Cash Course 7: Taxation

Equip your students with the critical financial toolkits they need to navigate life today and confidently step into their future. Cash Courses transform complex money concepts into practical, bite-sized lessons. By mastering these essential life skills early, your students will build the smart habits required to make informed, real-world financial decisions. The workbooks can be printed but are interactive pdf’s so can be completed on a computer if preferred. Activities are designed to be self-directing, with individual tasks and some group or class discussions if you choose to lead the topic this way. Students completing this Cash Course will learn what tax is and why we have taxes. They will be introduced to the main forms of taxation in two modules. Resource A is income tax (PAYE) and GST, and resource B is Residence Withholding Tax (RWT) and excise tax.

Year 8-12

4-8 hrs

Mathematics and Statistics (Financial Mathematics and Number)

Social Sciences (Draft – Economic Activity, Financial Education)

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Student learning

• Learn what taxation is and why we have taxes.

• Learn about four different types of tax:

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1. Income tax

2. Goods and Services Tax (GST)

3. Resident Withholding Tax

4. Excise Tax
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• What you need to do, and what might happen if you don’t pay your taxes

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Curriculum link

Financial education is compulsory in the New Zealand curriculum for year 1-10, with full implementation required in 2027.
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The Cash Course series is aligned with the Knowledge and Practices of the curriculum for:

Mathematics and Statistics: Number and Financial Mathematics strand

Social Sciences (Draft): Economic Activity - Financial Education strand
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Taxation is covered in year 8 in the draft Social Sciences curriculum. Calculating GST is at year 9 in the Financial Mathematics curriculum.

The resources are also designed to support the Curriculum Capabilities.

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Resource includes:

Cash Course 7A & 7B: Taxation - Student workbooks
Cash Course 7A & 7B: Taxation - Teaching Guide with sample answers

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Check you have the latest version here:

[Document ID] Resource Name

[CA7A-001-2] Cash Course 7A - Taxation Workbook.pdf
[CA7A-002-2] Cash Course 7A - Taxation Teaching guide with sample answers.pdf
[CA7B-001-2] Cash Course 7B - Taxation Workbook.pdf
[CA7B-002-2] Cash Course 7B - Taxation Teaching guide with sample Answers.pdf‍

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