纳税申报单

爱德华:Have you got your W-2 Form for this year?   今年的W-2表你拿到了吗?  詹姆斯:No, I haven`t. What`s that?   还没有.那是什么表?  爱德华:It`s a certificate from your employer which tells you how much money you have earned and how much has been taken out of your checks.   那是雇主发的一份证明单.说明你挣了多少钱.以及从你的工资中扣了多少钱.  詹姆斯:Important to know all this?   了解这些很重要吗?  爱德华:Yes. That‘s the important information you need when you fill out your Income Tax Retrun Form.   是的.这是你填写所得税申报表时需要的重要信息.   詹姆斯:Oh, it`s just like the Group Certificate we get in Australia. And we too have to fill out Income Tax Form Returns.   喔.这就像我们在澳大利亚所有的集体纳税证明单.而且我们也要填写所得税申报表.  爱德华:Well, paying taxes seems to be universal.   是啊.纳税看来是全球性的.  詹姆斯:Yes, Every government needs money. Only the amount of money and the way they take money may be different.   不错.每个政府都要钱.只是钱款数额及收钱的方式可能不同罢了.  爱德华:What`s the tax rate in Australia?   澳大利亚的税率是多少?  詹姆斯:Taxes in Australia are a bit heavy. The personal income tax rate is about 20%. What about the tax rate in America?   澳大利亚的税收比较重.个人所得税大约是20%.美国的税率怎么样?  爱德华:Well, taxes in America are rather complicated. Actually there`s no overall tax rate like the one in Australia.   噢.美国的税收相当复杂.实际上没有像你们澳大利亚那样的一个总的税率.  詹姆斯:Then how do you calculate your taxes?   那么你们是怎样计算税收的`呢?  爱德华:Personal incomes are taxed a graduated rates, and we have a tax table which tells you how much tax`s required on what amount of money earned. Do you have state and local taxes in Australia?   个人收入是按累进税主征税的.而且我们有一个税率表.告诉你多少收入要征多少税.你们澳大利亚有州税和地方税吗?  詹姆斯:No. We`ve got national tax only in Australia. Are you telling me that you Americans have to pay state and local taxes as well?   没有.我们澳大利亚只有国家征收的税.你是说你们美国人还得缴纳州税和地方税?  爱德华:Denifitely. And that`s what I mean by   对.这就是我所说的  詹姆斯:I see. What`s the time for tax return then?   我明白了.那么什么时候办所得税申报呢?  爱德华:Any time between January 1 and April 15. When you get your W-2 From, you should get ready to file your tax return.   月1日到4月15日期间的任何时间.当你收到W-2表时.你就应该准备申报所得税了.