Todays show is about what makes someone a dependent, or an exemption, for income tax purposes. Tax Exemptions Save Money Its important to understand who you can claim as a dependent on your taxes, because you get a tax exemption for e...
By Elizabeth Carlassare. Todays topic is a new tax-deduction for homebuyers. A nifty new tax deduction is available to homebuyers this year. In late December, the President signed a tax relief act into law that makes mortgage insurance for homes purc...
By Barry Wood Washington, DC 10 February 2006 watch Budget Deficit report President Bush has submitted a U.S. government budget for the fiscal year beginning in October that totals $2.8 trillion. VOA'...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 February 2006 Israel says it will release tax and customs payments to the Palestinian Authority. The payments were suspended last week, after the Islamic militant group Hama...
Tax free --- duty free Tax cuts Income tax General-----generally speaking Federalist Type---kind---sort Typewriter----typist Salary---wage---income Earn money----earn a living Make money---make a livi...
