From the Kahn Academy, Personal Taxes consists of the following 10 short videos:
Basics of U.S. Income Tax Rates (1:02)
Tax Deduction Introduction (3:30)
AMT Overview (3:45)
Alternative Minimum Tax (3:55)
Estate Tax Introduction (10:47)
Tax Brackets and Progressive Taxation (:33)
Calculating Federal Taxes and Take Home Pay (6:36)
Calculating State Taxes and Take Home Page (6:30)
Marriage Penalty (10:05)
Married Taxes Clarification (3:40)
Type of Material:
Presentation/online course
Recommended Uses:
Educational resource to be incorporated in traditional and online classes in the form of in-class presentation/online open discussion forums and homework assignments in the area of Taxes.
Technical Requirements:
Firefox or equivalent browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Learn basics of the federal income, federal estate, and state income tax.
Target Student Population:
Anyone seeking a basic understanding of taxes.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Author provides audience with an entertaining method to discuss U.S. federal/state income, estate and payroll tax concepts. Author provided excellent illustrations of tax scenarios to discuss complex tax concepts.
Concerns:
The Internal Revenue Code and the applicable regulations use specific terminology and this presentation does not use the correct terminology. Content is not accurate and provides misinformation and confusion for the viewer. As a result, the module is not self-contained, current, or relevant.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Th author is very enthusiastic about the tax profession and has a captivating voice. Author is also able to interject meaningful visualizations to nicely illustrate concepts during his presentation.
Concerns:
Given the quality of content issues, this presentation has little educational value. Learning is greatly limited, as the basic information presented is flawed. The correct terminology was not defined at the start of the presentation.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The author’s website and related educational videos are professionally done. Author has a gift of presenting complex technical material in a very simple manner. Author creates a comfortable user-friendly classroom setting interjecting practical illustrations, colorful graphics, calculator usage and excellent penmanship on a simulated blackboard. He also allows audience enough time to process information being presented.
Concerns:
Usability is very weak as important information has been omitted. The presenter does not have a sufficient grasp of taxation.
Creative Commons:
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