Does a stipend have to be taxed?
Because stipends are awards and not wages for services, Social Security and Medicare taxes are not withheld. Stipends are still considered taxable income, though. Employers aren’t required to withhold taxes on a stipend, so you should maintain records of what you receive throughout the year.
Is wa ikura desu ka?
ikura means “how much” and kore wa ikura desu ka? is “How much is this?.” kudasai following a noun means “give me.” kore o kudasai means “I’ll take this (lit. please give me this).”
Is it rude to ask how much someone paid for their house?
Yes, it’s rude. In the two examples you cited, it’s fairly straightforward to find the price of the item in question. So what you are really asking is whether this person is a chump, and if they negotiated a good price or not.
How do you ask how much someone charges?
Polite way of asking the price Please let me know a variety of phrases with which I would ask the prices to my friend, “Do you mind telling me how much it cost?” Is that correct? “How much does this cost?” “How much is this?” “What does this cost?” Replace ‘this’ with ‘it’ if you’re already talking about the item.
How do you ask how much something costs in Japanese?
When you travel around Japan, you will want to know how much things cost. Just say “Kore wa ikura desuka?” and people will tell you how much you have to pay.
How much it cost or how much does it cost?
“How much does it cost?” is the correct one. “How much it cost?” is understandable, but incorrect – a (very) beginner would be expected to use this.
How do you ask how much a job pays?
If you’re asking about salary, use the word “compensation” rather than “money and ask for a range rather than a specific number. Likewise, if you want to find out about work-life balance, it may be more useful to approach the topic in terms of “office culture.”
Why is it rude to ask how much money someone makes?
It Is Rude To Ask As a result, you don’t know how much you should be making. You are at a significant disadvantage when negotiating wages with your manager as he/she is privy to this knowledge. Thanks to the workers not knowing what average wages are, they can negotiate lower wages.
How do you ask when I will get paid?
2 Answers
- Your offer letter, or one of the other documents you received when you accepted this position, should have told you when you would be paid.
- If for some reason those documents don’t tell you that, you need to ask for that information.
- Don’t ask about a serious subject in a joking way.
What do brackets mean in Japanese?
Japanese punctuation includes various types of brackets, called 括弧 (kakko). Rounded brackets are referred to 丸括弧 (maru kakko) and they work basically the same way as in English. Also classified as a type of bracket are 「」, called 鉤括弧 (kagi kakko, corner brackets), which are used to mark quotations and direct speech.