Taxes 101: How Taxes Work (Filing Taxes As A College Student/Recent Graduate)

Introduction

What Are Taxes?

How Do Taxes Work?

Why Do We 'File' Taxes?

Module 1: The Basics

1.1 The Tax Lingo

1.2 What's in A W2 Anyway?

Module 2: Gathering Your Documents

1.1 What You Need to Know Before You File

1.2 What To Gather (and Where To Get It) Before You Start To File

Module 1 Checklist: Getting Everything Together Before Filing

Module 3: Filing Electronically

2.1 What Tax Forms Do You Need To Complete?

2.2 Filing Taxes for Free and Affordable Help

2.3 Keeping More of Your Money - Tax Breaks for College Students

Module 2 Checklist: Before Hitting 'Submit' On Your Tax Returns

Module 4: Tax Tips

3.1 15 Tips For Young Adult Filers

3.3 Tax Filing Mistakes to Avoid

3.4 Smart Tax Refund Money Moves for Working Students

Module 5: Frequently Asked Tax Questions

FAQs: General Questions

FAQs: Student Loans and Taxes

FAQs: Scholarships and Taxes

3.1 15 Tips For Young Adult Filers

File online if you can

Start and File early

Keep all your documents and bring them to your tax preparer

Pay close attention to tax credits