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State Taxes: State Tax Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains links to state tax websites, and information about filing taxes.
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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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The Virginia Tax Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This Virginia Department of Taxation home page contains various tax links.
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Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance: Taxes Data Crunch

For Students 9th - 10th
Data Crunches feature one chart or graph followed by five scaffolded questions to guide students through analyzing the data and drawing conclusions. These sets of data help students understand tax concepts.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Earned Income Tax Credit (Eitc)

For Students 9th - 10th
The IRS provides a collection of articles and factsheets regarding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Content includes an overview of the EITC, the way to find out if you qualify, information for employers, law changes and more.
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Save Wealth: A Guide to Reducing Taxes

For Students 9th - 10th
Financial and Investment Education website provides ways to reduce taxes. Great Site developed to educate clients on wealth preservation strategies.
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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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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding

For Students 9th - 10th
Employers withhold taxes from employees' pay. Gross pay is the amount the employee earns. Net pay, or take-home pay, is the amount the employee receives after deductions.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Income Tax Facts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help young scholars understand that taxation involves a compromise of conflicting goals and that people who have the same income may not pay the same amount in taxes.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Income Tax Law: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources for understanding income tax law, including its roots in the Constitution, federal and state statutes and regulations, judicial decisions, and links to the websites of government and tax agencies.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Understanding Taxes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The teacher companion to understanding taxes that includes a resource list, lesson plans, and educational standard. The lesson plans discuss how to explain tax theory, applications, and history in the classroom.
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Tax and Accounting Sites Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a tax and accounting site directory. Includes links to varied tax information.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Direct and Indirect Taxes Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand that a tax levied on one person or group may ultimately be paid by others.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Claiming a Child Tax Credit Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand the child tax credit and additional child tax credit.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Tax Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan help students understand the tax credit for child and dependent care expenses.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Tax Tutorial: Module 12: Refund, Amount Due and Recordkeeping

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how refunds are processed in a tax return with this module.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Self Employment Income and the Self Employment Tax Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand self-employment income and the self-employment tax.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Why Pay Taxes? Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will help students understand the basic rationale, nature, and consequences of taxes.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Tax Tutorial: Module 11: Earned Income Credit

For Students 9th - 10th
This tax module explores what the earned income credit is and how taxpayers qualify for the credit.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Taxes and a Market Economy Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help young scholars understand the role of taxes in the market economy.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Tax Tutorial: Module 4: Dependents

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand how dependents are declared for taxes in this module.
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The Balance

The Balance: Sin Tax: Definition, Their Pros and Cons, and Whether They Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Both the federal government and many state governments impose "sin taxes" that tax items and activities which are considered socially harmful. This article explains these taxes and shows how much states and the federal government raise...
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Tax Foundation: State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2021

For Students 9th - 10th
This explanation of state and local sales taxes is accompanied by charts which show the state sales taxes in all the states in 2021, along with information about local sales tax rates.
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The Igen Blog: Ultimate Excise Tax Guide Definition, Examples, State vs. Federal

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fairly detailed explanation of state and federal excise taxes designed for the layperson, not for tax experts.

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