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Navigating Tax Legalities: An Educational Guide for Students and Families

Taxes. A necessary headache. They’re a part of life, and while adults do their best to separate out the complicated legalese, the day-to-day effect taxes have on their lives is minimal. In the classroom setting, however, students are immersed in these complex areas more often than it’s convenient. In addition, they’re at an age where understanding the world around them is a priority. Brilliant PU College, a Pre-University campus in Hassan, Karnataka, has a commitment to providing students the most comprehensive education possible. For their most recent project, they wanted to focus on teaching students about taxes, one of the most important, yet complicated, parts of financial responsibility. With the goal of education, in addition to understanding their immediate environment, the students wanted to feature a common issue, taxes. A search for legal matters in the area led the law office of Iyer & Iyer Advocates & Consultants to a request from Brilliant PU College regarding researching property tax, which was recommended by the college’s local council.

Once they began researching this topic, they were overwhelmed by the plethora of information easily accessible online for lawyers, not students, to understand. These two searches on behalf of one legal topic led to important discoveries about recognizing a local tax appeal attorney, how to include taxes in personal finance education, and providing students the most comprehensive education possible while also teaching them relevant, interesting, and applicable lessons in school. The searches utilized by the students helped them understand how to look up legal aid for tax issues in their local area. This encouraged Brilliant PU College to promote a seminar on Friday and Saturday for students and parents to gain insight and knowledge on local lawyers and law firms in Hassan, Karnataka.

A student project regarding the significance of taxes in the local community captivated the attention of the people at the seminar as he demonstrated in his report how legal factors influence one’s life choices. This was highly beneficial as parents, teachers and students learned various facts and rules regarding legal matters in their area. The most significant loss in one’s education is not understanding how your simple high school education helps you in real life, nor is it understanding why your teacher is asking you to complete what seems like pointless work. Instead, the greatest loss is not knowing how to incorporate the fact that the world does not stop for your convenience. Understanding taxes- that is why Brilliant PU College collaborated with Iyer & Iyer Advocates & Consultants.

What started as a search for a property tax attorney turned into a complete understanding of how students can take legal matters and apply them to their everyday lives. To all students, we encourage you to research legal topics to help you discover those topics that resonate with you, and keep in mind their significance in local, national, and global environments. The next time you have an opportunity to undertake a school project, don’t overlook legal topics.