IRS Resources

The Hows of Taxes

Does teaching about taxes seem as intimidating as completing your yearly tax forms? Don't worry! Understanding Taxes can be customized to fit your own personal teaching style.

There are 14 modules in the Hows of Taxes. Each module focuses on a different set of tax concepts and includes interactive activities, tutorials, simulations, and assessments.

Detailed lesson plans are included to guide your instruction from the introduction of a given tax concept, through its development, to the lesson conclusion.

Module 1: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding

Module 2: Wage and Tip Income

Module 3: Interest Income

Module 4: Dependents

Module 5: Filing Status

Module 6: Exemptions

Module 7: Standard Deduction

Module 8: Claiming Child Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit

Module 9: Tax Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses

Module 10: Education Credits

Module 11: Earned Income Credit

Module 12: Refund, Amount Due, and Record Keeping

Module 13: Electronic Tax Return Preparation and Transmission

Module 14: Self-Employment Income and the Self-Employment Tax

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