Others fear that it could take years for the extent of the economic blow to be known, making it difficult to figure out whether a payout negotiated now will make them whole.

其他人害怕经济受打击的范围可能会持续几年，使其难以算出现在商谈的补偿是否能弥补其整个亏损。

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To figure the five-year-averaging tax on a lump sum payout, you first determine how much a single taxpayer would owe if one-fifth of the lump sum represented all his taxable income for the year.

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