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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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Circle the best answer.

1.Which tax has a higher rate for people who earn more money?
  • A.Sales tax
  • B.Federal income tax
  • C.Property tax
2.What do governments use tax money for?
  • A.Nothing; they save all of it
  • B.Paying for each family's groceries
  • C.Public services such as roads, schools, parks and firefighters
3.Which two taxes are usually taken out of a worker's paycheck before she gets it?
  • A.Sales tax and property tax
  • B.Property tax only
  • C.Income tax and payroll tax
4.Which tax is usually set by a county, city or school district and often pays for local schools?
  • A.Payroll tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Federal income tax
5.Each spring Ana files a tax return showing what she earned in a year, and pays tax on it. Which tax is it?
  • A.Property tax
  • B.Income tax
  • C.Sales tax
6.Maria buys a $20 shirt and pays $21.20 at the register. Which tax did she pay?
  • A.Property tax
  • B.Payroll tax
  • C.Sales tax
7.Which tax is added at the register when you buy a toy in a store?
  • A.Payroll tax
  • B.Sales tax
  • C.Property tax
8.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

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Answer key — Four Kinds of Tax

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Federal income tax
  2. 2.Public services such as roads, schools, parks and firefighters
  3. 3.Income tax and payroll tax
  4. 4.Property tax
  5. 5.Income tax
  6. 6.Sales tax
  7. 7.Sales tax
  8. 8.Property tax

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