NBC晚间新闻 美国新税法致使平均退款减少

Tax season 2019 and tonight some early returns suggest many Americans won't be getting the refunds² they expect and could even owe money to the IRS. Already some early filers have lashed³ outat president Trump⁴ on Twitter. "I just did my taxes and made the same as last year. I owe four thousand more. I voted for Trump but will not be next election." "Worst tax return I had in a decade." And "I won't vote for you again especially after I started on my 2018 return." We passed a massive tax cut for working families.

The new tax law doubled the standard deduction⁵ for most middle-class Americans, giving workers a modest paycheck bump from pure withholdings that may have gone unnoticed. As a result, the IRS tells NBC News some workers may receive a smaller refund¹ or even potentially owe taxes especially if they did not check and adjust their withholding⁶ in 2018. 30 million Americans are expected to owe the IRS. If you're surprised that your bill this year the most important thing that you can do is update your withholding, go back to your employer, change your withholding. The average refund last year 2541. This year expect it to be 1861. Most Americans put their refund into savings⁷ or pay off bills but this year there may be less money for either one.

2019年报税季节来临。今晚，早些时候的一些报税表显示，许多美国人将无法得到他们预期的退款，甚至可能会欠美国国税局的钱。一些早期的申请者已经在推特上抨击了特朗普总统。“我刚交了税，和去年一样。但是今年我欠了4000多美金。上次选举我投了特朗普一票，但是下次我不会了。”“十年来最糟糕的纳税申报单。”还有，“除非按照2018年的政策报税，否则我不会再投票给特朗普了。”我们通过了对工薪家庭的大规模减税提案。新税法将大多数美国中产阶级的标准扣除额提高了一倍，从扣除额方面给工人带来了一定的工资波动，这一点可能会被人们忽视。结果就是，美国国税局告诉NBC新闻，一些工人可能会得到更少的退款，甚至可能会欠下税款，尤其是如果他们在2018年没有检查和调整他们的预提的话。预计将会有3000万美国人会欠美国国税局的钱。如果你对今年的账单感到惊讶的话，你能做的最重要的事情就是更新您的预提，去找你的雇主，改变你的预提。 去年的平均退款是2541美元。今年预计是1861美元。大多数的美国人将他们的退款放在账户中，或者用于支付账单，但是今年，这两种方式可能都会使他们得到的钱变得更少。

1 refund   

v.退还，偿还；n.归还，偿还额，退款

参考例句：

• They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
• We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。

2 refunds   

n.归还，偿还额，退款( refund的名词复数 )v.归还，退还( refund的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Tomorrow he would return them to the store and claim refunds. 明天他要把它们退还给商店并要求退款。 来自辞典例句
• The new method means that taxpayers get refunds much faster. 这种新办法意味着纳税人可以较快地领到退还款。 来自辞典例句

3 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 deduction   

n.减除，扣除，减除额；推论，推理，演绎

参考例句：

• 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。

6 withholding   

扣缴税款

参考例句：

• She was accused of withholding information from the police. 她被指控对警方知情不报。
• The judge suspected the witness was withholding information. 法官怀疑见证人在隐瞒情况。

7 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。