Explain that taxes are paid to federal, state, and local governments to fund government goods and services and transfer payments from government to individuals and that the major types of taxes are income taxes, payroll (Social Security) taxes, property taxes, and sales taxes.
Remarks
Calculate the amount of taxes a person is likely to pay when given information or data about the person’s sources of income and amount of spending.
Identify which level of government receives the tax revenue for a particular tax and describe what is done with the tax revenue.
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Financial Literacy (Discontinued after 2023-2024)
Date Adopted or Revised: 04/15
Status: State Board Approved
Related Courses
| Course Number1111 |
Course Title222 |
| 2102800: | Florida’s Preinternational Baccalaureate Comparative Economics With Financial Literacy (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
| 2102335: | Economics with Financial Literacy (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 - 2024 (course terminated)) |
| 2102340: | Economics with Financial Literacy for Credit Recovery (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
| 2102345: | Economics with Financial Literacy Honors (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 - 2024 (course terminated)) |
| 7921022: | Access Economics with Financial Literacy (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
| 2102372: | Personal Financial Literacy (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2019, 2019 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
| 2102374: | Personal Financial Literacy Honors (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2019, 2019 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
| 1200387: | Mathematics for Data and Financial Literacy (Specifically in versions: 2016 and beyond (current)) |
| 7921021: | Access Personal Financial Literacy (Specifically in versions: 2019 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
Related Access Points
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| SS.912.FL.1.AP.6 | Identify that various taxes are paid to three levels of government to provide goods and services to individuals. |
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