Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Gas and Diesel Taxes
Students will evaluate whether federal tax on gas and diesel fuels should stay the same or increase based on data researched and write persuasive letters to their local papers and legislators urging them to take their stance.
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My Money
This Federal Government website provides consumers with many resources and much information to help them to manage their money better. Topics include budgeting, taxes, saving, investing, retirement planning, credit, and checking...
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Save Wealth: 31 Ways to Reduce Taxes
The Wealth Preservation, site Savewealth.com provides a list of 31 tax breaks.
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Murdoch University: Australian State Tax
This Australian state tax review is "an assessment in 12 Chapters of several taxes levied by the State of Western Australia, and some which are not currently imposed by the State." Initial page is in abstract form with link to full text.
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Kpmg: Audit, Tax, & Advise
KPMG provides a wide range of professional business services, ranging from consulting, financial and tax services. They can help a business with almost all aspects of their corporation.
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Treasury Direct: Money Math: Lessons for Life: Math and Taxes:a Pair to Count On
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...
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Tea Party Activists Protest Taxes, Big Government
The Tea Party movement was organized in February 2009, in protest to Obama's stimulus package. This article discusses the movement's link to the original Boston Tea Party, personalities identified with the the movement and their aims....
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Financial Web: The Independent Financial Portal
This resource presents market news and commentary from financial analysts. It presents quotes, research, and more.
Other
Premier Payroll Research Library: Fringe Benefits
This article has the employer realize the importance of reporting fringe benefits to the IRS. This explains what fringe benefits are. Lists certain benefits that may be excluded from income as well as others which may not be excluded.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Tax and Tip
This site provides a problem with completed solutions for that problem. This problem covers the topic of sales tax and tips. The problem aligns with 7.RP.A.3.
US Senate
Joint Economic Committee
The Joint Economic Committee, composed of memebers from both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, reviews economic conditions and recommends improvements in economic policy. The content of the website includes...
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Entrepreneur: Taxing Matters
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.
US Census Bureau
U.s. Census Bureau: State Government Finances
This site contains data on state government financial records.
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Tax Foundation: Poll Shows We're Ready for Tax Reform
This article and analysis shows that several congressional tax reform proposals would lower tax burden for middle-class. (April 14, 2005)
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Annotation 2: Sixteenth Amendment
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.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Price of Gasoline: What's Behind It?
In this lesson, students investigate the variables that contribute to the cost of gasoline. They learn that while OPEC nations do influence the price of oil and thus the price of gasoline, other factors also influence the price.
CNN
Cnn Money: Tax Questions Answered
Taxes and the method by which we compute how much we owe is getting more complicated. Tax saving tips are provided. Having a home office and funding an individual retirement account is dicussed.
Wolters Kluwer
Importance of Good Records
This page describes the importance of accounting information in understanding and controlling success or failure, decision-making, budgeting, taxes, and capital acquisition.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Basic "Percent Of" Word Problems
Demonstrates how to set up and solve 'percent of' word problems such as 'What percent of 16 is 5?'.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: You Can Bank on This! (Part 2)
As in the first ', You Can BANK on This, you will learn that banking should not be confusing - it should be INTERESTING! Lesson Two will continue learning with Zing, but this time we will learn all about budgeting - and budgeting means...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A sse.b: Taxes and Sales
This task is not about computing the final price of the shirt but about using the structure in the computation to make a general argument. Aligns with A-SSE.B.
Digital History
Digital History: Paper Money and Shays' Rebellion [Pdf]
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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Uncle Fed's Tax*board
Uncle Fed's Tax*Board is a good resource for tax information. On the site, you will find various tax forms, up-to-date tax news, tax help and guidelines, and online resources.