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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand the withholding of payroll and income taxes from pay.
Lesson Plan
Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Income Tax Issues Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students understand how and why a federal income tax was implemented by Congress during the Civil War and in 1913.
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Income Tax Facts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help students 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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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: How Taxes Evolve? Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help learners understand that the legislative process of enacting federal income tax laws involves formal procedures based on the Constitution and informal procedures that blend and balance various interests.
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Internal Revenue Service

Understanding Taxes: The Social Security Act of 1935

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This very complete lesson plan explains the history of the Social Security Act of 1935, its history and importance to the elderly during the Great Depression, and its importance today. Everything necessary to teach the lesson plan and...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Where Does the Money Come From?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
With very few exceptions, the U.S. federal government does not have an "income" to spend providing goods and services. The money used for federal spending programs must be collected as federal taxes, or it must be borrowed. This lesson...