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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Your Guide to Key Tax Terms by Better Money Habits

For Students 9th - 10th
Knowing tax vocabulary can make filling out the paperwork less intimidating when it's time to file. This content is brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits.
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Bankrate

Bankrate: Tax Basics, Choosing the Correct Form

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the 3 forms, 1040EZ. 1040A and 1040. Explains who should use each form when filing taxes and why.
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Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance: Taxes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lessons and activities to teach students about federal taxes.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Sixteenth Amendment

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This resource provides a detailed overview of the 16th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Content includes a focus on income tax, the history and purpose of the amendment, and the incomes subject to taxation.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Understanding Jobs, Teens, and Taxes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students review Internal Revenue Service webpages and respond to questions to explore the relationship between working and taxes.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Annotation 2: Sixteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes the different types of income that are taxable by the government based on numerous court cases in which definitions of the 16th amendment Corporation Tax Act of 1909 were applied.
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Other

Aicpa: Taxes: u.s. Federal Government

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains links to federal tax information.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: 1912 Democratic Party Platform

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the text of the 1912 Democratic Party platform. See the party's position on labor, income taxes, presidential primaries, the direct election of senators, tariff reform, and anti-trust legislation.
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ProProfs

Pro Profs: How Much Do You Know About Taxes?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how much you know about taxes with this quick 5-question quiz.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Understanding the Bush Tax Cut Plan (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plans that requires students to calculate income tax rates, interpret data tables and tax tables, critically analyze articles detailing a tax cut plan proposed by the Bush administration, and form opinions about the impact of...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Clean Land Thanks to Us! (Student Page)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How does the government raise money to fund government agencies like the EPA? Through taxes. This instructional activity looks at the different taxes that are paid by US citizens and how the money is used for things such as cleaning up...
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: How Taxes Affect Us Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand that taxes can have different effects on different income groups.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Proportional Taxes Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand that proportional taxes can have different effects on different income groups.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Progressive Taxes Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand that progressive taxes can have different effects on different income groups.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Regressive Taxes Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand that regressive taxes can have different effects on different income groups.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Annotation 1: Sixteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides the background of the 16th Amendment, which established a federal income tax.
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A&E Television

History.com: Knights of Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
An article regarding the Knights of Labor and their struggle for the eight-hour day, abolition of child labor, equal pay for equal work, and political reforms including the graduated income tax.
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Other

Tax History Project: Was Andrew Mellon Really the Supply Sider

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at Andrew Mellon's policies as Secretary of the Treasury under three different presidents in the lead-up to the Great Depression.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: The Expenditure and Tax Multipliers

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary we cover the key takeaways and terminology related to spending multipliers and tax multipliers. Topics include how to calculate the expenditure multiplier and the tax multiplier.
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Wolters Kluwer

Business Owner's Toolkit: Determing Which Payroll Taxes Apply to Your Employees

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains pertinent information regarding withholding exemptions for employees and how the tax is withheld. Links are also provided for additional information on related subjects.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Proposed Changes in the Way the Federal Government Operates

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine amendments made to aid the government in balancing the budget and income tax as well as the debate over term limits.
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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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iCivics

I Civics: Taxation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson teaches the basics of taxes: what they are, who pays them, what kinds exist, and what they're used for. Students learn how people's income is taxed, how much revenue taxes generate, and how taxes and government services are...
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Website
Internal Revenue Service

Internal Revenue Service: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

For Students 9th - 10th
Hundreds of questions about taxes are answered here. FAQs are sorted by category, subcategory, and keyword.

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