Presented by Ben Lurje, Senior Director Australian Taxation Office October 2012

1. Presented by Ben Lurje, Senior Director Australian Taxation Office October 2012

2. Background • The ATO has been working to support schools in developing and delivering tax education since 1994 through its School Education Program. • In June 2008 we conducted an evaluation of the Program. • A key recommendation from the evaluation was to develop an interactive educational resource to better appeal to secondary school students. • We contracted Education Services Australia to develop a digital education resource to assist students in years 10-12 understand the Australian tax and super systems.

3. Developing the resource • Research was conducted with schools to guide development of the resource. • Education Services Australia mapped the resource to curriculum for each state and territory. • Training materials were developed to help teachers use the resource. • A pilot with 30 schools (students and teachers) tested the resource and gained some initial feedback.

4. Tax, Super + You • Tax, Super + You, includes: • four subject modules that focus on the basics of the tax system: personal tax, business tax, and super • activities that include quizzes, forums and tests • digital interactives that provide an engaging learning environment for students. • It automatically tracks students’ progression through the resource. • Each module has a range of suggested lesson plans. • As a teacher, you will be able to: create courses by selecting content to suit your curriculum; track the progress of your students, and access online support.

5. Module 1 – Tax 101 Tax 101 addresses topics such as: • What is tax and why do we need it? • Tax: who, what, how and why? • How is tax revenue spent? • The Budget, taxes and spending • The history of tax in Australia • The role of the ATO.

6. Your tax • Income and income tax • Working and paying tax • Completing your tax return • Calculating tax due • What other taxes do I have to pay? • Fixing a tax problem

7. Business • What is a business? • Choosing a business structure • Running a business • Explaining business taxes • How does GST work? • How is business tax collected?

8. Super addresses topics such as: • What is super and how does it work? • Where does super money come from? • What do I need to do about super? • How do I choose a super fund? • Super, the ATO and you

9. Interactives • Tax, Super + You has four digital interactives that provide an engaging learning environment for students.

10. Let’s take a look…

11. Setting up Tax, Super + You at your school • Tax, super + you is available now, for free at: • www.taxsuperandyou.gov.au • To use it: • Schools need to register and nominate an administrator • The administrator can then add teachers • Teachers can then create a course for each class.

12. Features for teachers • As a teacher you can: • Set up a course for your class to use • Customise the course to suit the needs of your students • Track the progress and performance of your students. • Other helpful features: • Lesson plan suggestions • Rubrics to help teachers assess classroom-based activities • Built-in online assessments and quizzes for students.

13. Where to get help • Tax, Super + You allows you to lodge an online form to : • Ask for help • Make a suggestion • Provide feedback • Report a problem. • The resource has a wide range of frequently asked questions and cheat sheets • You can also email the Helpdesk at taxsuperandyou@ato.gov.au

14. Current usage of Tax, Super + You • Tax, super + you was officially released on 10 July 2012 by the Hon David Bradbury, Assistant Treasurer • Within 24 hours, 15 schools had registered • Registrations have now reached: • Number of public course users registered = 1,918 • Number of secondary schools registered = 281 • Number of secondary schools that have set up courses = 75

15. www.taxsuperandyou.gov.au