美国国家公共电台 NPR--Taxpayers are cautioned that refunds are likely to be smaller this year

Taxpayers¹ are cautioned that refunds³ are likely to be smaller this year

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The IRS starts accepting 2022 tax returns Monday. Jan Lewis of the American Institute of CPAs says some taxpayers might receive smaller refunds as many pandemic-related breaks are no longer available.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Your tax refund² could be smaller this year. To find out why, we spoke⁵ with Jan Lewis. She's a certified⁶ public accountant in Mississippi.

JAN LEWIS: The last couple of years, because of COVID relief, additional credits, the stimulus⁷ payments, things like that - that resulted in more credits on tax returns, therefore bigger refunds because of those COVID programs. Most all, if not all, of those additional COVID relief credits are now gone.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

The IRS starts accepting 2022 tax returns today.

LEWIS: It might hurt that you're used to getting a $1,200 refund, and you only get a $200 refund. But is that an opportunity for all of us to try to understand what a tax refund is? It's where I have paid in more tax than what I owe.

FADEL: As you get ready to file your tax return, Lewis has some advice.

LEWIS: Regardless of whether you have a big refund or not, file electronically. Filing by paper slows down the process.

INSKEEP: And of course, it would be nice to get your refund faster.

LEWIS: Use direct deposit because your refund will come quicker. I think that's good advice for everyone.

FADEL: And Lewis recommends filing early.

LEWIS: Let's say you aren't getting as big a refund or heaven forbid, let's say you owe money. The sooner you get that calculated - the tax isn't owed until April 18. But just knowing and then being able to plan forward over the next couple of months is better than finding that out on April the 13.

FADEL: And if you need to ask for an extension, those requests are due by April 18 too.

1 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

2 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。

3 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

4 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

7 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。