The Balance
The Balance: Learn About Fica, Social Security, and Medicare Taxes
Without understanding FICA, many high school students who begin working are shocked when they get their first paychecks. This article clearly explains these payroll taxes and what they mean for both employees and employers.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Preparing a 1040 Ez Income Tax Form
Many learners 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...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Federal Taxation
Check out this interactive timeline documenting the history of federal taxation in the United States.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Proposed Changes in the Way the Federal Government Operates
Examine amendments made to aid the government in balancing the budget and income tax as well as the debate over term limits.
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: The First Income Tax
This site provides an overview of the development of the first national income tax, instituted to fund the Civil War.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Why Cities Provide Tax Breaks
Like the state and federal government, local governments offer tax incentives to businesses to help solve economic and/or environmental problems. In this instructional activity, students will explore three different cities and determine...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Federal Government [Pdf]
An activity guide where young scholars refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they investigate the role the federal government plays in Texas.
ProProfs
Pro Profs: How Much Do You Know About Taxes?
Find out how much you know about taxes with this quick 5-question quiz.
Other
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.
Other
Tax history.com Federal Income Tax History
TaxHistory.com provides a detailed look at the development and history of the federal income tax. Content addresses the roots of the federal income tax with the 1894 Income Tax Act, the reasoning behind the 16th amendment, the two uses...
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding
Payroll taxes include the Social Security tax and the Medicare tax. Social Security taxes provide benefits for retired workers, the disabled, and the dependents of both. The Medicare tax is used to provide medical benefits for certain...
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding Assessment
Answer the following multiple-choice and true/false questions about payroll taxes and federal income tax withholding by clicking on the correct answers. To assess your answers, click the Check My Answers button at the bottom of the page.
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding Lesson Plan [Pdf]
This lesson will help students understand the withholding of payroll and income taxes from pay.
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding Lesson Plan
This lesson plan will help students understand the withholding of payroll and income taxes from pay.
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Module 1: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding
A tax tutorial that will cover payroll taxes, income tax withholding from employees' pay, and how to complete form W-4.
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: How Taxes Evolve? Lesson Plan
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.
Internal Revenue Service
Irs: Income Tax Issues Lesson Plan
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.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Where Does the Money Come From?
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...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Cfpb: Investigating Payroll Tax and Federal Income Tax Withholding
Students analyze W-4 forms and paystubs in order to better understand payroll taxes and federal income tax withholding.
Wolters Kluwer
Business Owner's Toolkit: Federal Unemployment Tax
This article offers useful information regarding the correct payment of payroll taxes under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
Texas Workforce Commission
Texas Workforce Commission: Tax Information and Transactions
The Texas Workforce Commission provides "Unemployment Compensation and Tax Information" plus specific and general information about employment-related taxes. Click on any topic for lots of questions, answers, tips, and examples.
Wolters Kluwer
Business Owner's Toolkit: Employers' Responsibility for Fica Payroll Taxes
Explains requirements of FICA - Federal Insurance Contributions Act.
Other
Payroll taxes.com:federal Payroll Tax Forms and Filing Addresses
This site explains the purpose of the W-2 form, special situations that affect it, and where and when to file it.
ProProfs
Pro Profs: Do You Know Where Your Taxes Are Going?
On April 15, millions of Americans file their income taxes. Find out where your federal income taxes go. Note: This quiz looks only at federal income taxes, not payroll taxes.