TAXEDU reloaded: New look, new features

An upgrade makes it easier than ever for users of the portal to discover and deliver meaningful tax education.

One year since the launch of TAXEDU, the portal has now entered its second edition. The new version was recently launched with several enhanced functionalities.

One of the notable features is that teachers and national representatives can now search for and upload new resources and share these with the TAXEDU community in English and/or their national language. Users can also share national news and events articles – content that has received greater visibility – in their native language.

What is more, it is possible now for teachers and national representatives to connect with others on the online Forum to discuss a variety of topics.

This means teachers and national representatives have become the drivers of the portal, steering this initiative at both the national and European level.

The new features also allow users to actively promote tax education and to ensure the sustainability of the TAXEDU project. They can contribute to the project’s main objective, which is the integration of tax education in the national school curricula of European Union member states.

Thanks to the new portal version (with all the new features and continuous ongoing improvements), delivering tax education has never been easier than with TAXEDU.

Newly available language versions

TAXEDU’s microlearning resources, which primary school teachers across Europe are using to design their lesson plans for taxpayer education, have been equipped with audio and are now available in all 22 EU languages. 

What is more, the e-Learnings for teens are also available in 12 EU languages, lifting the language barrier to tax education.

Looking back

TAXEDU was officially unveiled to the public by the European Commission’s Taxation and Customs Union Directorate-General in November 2017. It was developed and designed as the first EU tax educational EU-wide portal for youngsters in 22 languages.

The portal is equipped with a multitude of digital resources comprising of 264 educational videos about taxation, eight eLearning courses and extensive support material for teachers.

The pilot project was completed in June 2018. Further evolutive portal improvements were developed, such as establishing a user helpdesk, supporting communication, the creation of the user Forum, improvements of the ‘Teacher’s corner’ interface, enhancing the search functionalities in the Training catalogue, and publishing regular news items.

Now the version of the TAXEDU portal has passed to the hands of the users (teachers and tax national administrations), making it lively and dynamic. Most importantly, the portal is continuously being enriched with new education materials, as well as discussions on the Forums and a constant stream of news and events coverage.