Students explain self-employment income and the self-employment tax. They distinguish between an employee and an independent contractor and explain how to compute and report self-employment profit.

Learners explain that during the Great Depression and World War II, the Roosevelt administration implemented new, broader, and more progressive taxes in order to cover the costs of the New Deal programs and the war.

Students explain the methods of filing tax returns and the advantages of preparing and transmitting tax returns electronically. They identify the return method that is most appropriate for certain taxpayers.

Students explain why the Internal Revenue Service was instituted, how it functions, how it has changed over the years, and the ways it helps taxpayers today.

Students identify taxable interest income, and report taxable and tax-exempt interest income.

Learners explain dependency exemption and how it affects taxable income, and apply the five dependency tests to determine whether a person can be claimed as a dependent.

Young scholars explain how exemptions affect income that is subject to tax, and determine the number of exemptions to claim on a tax return.

Learners determine that they are responsible for paying income taxes through withholdings on earned income. They examine the Form W-4.

Students examine primary documents pertaining to the Stamp Act to explain colonial objections to the expansion of taxes.

Students investigate what taxes are and solve related problems.

Students examine the concept of paying taxes with a chores theme.

Young scholars explain that regressive taxes can have different effects on different income groups. They see how a regressive tax takes a larger share of income from low-income groups than from high-income groups.

Students evaluate the basic rationale, nature, and consequences fo taxes. They describe why governments need taxes as revenue to provide goods and servicesin this series of activities.

Students receive an overview of the role and purpose of taxes in American history. They identify different types of taxes implemented by the US government and explain the origin of the federal income tax.

Students identify and describe two criterion of tax fairness: benefits received and the ability to pay and distinguish between wealth and income as measures of ability to pay.

In this discounts and sales tax activity, students problem solve and work with discounts, markups, tips, and sales tax by completing the six word problems.

Students generate a gift list for their family members making sure the costs remain under budget. They research the cost of items on the internet, calculate sales tax, and determine the total cost for all of the gifts.

Rome's great strength was her brilliance in governing. Read how she organized and governed her provinces. The "law of nations", ius gentium, evolved into consistent justice throughout Roman lands.

In this section of a chapter in William Morey's 1901 textbook, you will find out about Marius and his reorganization of the Roman army.

This instructional activity will help students understand the basic rationale, nature, and consequences of taxes.

This lesson plan will give students an overview of the role and purpose of taxes in American history.

This lesson plan will help students understand the role of taxes in the market economy.

This lesson plan will help students understand that taxation involves a compromise of conflicting goals and that lobbyists can influence lawmakers' decisions about taxes.

Information about taxes including paying taxes, filing a return, audits, tax planning.