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

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

Students match tax types to definitions and then apply their knowledge to tax scenarios. Includes teaching guide and student handouts.

The Wealth Preservation, site Savewealth.com provides a list of 31 tax breaks.

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.

This lesson plan from the Internal Revenue Service gives the history of the progressive income tax which helped fund the social programs implemented during the Great Depression, and the war effort after the country joined the Allies in...

This lesson plan will help students understand how taxes may influence the way people spend and save their money.

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.

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.

This lesson plan will help students understand that taxes can have different effects on different income groups.

This lesson plan will help students understand that proportional taxes can have different effects on different income groups.

This lesson plan will help students understand the electronic preparation and transmission of tax returns.

This lesson plan will help learners understand how and why a federal income tax was implemented by Congress during the Civil War and in 1913.

This lesson plan will help students understand that progressive taxes can have different effects on different income groups.

This lesson plan will help students understand how some historical events were inspired by tax issues and how tax issues shaped some of the government's actions and policies in the past.

This lesson plan will help students understand that regressive taxes can have different effects on different income groups.

Forty-five states and many local government impose sales taxes on most goods and some services. This article explains the difference between sales taxes and income taxes, and how sales taxes are levied.

Students review Internal Revenue Service webpages and respond to questions to explore the relationship between working and taxes.

Practice what you've learned about calculating, applying, and interpreting the expenditure multiplier and tax multiplier in this four-question exercise.

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

This site explains the purpose of the W-2 form, special situations that affect it, and where and when to file it.

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

This lesson plan will help learners understand that they are responsible for paying income taxes through withholding as they earn income and that it is important that they keep accurate records of their earnings and expenses.

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 and assess...