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TAXEDU

A GREAT TOOL FOR TAX EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION - ARAGON, SPAIN

A GREAT TOOL FOR TAX EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION - ARAGON, SPAIN

Concha Roldán Muñío

 

TAXEDU is a portal of the European Union accessible to all, very simple to handle, dynamic and entertaining, which is very useful for tax education, so it is intended to reach the educational world from an early age. It has had and has the participation of the national tax administrations, under the direction of the European Parliament and the Commission. Its objective is to facilitate training in tax matters in all countries of the European Union, explain how taxes affect our lives, what benefits they bring to all citizens and ensure that responsibility is internalized in the voluntary fulfillment of tax duties as a matter of citizenship, in short, to reduce tax evasion and fraud in Europe. 

TAXEDU has the virtue of facilitating tax education in the easiest and most entertaining way, considered not only by educators and tax administrations, as necessary, but has been demanded for some years by a majority of citizens, as is the case of Spain.

This portal is aimed at three age groups: children (9 to 12 years old), teenagers (13 to 17 years old) and young adults. The latter can find relevant information on the role of taxes in university education, the labor market and that of business.

TAXEDU includes various concepts on tax education, as has been said, depending on the age or school stage in question, among which are public revenues and expenses, essential to know them to understand the raison d'être of taxation. The educational contents of TAXEDU, with numerous data and information, are presented to these groups in an entertaining and dynamic way, also having texts, games and videos. There is also a section "The teacher's corner" with resources, tips and strategies to consult and take advantage of in order to achieve the objectives already indicated. Its content is useful for different subjects. Of interest also to teachers, professionals from the world of education, can find ideas for their work, various materials, links to relevant information, videos and models for presentations and activities.

We all know how important this educational tool is, therefore, in Spain, the trainers of the AEAT usually present it in the pect talks, with an invitation to teachers and students of the schools to handle it more quietly at home and in the classrooms. That is, the task of dissemination, so important to be known TAXEDU, is always done and in any case, citing the access route, although due to the limited time available for the talks and the large number of data contained in the slides of each of the presentations, which vary according to age, you can not go through the entire portal,  that would deserve a time of the same duration as the talks themselves. However, the teachers of the schoolchildren, informed of the existence of the portal, and grateful, communicate their interest and willingness to use all their resources to work on fiscal education in the classrooms.  Excellent way to take advantage of such a necessary and interesting portal.

TAXEDU is a portal of the European Union accessible to all, very simple to handle, dynamic and entertaining, which is very useful for tax education, so it is intended to reach the educational world from an early age. It has had and has the participation of the national tax administrations, under the direction of the European Parliament and the Commission. Its objective is to facilitate training in tax matters in all countries of the European Union, explain how taxes affect our lives, what benefits they bring to all citizens and ensure that responsibility is internalized in the voluntary fulfillment of tax duties as a matter of citizenship, in short, to reduce tax evasion and fraud in Europe. 

TAXEDU has the virtue of facilitating tax education in the easiest and most entertaining way, considered not only by educators and tax administrations, as necessary, but has been demanded for some years by a majority of citizens, as is the case of Spain.

This portal is aimed at three age groups: children (9 to 12 years old), teenagers (13 to 17 years old) and young adults. The latter can find relevant information on the role of taxes in university education, the labor market and that of business.

TAXEDU includes various concepts on tax education, as has been said, depending on the age or school stage in question, among which are public revenues and expenses, essential to know them to understand the raison d'être of taxation. The educational contents of TAXEDU, with numerous data and information, are presented to these groups in an entertaining and dynamic way, also having texts, games and videos. There is also a section "The teacher's corner" with resources, tips and strategies to consult and take advantage of in order to achieve the objectives already indicated. Its content is useful for different subjects. Of interest also to teachers, professionals from the world of education, can find ideas for their work, various materials, links to relevant information, videos and models for presentations and activities.

We all know how important this educational tool is, therefore, in Spain, the trainers of the AEAT usually present it in the pect talks, with an invitation to teachers and students of the schools to handle it more quietly at home and in the classrooms. That is, the task of dissemination, so important to be known TAXEDU, is always done and in any case, citing the access route, although due to the limited time available for the talks and the large number of data contained in the slides of each of the presentations, which vary according to age, you can not go through the entire portal,  that would deserve a time of the same duration as the talks themselves. However, the teachers of the schoolchildren, informed of the existence of the portal, and grateful, communicate their interest and willingness to use all their resources to work on fiscal education in the classrooms.  Excellent way to take advantage of such a necessary and interesting portal.