This unit, one of a series of six Project SCAT (Skills for Consumer Applied Today) units, is designed to help senior high school students develop consumer education skills. For a description of the specific objectives and format of the units, see SO 013 467. This document provides teaching methods, learning activities, and a student booklet for a unit on taxes. The focus is on a survey of basic tax types, allowing the student to complete the Form 1040A. Specific topics include governmental budgets, governmental services, tax services, processing a return, and the audit process. Students engage in displaying cartoons and quotations dealing with taxes, debating the tax dilemma that lawmakers face, inviting a local tax official to speak, discussing services provided by the local property tax, investigating state tax burdens, devising a "good tax" for the United States, applying for social security numbers, and evaluating IRS advice. A pre- and posttest and reproducible graphics are included. The student booklet contains relevant vocabulary, readings, and worksheets. (KC)