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 Ep 20 The Tax Person Cometh: Play Now | Download (506)

Mark and Kathy discover an undeveloped territory of urgent need in financial literacy- taxes. Of course we all know we have to come with taxes, but there are few resources available to integrate this real life need into financial literacy settings cross curriculum. Currently, the field is wide open for innovation and new developments here!

— Relevant  — Real-Life  –  Interdisciplinary —

   Lifelong Learning  — 21st Century Living

  — Motivation  – Intergenerational —

From planning for college, to tax savings via charitable giving,  and  medical flex accounts, it is amazing how much people of all ages might be missing opportunities for valuable and vital learning and savings. Join your Talking Financial Literacy co-hosts, Kathy and Mark, for another  exciting discussion as they explore the few resources which ARE available and spin the connections that need to be created.

Resources discussed in this episode:

The Money Instructor

• http://www.moneyinstructor.com/wsp/taxw2.asp

Canadian Example of curriculum

• http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tchtx/menu-eng.html

Calculators and Widgets from HR Block   

• http://www.hrblock.com/taxes/tax_calculators/index.html

Teaching Your Child About Income Taxes

• http://life.familyeducation.com/taxation/money-and-kids/47969.html

Federal Bank of New York

• http://www.newyorkfed.org/education/taxes_teach.html

• (Also - see our interview with Dir. of Education with federal bank of NY!
• Talking Fin Lit  Episode 2 )

Turbotax

• Tutorials and Tools Abound
• http://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/

Digits- Tips and Podcast  

• H&R Block
• http://www.digits.hrblock.com/tipsandpodcasts/

About.com

• http://taxes.about.com/od/taxsoftware/tp/tax_calculators.htm

Additional Resources for this Episode

•  IRS - Understanding Taxes
  •   http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/index.jsp

 If you go into the teachers part there is an excellent series of lessons on taxes that include why pay taxes, the history of taxes and the nuts and bolts of how to pay taxes.  Check out the stuff on the bottom of the following url  http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/teacher/whys.jsp

 Submitted by listener and teacher

John Kalnberg,  teacher, Sage Day School, Rochelle Park, NJ.

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 Ep 20 The Tax Person Cometh: Play Now | Download (506)