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The Hows of Taxes
The Hows of Taxes Tour
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 Recordkeeping
Module 13: Electronic Tax Return Preparation and Transmission
Module 14: Self-Employment Income and the Self-Employment Tax
The Whys of Taxes
The Whys of Taxes Tour
Theme 1: Your Role as a Taxpayer
Lesson 1: Why Pay Taxes?
Lesson 2: How Taxes Evolve
Lesson 3: The Taxpayers Responsibilities
Lesson 4: The Taxpayers Rights
Theme 2: Taxes in U.S. History
Lesson 1: Evolution of Taxation in the Constitution
Lesson 2: Early Tax Issues
Lesson 3: Income Tax Issues
Lesson 4: The Social Security Act of 1935
Lesson 5: The Wealth Tax of 1935 and the Victory Tax of 1942
Lesson 6: Tax Reform in the 1960s and 1980s
Lesson 7: Tax Reform in the 1990s and 2000s
Theme 3: Fairness in Taxes
Lesson 1: How to Measure Fairness
Lesson 2: Regressive Taxes
Lesson 3: Progressive Taxes
Lesson 4: Proportional Taxes
Lesson 5: How Taxes Affect Us
Theme 4: What is Taxed and Why
Lesson 1: Federal/State/Local Taxes
Lesson 2: Taxes in a Market Economy
Lesson 3: Income Tax Facts
Lesson 4: Direct and Indirect Taxes
Theme 5: Impact of Taxes
Lesson 1: How Taxes Influence Behavior
Lesson 2: The Politics of Taxation
Theme 6: Understanding the IRS
Lesson 1: The IRS Yesterday and Today
Lesson 2: Your First Job
Lesson 3: Methods of Filing
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