1. TAXATION
Lesson Activities
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2. reality (pay)check
Interpreting Your Pay Stub

3. REALITY (PAY)CHECK
Your paycheck comes with a pay stub. The pay stub gives details about how much you earn and the taxes you pay. Check out the parts of Wanda Worker’s pay stub.

4. How much does Wanda earn per hour?
REALITY (PAY)CHECK
How much does Wanda earn per hour?
$12.75

5. What are Wanda’s total earnings for the current pay period?
REALITY (PAY)CHECK
What are Wanda’s total earnings for the current pay period?
$1,020.00

6. Which tax had the least taken out? The most?
REALITY (PAY)CHECK
Which tax had the least taken out? The most?
Least: Medicare tax
Most: Federal income tax

7. How much did Wanda pay in taxes this pay period?
REALITY (PAY)CHECK
How much did Wanda pay in taxes this pay period?
$188.64

8. How much has Wanda paid in total taxes this year?
REALITY (PAY)CHECK
How much has Wanda paid in total taxes this year?
$2,263.68

9. How much federal tax has Wanda paid so far this year?
REALITY (PAY)CHECK
How much federal tax has Wanda paid so far this year?
$1,112.40

10. What was Wanda’s gross pay during the current pay period?
REALITY (PAY)CHECK
What was Wanda’s gross pay during the current pay period?
$1,020.00

11. Was Wanda’s entire gross pay taxable?
REALITY (PAY)CHECK
 Yes
 No
Was Wanda’s entire gross pay taxable? 

12. Wanda receives a check for which amount?
REALITY (PAY)CHECK
Wanda receives a check for which amount?
 Gross pay
Net pay
Taxable amount 

13. Health insurance 401k Retirement REALITY (PAY)CHECK
What are the two pre-tax deductions that are taken out of Wanda’s check?
Health insurance
401k Retirement

14.   Yes  No REALITY (PAY)CHECK
Wanda paid $93 toward health insurance and retirement. Did she pay taxes on that $93?
 Yes
 No 

15. REALITY (PAY)CHECK
If Wanda’s state did not have an income tax, how much extra money would she have kept so far this year?
$300.36

16. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
A Look at Sales Tax

17. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
If people in this county want to buy a car, they have 2 choices.
What are they?
City sales tax only applies inside a city’s boundaries. What is B-Town’s tax rate?
To find the total sales tax rate you will pay, add the tax rates of everywhere you are.
State sales tax applies everywhere in the state. What is the state tax rate?
County sales tax applies everywhere in the county. What is the county tax rate?
If you are in B-Town, what will be the total sales tax rate?
Here is an imaginary county in an imaginary state.
Now find the 3 biggest stores in the county.
There are 2 cities in this county.
Name them.
What is A-Town’s tax rate?
Let’s learn how to calculate sales tax.
5% + 2% + 3% = 10%

18. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
Example: How much will you pay for a $50 shirt at Bigmart in A-Town?
1) ADD to find the tax rate:
State tax %
County tax %
City tax %
Total Tax %

19. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
Example: How much will you pay for a $50 shirt at Bigmart in A-Town?
2) MULTIPLY the tax by the price:
$ 50
x 9
 price
 tax rate
450

20. The tax on this shirt will be $4.50.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
Example: How much will you pay for a $50 shirt at Bigmart in A-Town?
3) MOVE the decimal point 2 places to the left. This is the amount of tax you will pay:
$ 50
x 9
450
450
The tax on this shirt will be $4.50.

21. The shirt will cost $54.50 at Bigmart in A-Town.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
Example: How much will you pay for a $50 shirt at Bigmart in A-Town?
4) ADD the tax and the price to see the final cost:
$ 50.00
54.50
The shirt will cost $54.50 at Bigmart in A-Town.

22. The headphones will cost $10.90 in A-Town and $11.00 in B-Town.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
You try it:
1) A pair of headphones costs $10 at both Bigmart in A-Town and Hugemart in B-Town. What would you actually pay for the headphones at each store?
In A-Town:
In B-Town:
Tax rate = 9%
$10 x 9 = 90
Tax = $0.90
Tax rate = 10%
$10 x 10 = 100
Tax = $1.00
To use this slide with an interactive white board, delete the answer calculations from the slide and have students solve the problems on the white board. Use the printed teacher guide to check students’ work.
The headphones will cost $10.90 in A-Town and $11.00 in B-Town.

23. The new car will cost $16,350 in A-Town and $16,050 at Bob’s.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
You try it:
2) Lisa is going to buy a new car! It costs $15,000 at both A-Town Dealership and at Bob’s County Dealership. What would she actually pay for the car at each place?
In A-Town:
At Bob’s:
Tax rate = 9%
$15,000 x 9 =
Tax = $1,350.00
Tax rate = 7%
$15,000 x 7 =
Tax = $1,050.00
To use this slide with an interactive white board, delete the answer calculations from the slide and have students solve the problems on the white board. Use the printed teacher guide to check students’ work.
The new car will cost $16,350 in A-Town and $16,050 at Bob’s.

24. The stereo will cost $275 in B-Town and $274.99 at the County Store.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
You try it:
3) A stereo costs $257 at the County Store and $250 at Hugemart in B- Town. With taxes, what would you actually pay at each store?
In B-Town:
At the County Store:
Tax rate = 10%
$250 x 10 = 2500
Tax = $25.00
= 275
Tax rate = 7%
$257 x 7 = 1799
Tax = $17.99 =
To use this slide with an interactive white board, delete the answer calculations from the slide and have students solve the problems on the white board. Use the printed teacher guide to check students’ work.
If it costs you $10 in gas to drive to Hugemart, at which store will the stereo end up costing you the least?
The stereo will cost $275 in B-Town and $ at the County Store.
The County Store.

25. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? You try it: $1.75 $1.75 $0.75 $0.75 Bigmart
4) The state is tired of people putting gum under tables and chairs. It just put a $1 excise tax on each pack of gum! Gum used to cost $0.75 at both Bigmart and Hugemart.
What will the new price tags say?
Bigmart
$1.75
Hugemart
$1.75
$0.75
$0.75
The price goes up $1 per pack everywhere, so the new price will be $1.75.

26. TAXATION
Lesson Activities
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