The Tax History Project:
http://www.taxhistory.org/
This public service initiative from Tax Analysts, established in 1995, provides scholars, policymakers, journalists, and the general public with information on the history of U.S. public finance. Features include:
The Tax History Museum:
http://www.tax.org/museum/default.htm
A virtual museum of United States tax history, this interactive webpage provides interesting tax history from colonial times to the present day. With illustrations and sound clips, one can learn how taxes have shaped culture and history.
The Internal Revenue Service's History:
http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=98142,00.html
This summary provides information on this well-known government agency's history and structure as well as its recent changes and initiatives.
Department of the Treasury Tax History Fact Sheets and FAQ: http://www.treas.gov/education/fact-sheets/taxes/index.html http://www.treas.gov/education/faq/taxes/history.html
The Department of the Treasury provides a variety of educational resources for their offices and bureaus, including the IRS. These pages provide historical overviews about taxation, but not nitty-gritty details about how taxes work.
http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/index.html
Facts about taxes collected, number of returns filed, income, and more for individuals, businesses and tax exempt organizations.
http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/
Tax Fun:
The IRS's Favorite Tax Quotes: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=110483,00.html
The Tax Analysts' Quotes: http://www.taxanalysts.com/www/website.nsf/Web/TaxQuotes?OpenDocument
Cool Stuff:
http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/jsp/cool_stuff.jsp
Three different ways to look at taxes, Tax Trivia, Taxi interactive, and VITA volunteer program.
http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/jsp/s_student_activities.jsp
Tax theory goes interactive! Just have a little fun! by choosing from the more than 75 interactive activities featured in the Whys of Taxes, from the student area of Understanding Taxes. Includes crosswords and memory games and much more.
http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/jsp/teacher_downloads.jsp
For a different audience, the understanding taxes teacher area features downloads of fact sheets, powerpoint presentations on the tax modules and themes, and worksheets and assessments.
http://www.taxhistory.org/thp/thpwebsite.nsf/Web/PresidentialTaxReturns?OpenDocument
See the President's and Ex-Presidents' tax returns -- How much did the various presidents make, Who made the most money in office? Who made the least? All this excitement and more!
Tax related images and cartoons through history
http://www.taxhistory.org/thp/thpwebsite.nsf/Web/ImageGallery?OpenDocument
What did Einstein have to do with taxes?
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