IFS How to Fix Taxes Series + Worksheets
- The Econosaurus
- Jan 10
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 25
These podcasts are quite in-depth (45 mins ish each) but the hosts are careful to explain any technical vocab so still very much understandable for a strong student, even perhaps one who hasn't studied Econ but who is pretty switched on. There are 4 in the series:
If I was only able to recommend one, I'd go for the VAT one as it has some fun examples and answers lots of the questions students have about VAT. The wealth taxes one is probably the most challenging, followed by the episode on property taxes.
They are full of really great content, especially for evaluation. They would work for a Sixth Form extra-curricular Economics club. Group or individuals can be assigned a type of tax to present on. I've attached a notes frame below to help. It could be used to help the presenters to plan a short presentation, or by the audience while they are listening to a more detailed presentation.
Will Haines has written some questions at the bottom of each episode page which are worth checking out - they link the material in the episode to A-Level content. I wanted something a bit more comprehension focussed for the VAT episode to set as cover which I've attached below too. It's a bit of a beast as I wanted students to catch the details, but they are time stamped so you could easily give each group of students a small number of questions to answer each. Alternatively, the notes frame would be quicker to fill in.