Completing a tax return
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Introduction
In this activity, students learn the steps they need to take to complete a tax return and the different options that exist. They also engage in completing a tax return using a simulated online ATO tool myTax.
This activity contributes to the following outcomes.
A student:
- applies consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment concepts and terminology in a variety of contexts COM5-1
- analyses the rights and responsibilities of individuals in a range of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts COM5-2
- works independently and collaboratively to meet individual and collective goals within specified timeframes COM5-9.
Related Life Skills outcomes: COMLS-5, COMLS-13
Option 7: Towards Independence
Managing finances
Students:
- explain the responsible management of finances when living independently, including: (ACHEK018)
- tax obligations, e.g. applying for a tax file number, completing a tax return
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Completing a tax return
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Completing a tax return
ATO online services simulator
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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. If you assign this activity to a class, your students will be assigned all student resources on their 'My learning' page. You can also hand-pick the resources students are assigned by selecting individual resources when you add a work item to a class in 'My classes'.
- Display and explain information on visualiser about the different ways of lodging a tax return.
- As a class, discuss the benefits and costs of each method.
- Students choose a scenario that relates to them or piques their interest and complete a tax return by following their scenario instructions. Students do this by using the simulated ATO online services simulator.
- Display and explain the information on the remaining slides of the visualiser.
- Students complete the worksheet.