Current federal law provides employers with a 5.4 percent FUTA tax credit. However, due to Californiaâs outstanding federal loan, the FUTA tax credit was reduced to 5.1 percent for the 2011 tax year, 4.8 percent for the 2012 tax year, 4.5 percent for the 2013 tax year, 4.2 percent for the 2014 tax year, and 3.9 percent for the 2015 tax year.
History for gossip. At first the word gossip, from Old English godsibb, meant âgodparent.â Later it came to mean âclose friendâ as well. Close friends, of course, share secrets. Gossip has come to mean anyone, friend or not, who shares the secrets of others.
Latin for Spells. Rowling chose Latin as the language of magic in the world of Harry Potter. The vast majority of the spells we have read and heard are based in Latin, the notable exception being Avada Kedavra. Latin is a peculiar choice for the language of spells. After the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire and Europe, Latin become a liturgical language, spoken by the clergy and used in services.