Lohrenswald
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Sorry, I wasn't aware of the chronology, neither had I knowledge of what the guys who killed Caesar said.
So, a question: what's a score?
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Sorry, I wasn't aware of the chronology, neither had I knowledge of what the guys who killed Caesar said.
So, a question: what's a score?
madviking
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A score is twenty years. Hence "four score and seven years" is 87 years, i.e. the amount of time from the Gettysburg Address in 1863 and the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Lohrenswald
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Thanks.
By the way, with Virginia being the state in question, I immidiatly started to think about the civil war and Lincoln when I saw "sic semper tyrannis". It was the first thing to come to mind.
So does anyone use "score" in stead of "20" anymore?
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Rarely. You'd be surprised what measurements linger though. Field maps still run in rods/chains/acres so if you are looking through one your grandfather drew up you might see notations for a score of something.
Yeah sorry, as others have stated, that is 20 years. That line was actually used by Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. .." I only used it because of its reference to Lincoln.
Btw, you want a weird measurement. Gross = 144.
Lohrenswald
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I actually know about this one (a dozen dozen), but in my language a score is called a "snes", and I never figuered it was the same.
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Are you serious? By who, where and when?
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Just about anything sold in dozens gets bulked in gross. Eggs, just as one example.
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Er... My very first job on leaving school was in an egg-packing factory. They used "keys" trays (on the incoming stream) which held 30 eggs. Which we added up as 2 1/2 dozen. I don't ever remember a gross figuring anywhere. But it might, it's a long time ago. And I wasn't paying much attention.
I not so long ago acquired a summer job at a law firm and I have a variety of questions that I don't want to ask them so I'm going to ask people on the Internets instead as that would be less humiliating.
1. I don't normally file taxes being a student that earns less than the amount the makes me pay taxes (aside from whatever is deducted in payroll or whatnot). This firm job pays enough that I will probably have to file taxes, however it's only for 3 months do I do? It's rather unclear to me if I should file if it's only three months, does it qualify as part time and I file the next year right?
2. This job allows me to qualify for medical, dental, 401k, life insurance, long and short term disability if I want. However I can also waive it which means I keep the deduction money, since its 3 months or so. Is there any benefit to not waiving any of that?
3. The guy who interviewed me was a rocking a three-piece suit. I don't have any of those, should I get one or is the normal suit enough? I always though three-piece people were douches.
1. I don't normally file taxes being a student that earns less than the amount the makes me pay taxes (aside from whatever is deducted in payroll or whatnot). This firm job pays enough that I will probably have to file taxes, however it's only for 3 months do I do? It's rather unclear to me if I should file if it's only three months, does it qualify as part time and I file the next year right?
2. This job allows me to qualify for medical, dental, 401k, life insurance, long and short term disability if I want. However I can also waive it which means I keep the deduction money, since its 3 months or so. Is there any benefit to not waiving any of that?
3. The guy who interviewed me was a rocking a three-piece suit. I don't have any of those, should I get one or is the normal suit enough? I always though three-piece people were douches.
Go ahead and file the taxes. That at least has it all on record.
If you have other insurance, you don't need theirs. So it's really a safety factor.
It's a summer job. You don't need a 3 piece suit. Just make sure you are dressing up to the expected standards.
My rule is, fill out the form if you have a W-2 or enough interest/capital gains income to warrant receiving a 1099. More than likely, if you have low income, the adjustment won't be that much anyway (or you might get some of your payroll taxes refunded).
Cutlass is right on the insurance--take it if you need it.
For interviews, I always wear my (only) charcoal-colored suit and a tie. Three-piece with a vest sounds like overkill unless you are applying to be Rich Uncle Pennybags, in which case you will need a monocle.
I spoke to some of my friends. Some of them are like I still file under my parents. How can that be? We're talking people who are at least 23+, surely they don't qualify as dependents?
If I file I will qualify for various tax credits yes since I'll be paying federal tax + state taxes like unemployment and disability? Should I file for the coming April deadline or am I supposed to wait till next year?
I'm sick and tired of the government robbing me! Taxes are theft!
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If I file I will qualify for various tax credits yes since I'll be paying federal tax + state taxes like unemployment and disability? Should I file for the coming April deadline or am I supposed to wait till next year?
I'm sick and tired of the government robbing me! Taxes are theft! ...... oh no I'm being assimilated!! helppp!!!!!
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Regarding the suit - it depends on where/what type of place this is. There are appearances to keep up but most places aren't going to be unreasonable. Best way of knowing what you should wear to work is to ask. If you were going in as a junior associate I would suspect you need the trappings. Nice suits, expensive watch, quality briefcase, nice car to show up in - at least that's everything I've been told. Now for a three month position they probably aren't going to be mean enough to require all that, but you should still see what level of dress they are comfortable with.
Dependency is not age-limited; you are generally able to claim anyone who lives in your household a dependent if they do not file and claim themselves. You could potentially claim your retired grandparent, for example. Generally, parents still claim their kids as dependents while their kids flip burgers because the kid doesn't make any money and the parent gets a bigger tax break for having an extra dependent.
Everyone who receives income (and a W-2, 1099, or other form that shows income) should still go through the forms to see if they have to file, though. They just check a different box when determining the deduction they receive if they are claimed as a dependent on someone else's form.
If you made income in 2012, you must file by April 2013. If you are making your income in 2013, you must file by April 2014. You probably won't receive a W-2 until late January 2013 (there is a deadline for a company to send you the form).
The deductions and tax exemptions are a complicated thing to explain without knowing more personal details, and you probably wouldn't want to post all of those on the internet. There is a book associated with the tax form you file (for personal income: 1040-EZ or 1040) that will explain each line item (and the ones about deductions) in detail. They even have little magazine-like questionnaires to determine which deductions you qualify for. The 1040-EZ gives you a larger standard deduction. The 1040 gives you a bunch of extra questions to see if you qualify for additional deductions. Normally, a first-time filer for a summer job won't qualify for these unless you have unique disabilities or a slew of unique conditions (i.e. you are blind or are paying alimony). If you stick a bunch of zeros in for the extra deductions on the 1040 form, you will eventually arrive at the same number as the 1040-EZ.
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Also don't forget that you have to file taxes with your state as well.
I just went through taxcut. Sure it cost me 40 bucks but filing state and federal took me all of about a half hour and I just deducted the fee from my refund.
If you file in February the federal filing is free at taxcut and hr block.
I just went through taxcut. Sure it cost me 40 bucks but filing state and federal took me all of about a half hour and I just deducted the fee from my refund.
If you file in February the federal filing is free at taxcut and hr block.
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