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Four Kinds of Tax is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on income, payroll, sales and property tax, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.12.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Four Kinds of Tax

D2.Eco.12.3-5

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1.A family owns a piece of land but earns no money from it. Which tax must they still pay on it?
  • A.Property tax
  • B.Payroll tax
  • C.Income tax
2.Which tax pays for Social Security checks to retired workers?
  • A.Payroll tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Sales tax
3.What is the difference between gross pay and net pay?
  • A.Gross pay is what is left after taxes
  • B.Net pay is what is left after taxes are taken out of gross pay
  • C.They are always the same amount
4.Maria buys a $20 shirt and pays $21.20 at the register. Which tax did she pay?
  • A.Property tax
  • B.Sales tax
  • C.Payroll tax
5.Which tax is usually set by a county, city or school district and often pays for local schools?
  • A.Payroll tax
  • B.Federal income tax
  • C.Property tax
6.The Lee family pays a tax each year based on the value of their house and land. Which tax is it?
  • A.Payroll tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Sales tax
7.Which two taxes are usually taken out of a worker's paycheck before she gets it?
  • A.Sales tax and property tax
  • B.Income tax and payroll tax
  • C.Property tax only
8.Each spring Ana files a tax return showing what she earned in a year, and pays tax on it. Which tax is it?
  • A.Sales tax
  • B.Income tax
  • C.Property tax

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Answer key — Four Kinds of Tax

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Property tax
  2. 2.Payroll tax
  3. 3.Net pay is what is left after taxes are taken out of gross pay
  4. 4.Sales tax
  5. 5.Property tax
  6. 6.Property tax
  7. 7.Income tax and payroll tax
  8. 8.Income tax

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.