1. © South-Western Educational Publishing Chapter 7 Federal Income Tax  Our Tax System  Filing Tax Returns

2. GOALS © South-Western Educational Publishing Lesson 7.1 Our Tax System  Discuss the purpose of taxes and different types of taxes in the United States.  Describe components of the U.S. tax system.

3. © South-Western Educational Publishing Types of Taxes  Progressive taxes  Regressive taxes  Proportional taxes

4. © South-Western Educational Publishing Components of the Tax System  The IRS  The power to tax  Paying your fair share  Tax brackets  Tax evasion

5. © South-Western Educational Publishing IRS Audit  Correspondence audit  Field audit

6. GOALS © South-Western Educational Publishing Lesson 7.2 Filing Tax Returns  Define tax vocabulary.  Prepare tax Forms 1040EZ and 1040A.

7. © South-Western Educational Publishing Filing Status  Single person  Married person filing a joint return  Married person filing a separate return  “Head of household”  Qualifying widow(er) with a dependent child

8. © South-Western Educational Publishing Exemptions  Personal exemption  Dependent exemption

9. © South-Western Educational Publishing Gross Income  Wages, salaries, and tips  Interest income  Dividend income  Unemployment compensation  Social security benefits  Child support  Alimony

10. © South-Western Educational Publishing Adjusted Gross Income Gross income –Adjustments Adjusted gross income

11. © South-Western Educational Publishing Taxable Income Gross income –Adjustments Adjusted gross income –Deductions –Exemptions Taxable income

12. © South-Western Educational Publishing Deductions  Itemize  Standard deduction

13. © South-Western Educational Publishing Tax Credits  For college tuition  For childcare to enable parents to work  For lower-income wage earners

14. © South-Western Educational Publishing Preparing to File  Who must file?  When to file?  Which form to use?  Where to begin?  Filing electronically

15. © South-Western Educational Publishing Preparing Your Income Tax Return  Tax preparation software  Form 1040EZ  Form 1040A

16. © South-Western Educational Publishing Form 1040EZ  Step 1: Name, address, and social security number  Step 2: Report income  Step 3: Compute tax  Step 4: Refund or amount owed  Step 5: Sign the return

17. © South-Western Educational Publishing Form 1040A  Step 1: Name and address  Step 2: Filing status  Step 3: Exemptions  Step 4: Total income  Step 5: Adjusted gross income

18. © South-Western Educational Publishing Form 1040A (continued)  Step 6: Taxable income  Step 7: Tax, credits, and payments  Step 8: Refund or amount owed  Step 9: Signature