"What Kind of Tax Is It?" Game

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Scenario #1:
"I am checking out at the grocery store. My
purchases total $34.71, including tax. What
kind of tax is this?"
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Scenario #1:
"I am checking out at the grocery store. My
purchases total $34.71, including tax. What
kind of tax is this?"
SALES TAX
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Scenario #2:
"I make $14 an hour. This week I worked 12
hours. I made $168, but I only get to keep
$141 because of what kind of tax?“
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Scenario #2:
"I make $14 an hour. This week I worked 12
hours. I made $168, but I only get to keep
$141 because of what kind of tax?“
PAYROLL TAX
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Scenario #3:
"I ate at Chick-Fil-A and my meal totaled
$3.35 plus tax. What kind of tax is this?"
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Scenario #3:
"I ate at Chick-Fil-A and my meal totaled
$3.35 plus tax. What kind of tax is this?"
SALES TAX
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Scenario #4:
"These 100 acres have been in my family for
twenty seven years. Every single year, I
have to pay taxes on it. What kind of tax is
this?"
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Scenario #4:
"These 100 acres have been in my family for
twenty seven years. Every single year, I
have to pay taxes on it. What kind of tax is
this?"
PROPERTY TAX
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Scenario #5:
"My family and I built on to our house this
year. We added a covered porch. Now, our
taxes have gone up. What kind of ax is
this?"
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Scenario #5:
"My family and I built on to our house this
year. We added a covered porch. Now, our
taxes have gone up. What kind of ax is
this?“
PROPERTY TAX
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Scenario #6:
"Every month when I get paid, taxes have
already been taken out for the
government. What kind of taxes have been
taken out of my paycheck?"
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Scenario #6:
"Every month when I get paid, taxes have
already been taken out for the
government. What kind of taxes have been
taken out of my paycheck?"
PAYROLL TAX
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Scenario #7:
"I went to the ice cream store and bought a
sundae for $2.50. When the cashier rang me
up, he said I owed $2.70. What kind of tax
did this include?"
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Scenario #7:
"I went to the ice cream store and bought a
sundae for $2.50. When the cashier rang me
up, he said I owed $2.70. What kind of tax
did this include?“
SALES TAX
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Scenario #8:
"Every year in April I have to send off my
taxes to the government. What kind of
taxes am I sending?"
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Scenario #8:
"Every year in April I have to send off my
taxes to the government. What kind of
taxes am I sending?"
INCOME TAX
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Scenario #9:
"This year I got back $2,000 from the
government. I'm going to put it in savings.
What kind of taxes am I talking about?"
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Scenario #9:
"This year I got back $2,000 from the
government. I'm going to put it in savings.
What kind of taxes am I talking about?"
INCOME TAX