Prepaid expenses are payments made in advance for the use of goods and services, such as insurance, property taxes, and interest.

预提费用是用于今后货物和服务使用(如保险、相应税款和利息)而提前支付的费用。

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Here's a beaut: The new law allows some couples to redeem EE savings bonds issued after 1989 and defer some or all taxes if the proceeds are rolled into a state college savings or prepaid tuition plan.

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Transactions executed through variable prepaid forward contracts and share-lending agreements are intended to raise money but defer taxes.

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