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CNN

Cnn Money: Tax Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about taxes including paying taxes, filing a return, audits, tax planning.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Preparing a 1040 Ez Income Tax Form

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Many students in high school or in college have part time jobs and learn the concept of gross pay and net pay. Their employers take out taxes at the federal and state level. This lesson takes a common situation and helps students...
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Other

Treasury Direct: Money Math: Lessons for Life: Math and Taxes:a Pair to Count On

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students have the opportunity to see how the money they earn is dependent, to a great extent, on the education they gain, by examining occupations and salaries. They then will use pay stubs and tax tables to learn what happens to the...
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Digital History

Digital History: Paper Money and Shays' Rebellion [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good explantion of the frustration and desperation felt by farmers not only in Massachusttetts but throughout the new United States as states attempted to collect taxes in order to pay off war debts. Daniel Shays and his men were...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Calculating the Numbers in Your Paycheck

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students review a pay stub from a sample paycheck to understand the real-world effect of taxes and deductions on the amount of money they take home.
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Independence Hall Association

American Government: Financing State and Local Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Taxes are collected by federal, state, and local governments to pay for a wide variety of services. This article helps students understand where their tax money goes.
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PBS

Pbs: Where Does Your Paycheck Go?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using real copies of pay stubs, students will examine them to see where all the deductions go. An extensive teacher's guide can be downloaded - the lessons are also intended for other sections of this website.