FULL STORY. Two new studies by a University of Rochester researcher show that mountain ranges rise to their height in as little as two million years--several times faster than geologists have always thought. Each of the findings came from two pioneering methods of measuring ancient mountain elevations, and the results are in tight agreement.
Definition. Any fee that is charged on an annual (yearly) basis. One of the most common occurrences of an annual fee is the fee that is charged by some credit card companies to their credit card holders, simply for having the credit card.This fee is charged regardless of anything else (the amount or value of purchases with the credit card, for example).ne of the most common occurrences of an annual fee is the fee that is charged by some credit card companies to their credit card holders, simply for having the credit card.
Background on the HRA Research Fee. HRA Plan Sponsors (Employers) and âSOMEâ Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan Sponsors must pay an. annual fee (Section 4376 of the Internal Revenue Code). The fee is referred to as the âComparative Effectiveness. Research (PCORI) Feeâ. The fee is used to fund governmental research.