大多数美国人不知道何时报税

大多数美国人不知道何时报税

Do you when the tax deadline is? According to new research, less than a third of Americans know when taxes are due this year.

你知道纳税期限是什么时候吗?根据最新的调查，不到三分之一的美国人知道今年什么时候该交税。

A new poll of 2,000 Americans found a measly 27 percent of Americans were able to correctly identify April 15 as the official day taxes are due.

一项针对2000名美国人的最新调查发现，仅有27%的美国人能正确地将4月15日定为法定纳税日。

It also revealed that a quarter (24 percent) admitted they had no idea when the last day to file an extension is, while only 15 percent correctly labeled April 15.

调查还显示，四分之一的人(24%)承认他们不知道最后一天是什么时候申请延期，只有15%的人正确标注了4月15日。

That wasn’t all respondents were in the dark about when it comes to filing taxes.

这并不是所有的受访者都对报税一无所知。

Twenty-nine percent thought a split refund was divided between two spouses while 17 percent assumed it meant the refund would be received in two installments three months apart.

29%的人认为这笔钱将由夫妻二人分摊，17%的人认为这笔钱将分两批偿还，间隔三个月。

Only 31 percent correctly identified a split refund as dividing a refund among up to three different accounts.

只有31%的人正确地将退款分成三份。

When it came to who can qualify as a dependent, a third (34 percent) assumed that any adult who lives with them can qualify.

当谈到谁有资格成为受益人时，三分之一(34%)的人认为任何与他们一起生活的成年人都有资格。

Nearly half (49 percent) knew a child under 18 or a child who is a full-time student under 24 (40 percent) would be considered a dependent on tax forms.

近一半(49%)的人知道，18岁以下的孩子或24岁以下的全日制学生(40%)将被视为纳税申报表的依赖者。

The study, commissioned by Self and conducted by OnePoll, found one of the top reasons Americans are filing early this year is because they are flat broke from holiday spending.

这项由赛尔夫委托、OnePoll调查公司开展的调查发现，美国人今年申请提前退休的最主要原因之一是他们在度假消费方面几乎破产。

Over one in three will be getting that money early just to make up for all the gifts they bought.

超过三分之一的人会提前拿到钱，只是为了弥补他们买的所有礼物。

Two in five (44 percent) plan to pay off their credit card bills while 36 percent want to make their money grow by investing it. Thirty-six percent plan to turn their refund into rays of sun and will put the dough toward a vacation.

五分之二(44%)的人计划还清信用卡账单，36%的人希望通过投资来增加收入。36%的人计划把退款变成阳光，把钱用来度假。

Half (55 percent) of Americans are already excited to get their hands on their refunds.

一半(55%)的美国人已经迫不及待地想拿到退款了。

Of those anxiously awaiting their refunds, a third admitted they’re “very dependent” on their refund coming through.

在那些焦急地等待退款的人中，三分之一承认他们“非常依赖”退款的到来。

Going without a refund and paying the IRS just isn’t feasible for many this year. Forty-four percent admitted that owing the IRS money would completely derail their 2020 budget.

今年对很多人来说，不退款、不向国税局缴税是不可行的。44%的人承认，欠国税局的钱会让他们的2020年预算完全脱轨。

“If you’re anticipating a large refund this year, be sure to have a plan in place for how to use that money,” said a spokesperson for Self. “Give every dollar a job, whether it’s toward debt or savings or even a little to enjoy yourself.”

Self的一名发言人说:“如果你预计今年会有一大笔退款，一定要制定一个计划来使用这笔钱。”“把每一块钱都投入到工作中去，不管是用来还债还是存钱，甚至是享受生活。”

Results revealed three in four respondents named filing taxes as a top stressor.

结果显示，四分之三的受访者称报税是最大的压力来源。

Filing taxes is such a dreadful experience that respondents would be willing to do pretty outlandish things in order to escape the anxiety of filling out tax forms.

报税是一种可怕的经历，为了逃避填写纳税表格的焦虑，受访者愿意做一些相当奇怪的事情。

Forty-six percent would be willing to lose an hour of sleep every night for a month if that meant they wouldn’t have to file taxes.

46%的人愿意连续一个月每晚少睡一小时，如果这意味着他们不必纳税的话。

A third (36 percent) said they’d suffer the embarrassment of a terrible haircut or lose their favorite sweater forever (also 36 percent) if they could skip filing in 2020.

三分之一(36%)的人表示，如果他们能在2020年不申请破产保护，他们会因为糟糕的发型而感到尴尬，或者永远失去他们最喜欢的毛衣(也有36%)。

Of those waiting until April to file, 52 percent are waiting until they deadline because they know they’ll owe money this year. Forty-one percent admitted they wind down the clock because they tend to procrastinate.

在那些等到4月份才提交申请的人当中，52%的人会等到最后期限，因为他们知道今年他们会欠钱。41%的人承认他们会拖延时间。