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Show IRA offers class Free information about taxes available material are supplied free by the IRS. Teachers do not have to be skilled in tax law . SALT LAKE CITY The Internal Revenue Service has announced a major redesign of its "Understanding Taxes" program for 1983. "Understanding Taxes" is a complete, free educational package, which teaches high school juniors and seniors important aspects of the Federal tax system. Approximately five . million students used the course last year nearly 40,000 in Utah at about 90 percent of the state's high schools. The IRS advised high school administrators, teachers and parents interested in learning more a about offering "Understanding Taxes" program to contact the tax agency at 524-5297 in Salt Lake or toll-free 1-800-662-5370. There will be an "Understanding Taxes" display at the Salt Palace during the UEA Convention, Oct. 7 and 8. fter a year-long study, the new "Understanding Taxes" cirriculum will include more information and skill development than ever before, the IRS said. The materials will now be presented in a "modular" format, permitting teachers greater flexibility when scheduling and teaching "Understanding Taxes." The cirriculum will include a line-by-line explanation of the Form 1040A and a discussion of a basic Form 1040 and Schedule A for itemized deductions. However, new chapters will also cover such information as the economics of taxation, tax legislation and facts and fallacies about the IRS. Student course books, teachers' manuals, special training visual aids and audio-visual |