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.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: tea is an old term for gossip, which came from the idea of what goes on at a tea party. Tea party is an old term for a gossip fest, and spilling tea means accidentally( on purpose) dropping an irresistible tidbit of gossip. True tea would still be gossip, but the gossiper believes they have the true story.