{"id":13206,"date":"2026-07-22T13:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.academy.intuit.com\/?p=13206"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:05:03","slug":"why-do-schools-not-teach-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/academy.intuit.com\/blog\/job-readiness\/accounting\/why-do-schools-not-teach-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Don\u2019t Schools Teach Taxes?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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According to Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF),<\/a> 30 states guarantee a standalone personal finance course for all high schoolers. That\u2019s up from 17 in 2022. But while more schools are teaching basic financial literacy concepts like budgeting and saving, taxes don\u2019t always make their way into curricula. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That leaves many people filing their first return with almost no formal preparation. In fact, more than 3 in 5 (61%) of US taxpayers<\/a> don\u2019t understand even basic tax concepts, such as how federal income tax rates or tax brackets work. Further, an Intuit survey<\/a> found that 28% of students flagged taxes as a top financial term they don\u2019t understand (behind stocks\/bonds and 401(k)\/retirement).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The frustration surrounding tax literacy is real, but there are real structural reasons why many schools don\u2019t teach taxes. Learn what these reasons are, the consequences of low tax literacy, and what you can do to bridge the gap starting today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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