Federal Income Taxes

EQ - How do I prepare a tax return?

1. Activator: Costs of doing taxes
2. Vocabulary Preview - The Language of Taxes
3. Start Here
4. Simulation 1 - W-4
5.  Simulation 2 - W-2
6. Simulation 3 - W-2 & 1099 INT - 1040EZ 
7. 1040EZ Form 
8. Tax Table
9. 1099-Int Form
10. Table Quiz - Key Terminology
11. Completing a 1040EZ

Day 1

1. Cost of Doing Taxes
2. Language of Taxes
3. Timeline
4. Review and Complete the W-4
5. Introduction to the W-2
6. Introduction to the 1040EZ
7. Class Collaboration - Tax Return Attempt #1

Day 2

1. 1040EZ Components Quiz
2. Collaborative Pairs - 1040EZ with 1 W-2
3. Discussion of impact of multiple jobs
4. Introduction to Interest Income
5. Collaborative Pairs - 1040EZ with 2 jobs and Interest Income

Day 3

1. Q&A 
2. Individual Quiz
3. Study Guide Development
4. Test Next Class

Day 4 

1. Unit 3 Exam

FORMS

W-4

W-2

1040EZ

Interest Income

Tax Table/Instructions
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