Urges the Hawaii Department of Education to include tax instruction in its financial literacy graduation requirement.

This resolution urges the Hawaii State Department of Education to incorporate tax instruction into its financial literacy graduation requirement. It suggests that tax instruction should cover topics such as completing a 1040 form, understanding W-4 forms, payroll deductions, federal versus state income taxes, sales and property taxes, and tax brackets. The resolution highlights the importance of tax literacy, citing a Tax Foundation poll that shows a lack of basic tax knowledge among respondents. It also notes that more than half of U.S.

Urges the Hawaii Department of Education to include tax instruction in its financial literacy graduation requirement.

This resolution urges the Hawaii State Department of Education to incorporate tax instruction into its financial literacy graduation requirement. It suggests that tax instruction should cover topics such as completing a 1040 form, understanding W-4 forms, payroll deductions, federal versus state income taxes, sales and property taxes, and tax brackets. The resolution highlights the importance of tax literacy, citing a Tax Foundation poll that shows a lack of basic tax knowledge among respondents. It also notes that more than half of U.S.