Your rights and obligations in relation to tax

Economics & Business Year 8 AC v9.0 40

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Introduction

In this activity, students learn about their rights and obligations in relation to tax from the time they start a job to when they must submit a tax return.

This short activity provides a useful overview that could be used as prerequisite learning before students engage in related activities.

By the end of Year 8, students explain how markets influence the allocation of resources to the production of goods and services. They explain ways that businesses adapt to opportunities in markets and respond to the work environment. They describe the importance of Australia’s taxation system and its effect on decision-making by individuals and businesses. Students explain why individuals and/or businesses budget and plan.

Students develop a range of questions to investigate an economic and business issue. They locate, select and organise relevant information and data. They interpret information and data to identify economic and business issues and trends, and describe economic cause-and-effect relationships. They develop a response to an economic and business issue. They identify and evaluate potential costs and benefits. Students use economic and business knowledge, concepts, terms and research findings to create descriptions and explanations.

Content descriptions

Economics and Business Knowledge and Understanding

The importance of Australia’s system of taxation and how this system affects decision-making by individuals and businesses. (AC9HE8K04)

Economics and Business Skills

Create descriptions and explanations, using economic and business knowledge, concepts and terms, and referencing information and data from sources. (AC9HE8S05)

Student learning resources

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Explainer

Your rights and obligations in relation to tax

Suggested activity sequence

This sequence is intended as a framework to be modified and adapted by teachers to suit the needs of a class group.

  1. As a class brainstorm the meaning of rights versus entitlements and obligations versus responsibilities and distinguish between them.
  2. Together, read the explainer and as you do, ask students who have jobs to share their own experiences.
  3. Use a grouping strategy to organise students into groups of 3 or 4.
  4. Groups develop a four-quadrant grid that lists rights, entitlements, obligations and responsibilities.
  5. Groups develop a timeline infographic informing young people of what they have to do and when to meet their tax obligations.
  6. Groups display their products in the classroom.
  7. Students complete a 3-2-1:
    • 3 things the student learned from the activity
    • 2 things the student found interesting and what they’d like to learn more about.
    • 1 question they still have.
  8. Discuss the questions students still have and give them time to explore answers.

Useful prior learning