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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Accounting -- Preparing Payroll Records

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review preparation of payroll records and practice these skills while playing games on the computer. They follow a student outline and complete online activities and quiz.
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Website
Other

State Taxes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides tax information about each state in the United States simply by clicking on the name of the state. Links further down the page can be used to find specific state taxes, such as payroll and sales taxes.
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Website
Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Case Study: Calculating Regular Rates

For Students 9th - 10th
This page describes how it is necessary to determine regular wages before overtime wages can be calculated. Several examples are given for the calculations of both.
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Activity
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Online: Payroll Case

For Students 9th - 10th
This case study requires completing part of a payroll register and journalizing the entry for a payroll. Additional information about unions and labor legislation is included. Additional Internet research is also included in the case.
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Article
Other

Entrepreneur: Taxing Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
This Entrepreneur Magazine article provides "Everything you wanted to know about payroll taxes, and then some," and includes a good explanation of FICA (social security and medicare) withholding.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Preparing for Tax Day

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit is to expose students to different types of earnings, determine gross earning, calculate payroll deductions, and net pay. This project will have students journalize payment of payroll, employer payroll taxes, and payment of...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Budgets: Don't Go Broke

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using this flipchart, students will learn budgeting, reading a pay stub, understanding payroll deductions, PYF, and how to utilize a bank or credit union.