1. Principles of Business, Marketing and Finance
Income Tax Return
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2. Need to Know Terms
Income Taxes - tax levied by a government directly on income, especially an annual tax on personal income.
Filing Status - your tax-filing group based on your marital status
Exemption - an amount you may subtract from your income for each person who depends on your income to live
Discuss each term with students and consider a vocabulary quiz for better understanding:
Filing Status – your tax-filing group based on your marital status
Exemption – an amount you may subtract from your income for each person who depends on your income to live
Gross Income – all taxable income you receive, including wages, salaries and tips
Adjusted Gross Income – gross income less adjustments
Itemized Deductions – expenses listed on Schedule A that you can subtract from adjusted gross income to determine taxable income
Standard Deduction – a stated amount you can subtract from adjusted gross income if you do not itemize deduction
Taxable Income – the amount on which you will pay income tax
Tax Credit – an amount subtracted directly from the tax owed
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3. Need to Know Terms
Gross Income - all taxable income you receive, including wages, salaries and tips
Adjusted Gross Income - gross income less adjustments
Itemized Deductions - expense listed on Schedule A that you can subtract from adjusted gross income to determine taxable income
Discuss each term with students and consider a vocabulary quiz for better understanding:
Filing Status – your tax-filing group based on your marital status
Exemption – an amount you may subtract from your income for each person who depends on your income to live
Gross Income – all taxable income you receive, including wages, salaries and tips
Adjusted Gross Income – gross income less adjustments
Itemized Deductions – expenses listed on Schedule A that you can subtract from adjusted gross income to determine taxable income
Standard Deduction – a stated amount you can subtract from adjusted gross income if you do not itemize deduction
Taxable Income – the amount on which you will pay income tax
Tax Credit – an amount subtracted directly from the tax owed
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4. Need to Know Terms
Standard Deduction - a stated amount you can subtract from adjusted gross income if you do not itemize deduction
Taxable Income - the amount on which you will pay income tax
Tax Credit - an amount subtracted directly from the tax owed
Discuss each term with students and consider a vocabulary quiz for better understanding:
Filing Status – your tax-filing group based on your marital status
Exemption – an amount you may subtract from your income for each person who depends on your income to live
Gross Income – all taxable income you receive, including wages, salaries and tips
Adjusted Gross Income – gross income less adjustments
Itemized Deductions – expenses listed on Schedule A that you can subtract from adjusted gross income to determine taxable income
Standard Deduction – a stated amount you can subtract from adjusted gross income if you do not itemize deduction
Taxable Income – the amount on which you will pay income tax
Tax Credit – an amount subtracted directly from the tax owed
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5. Need to Know Terms
IRS 1040 Tax From - A 1040 form is the standard Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form that individuals use to file their annual income tax returns.
IRS 1040EZ Tax Form - A 1040EZ form is an alternative to the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) 1040 income tax form and offers a faster and easier way to file taxes, meant for taxpayers with rudimentary tax situations.
Discuss each term with students and consider a vocabulary quiz for better understanding:
Filing Status – your tax-filing group based on your marital status
Exemption – an amount you may subtract from your income for each person who depends on your income to live
Gross Income – all taxable income you receive, including wages, salaries and tips
Adjusted Gross Income – gross income less adjustments
Itemized Deductions – expenses listed on Schedule A that you can subtract from adjusted gross income to determine taxable income
Standard Deduction – a stated amount you can subtract from adjusted gross income if you do not itemize deduction
Taxable Income – the amount on which you will pay income tax
Tax Credit – an amount subtracted directly from the tax owed
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6. Independent Practice
Fill in your personal information on the Form 1040 EZ.
Put a Zero (0) on lines 2, 3, 8a, 8b and 11.
Put 10, on line 5.
W2 & Tax Table located at under Documents & Examples
Use the financial information located on the W-2 & Tax Table to completecremaining required areas on the form (lines 1, 4, 6, 10 & 12)
Calculate the tax return based on the formulas provided throughout the EZ. (line 13a)
Sign and date in the SIGN HERE section and turn in completed Form EZ
January 31 has arrived and it is time to begin completing the necessary paperwork to file a tax return. Using the W-2 provided, complete the following steps to file taxes by the federal April 15 deadline.
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