56.When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
56.你上缴联邦所得税的最后期限是什么时候？
Answer:
答案：
April 15
4月15日
Explanation:
解释：
There is a very well-known saying in English: “The only sure things (or things that will definitely happen) in life are death and taxes.” Just like there is no way to avoid death (or to not die), there is no way to avoid paying taxes, which is money that we pay to the government so that the government can provide education, security, and other services to its people. In the United States, everyone who makes money must pay federal (or national) income taxes, which is money we pay to the government based on how much money we have made.
英语有一句非常出名的名言：“生活唯一确定的事是死亡和税收。”就想避免不了死亡一样，税收也是无法避免的，我们把钱上交给政府，政府给我们提供教育，安全和其他服务。在美国所有赚钱的人都要交所得税，就是按我们的收入情况交给政府的钱。
In the United States, taxpayers must file (or send in) their own federal income tax forms, which are pieces of paper that request information and have spaces for us to write down that information. The tax forms request personal information like your name and address, as well as information about how much money you made in the past year. The forms always must be postmarked (or stamped by the post office) by April 15th. If the federal income tax forms are postmarked on a later date, the taxpayer will have to pay a fine, which is money that we must pay because we did something wrong.
在美国纳税人必须上交自己的联邦所得税表，就是按要求的信息填入所需信息的几页纸。税收表要求一些个人信息，如姓名，地址以及过去一年的收入情况等。表格必须于4月15日前寄出去，如果联邦所得税表格晚于这个日期寄出去，纳税人就要上交罚款。
Filing tax forms is not very difficult, but if you own your own business or have your money in a lot of other things to make money, it can be complicated. Many people fill out (or write in the answers on) their tax forms on their own. Other people have tax accountants, which are people who do taxes as their job, do it for them. Either way, it is important to keep all of our tax information organized throughout the year so that we will be ready when it is time to file taxes.
上交税收表并不难，但如果你是自己开公司或将资金投资到很多地方赚钱的话就比较困难了。很多人都是自己填税收表格，有些人由税务会计填写，即专门做税收的人。不管怎么样，在上交税收之前能将我们的年度税收信息规整到一起是很重要的。
Throughout the year, the company where you work takes withholdings, which is money that you never see because the company sends it directly to the federal (or national) government. The withholdings are as much as you expect to owe (or need to pay) in taxes. Then, early in the following year, you file your tax forms. If your total tax owed is more than the withholdings, meaning you have not yet paid enough taxes, you will need to pay the difference between what you have already paid and what you owe. If the total amount of the taxes you owe is less than your withholdings, then you will get a tax refund (or money that is returned to you from the government because you have already paid too much).
你工作的公司一整年都在扣缴税款，这些钱你是看不到的，因为公司直接将这些款上交到联邦政府了。扣缴税款比你需要支付的税收要多，下一年，你你再上交自己的税收表。如果你欠的税款比扣缴税款多，就意味着你要没有支付足够的税金，你需要再交付已经支付和欠的总金额之间的差额。如果你欠的税额比扣缴税款低，你会收到一份退税单（或因超额纳税由政府退还的钱）。
Glossary
词汇
56.When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
56.你上缴联邦所得税的最后期限是什么时候？
to avoid - to do something so that something else does not happen; to find a way to prevent something from happening
To avoid—为防止其他事不发生而做的事；找到阻止某事发生的方法
*They moved to Florida to avoid the cold weather in the winter months.
*他们为躲避冬天几个月寒冷的气候搬到了佛罗里达州。
income tax - money that is paid to the government based on how much money one makes each year
Income tax—根据某人一年的收入需要支付给政府的部分
*Last year we had to pay income taxes of 28.5% of the money we made.
*去年我们工资的28.5%要用来交税。
to file (something) - to send in official documents; to submit documents
To file (something)—提交官方文件；提交文件
*Don't forget to file your application by September 28.
*别忘记9月28日前提交申请。
form - a piece of paper that requests information and has spaces where information can be written down
Form—按要求的信息填入所需信息的几页纸
*To open a bank account, we only had to fill out one simple form.
*开户只需要填一张简单的表格。
postmarked - stamped by the post office on the day that something is mailed
Postmarked—在邮寄当天由邮局盖的戳
*This letter was postmarked on March 15, but we didn't receive it until almost two weeks later.
*这封信的戳是3月15日，但是过了两周了我们还没收到。
fine - money that must be paid because one did something wrong or bad
Fine—阴谋人做了错事而需要交的钱
*We had to pay a fine for returning our library books later than we were supposed to.
*我们在逾期之前没有归还图书馆的书，需要交罚款。
to fill out (something) - to write the requested information on a form (a piece of paper that requests information and has spaces where information can be written down)
To fill out(something)—将要求的信息填入表格中
*Please fill out this form with your name, email address, and telephone number.
*请将你的姓名，邮箱和电话填入表格中。
withholdings - money that a worker never sees because the employer sends it directly to the government to pay for the worker's taxes
Withholdings—个人看不到的由公司直接上交到联邦政府的钱
*Last year, we didn't have enough withholdings to cover our taxes, so we had to send the government more money.
*去年我们扣缴税款比需要交的税收低，所以还要向政府上交余款。
to owe - to need to pay money to someone
To owe—需要向某人支付钱款
*Maxine owes me $8.00 because I paid for her lunch yesterday.
*我昨天替马克辛付了午餐，她欠我8美元。
tax refund - money that is returned to a person from the government because he or she has paid too much in taxes
Tax refund—因超额纳税由政府退还的钱
*Bella used her tax refund check to buy a new refrigerator.
贝拉用退税金款买了一台冰箱。