Tax lessons for high school
Taxes make more sense
in real life.
Read a first paycheck, work out what you’ll pay at checkout, and spot when a price already includes tax.

Explore a tax topic
Go deeper after the short lessons, or pick the topic you’re studying in class.
01 · Read a paycheck
Income Tax
See what comes out of pay and what a tax return does with the numbers.
Explore Income Tax →02 · Read a store receiptSales Tax
Work out the price at checkout and see why it depends on what and where you buy.
Read the Sales Tax guide →03 · Read a VAT receiptVAT
Find out what value added tax means and when it’s already part of a price.
Read the VAT guide →Optional current-events activity
Global indirect tax tracker
Pick a tax news item. Is it a proposed change or a rule already in effect? Find the date and source that helped you decide.