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Foundation, Nonprofit, All Matter to Me

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine different types of foundations and non-for-profit organizations. They identify the focus of the different organizations. They finally relate the beginning of certain foundations or non-for-profit organizations with...
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Maintaining Employment ESOL

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss how Payroll deductions are used to pay for a variety of government services andncompany benefits. They practice reading a pay stub and writing amounts of money.
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ESL-Reading Comprehension Activity

For Students 7th - 8th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read excerpts from articles and determine whether statements made are true or false. 
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Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? | How Incentives Affect Innovation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students focus on the role played by a nation's institutions in generating creativity, invention and innovation, and analyzes how innovation promotes the economic growth that raises standards of living and alleviates poverty.
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Inflation and Money

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students define money in terms of its functions and refer back to discussion of markets and the role of money in reducing transaction costs. They give examples of types of money.
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Nonprofits in Our Community

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars identify nonprofit organizations within their local community. They practice using the yellow pages to locate these organizations. They use an organizer to keep all of the information they gathered organized.
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Macroeconomic Policies

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view a PowerPoint presentation on macroeconomic policies. They identify and define the main distinctions between the three key economic policies used by governments and debate their merits.
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Gambling Sparks Battle at Civil War Site

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners examine different battles of the Civil War. They discuss the proposal to put in slot machines for revenue at the battleground. They examine many key turning points of the war through an interactive program.
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Wall Street Pays Record Bonuses

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Wall Street Pays Record Bonuses," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Website
Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Earned Income Tax Credit (Eitc)

For Students 9th - 10th
The IRS provides a collection of articles and factsheets regarding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Content includes an overview of the EITC, the way to find out if you qualify, information for employers, law changes and more.
Handout
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Income Tax Law: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources for understanding income tax law, including its roots in the Constitution, federal and state statutes and regulations, judicial decisions, and links to the websites of government and tax agencies.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Income Taxes: Who Pays and How Much? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson unit that teaches students all about income tax: what it is, why we have it, how taxes are structured, factors that affect one's tax bracket, and what would happen if the tax structure were changed.
Handout
American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: The First Income Tax

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an overview of the development of the first national income tax, instituted to fund the Civil War.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Preparing a 1040 Ez Income Tax Form

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Many students 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...
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding

For Students 9th - 10th
Employers withhold taxes from employees' pay. Gross pay is the amount the employee earns. Net pay, or take-home pay, is the amount the employee receives after deductions.
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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.
Website
Other

Tax history.com Federal Income Tax History

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding Lesson Plan [Pdf]

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

Irs: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding Assessment

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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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.
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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: Module 1: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding

For Students 9th - 10th
A tax tutorial that will cover payroll taxes, income tax withholding from employees' pay, and how to complete form W-4.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Cfpb: Investigating Payroll Tax and Federal Income Tax Withholding

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze W-4 forms and paystubs in order to better understand payroll taxes and federal income tax withholding.

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