Types of Taxation (Direct and Indirect)

A colourful and detailed presentation that explores types of taxation. Included in this presentation:

1. A fun Catchphrase starter activity where students have to look at images to guess the name of a product or service (my students love this!)

2. An initial true or false quiz about types of taxes (England specific)

3. 4 slides illustrating how much tax revenue the UK generates in comparison to other countries and how that tax revenue is spent. A sample payslip is also shown to illustrate some of the deducations are taken from income tax

4. Colourful and detailed examples of the main forms of tax students need to know about (income, corporation, VAT, National insurance, business rates)

5. A ‘how much income tax does Boris pay!’ activity that students love. It illustrates that income tax brackets are different at different thresholds of income

6. Disadvantages of taxation

7. Useful tips and notes as to how to evaluate a question that refers to taxation

This lesson took me an hour to complete