Grade 9-12
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On-Demand Webinar

Introduction to Taxes Using Turbo Tax and Financial Fitness for Life Pt. 2

Time: 60 mins,
Updated: March 19 2020,
Author: Ruben Rivera
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:

  • Learn how to simulate tax preparation using Intuit’s TurboTax software to engage students. 
  • Learn how to set up TurboTax accounts using Intuit’s Education system. 
  • Use a sample W2 to complete a tax return. 
  • Explore state and federal tax outcomes when completing the simulation.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Taxes

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In this personal finance and economics webinar, teachers will learn how to use TurboTax to prepare sample W2’s.

Description

Taxation and tax preparation is a life skill.  Using Financial Fitness for Life and in collaboration with Intuit Education, we are excited to demonstrate lessons on how teachers can introduce taxation and tax preparation into classrooms.  This webinar focuses on teaching students how to prepare and file taxes using TurboTax by Intuit.  Students will learn about federal, state and local taxes, deductions, filing statuses, tax brackets and W2s.

Resources

Subjects:
Personal Finance

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