I need a little help

[Jamesing]

Hi, I'm making a program that will calculate tax deductions for certain salaries and I need help on part of it. I need to know how to do this to a single value:

9.1% off the first $37,149 , +
12.1% off the next $36,422, +
12.4% off the next $46,496, +
12.7% off the amount over $120,796

However, sometimes the value may not be 120796 or greater, obviously, so I want to make it so, it will execute it accordingly. Thanks.

[al_Marshy_1981]

Have you made an attempt? If so, post what is not working for you, with relevant code.

[Jamesing]

Have you made an attempt? If so, post what is not working for you, with relevant code.

I have not yet made an attempt, because I have no idea how to put it, syntactically.

[Jamesing]

I've got an idea give up on java and learn C++.

Shouldn't you be in a C++ forum?

[Jamesing]

Shouldn't you be dead?

No, I don't think so.

[sunde887]

lol, whats with the angry c++ fanboi?

Show your code and let us see what you have so far please.

[Jamesing]

lol, whats with the angry c++ fanboi?

Show your code and let us see what you have so far please.

I have already finished coding all the other sections I need.

I haven't started coding this part yet, other than declaring the variables, so there is really nothing for me to post. I just need someone to help me get started.

[Jamesing]

double YPay_After_ProvTax, MPay_After_ProvTax, First_Line, Second_Line, Third_Line, Fourth_Line;

There is all the vaariables

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[Junky]

I have already finished coding all the other sections I need.

I haven't started coding this part yet, other than declaring the variables, so there is really nothing for me to post. I just need someone to help me get started.

Take out a piece of paper and work out how you would do this. For example how would you determine if a salary should have the 9.1% tax imposed? How would you determine if a salary should have the 12.1% tax imposed? etc

[Jamesing]

Take out a piece of paper and work out how you would do this. For example how would you determine if a salary should have the 9.1% tax imposed? How would you determine if a salary should have the 12.1% tax imposed? etc

Yes, I understand how to work out the math and apply this tax to a salary myself, but I don't know how I would tell a Java program to do this.

[Junky]

So tell me, if I have a salary of $32,000 how much tax will you deduct and explain how you determined that.

[Jamesing]

So tell me, if I have a salary of $32,000 how much tax will you deduct and explain how you determined that.

32000 * .091 = 2912
32000 - 2912 = 29088
Your Salary, after provincial Tax would be $29088.
You deduct $2912.

[al_Marshy_1981]

Use a series of if statements to determine wether the cash amount you wish to apply tax to falls within certain conditons e.g if cash less than or equal to 37149 then do appropiate calculation.

[Jamesing]

Use a series of if statements to determine wether the cash amount you wish to apply tax to falls within certain conditons e.g if cash less than or equal to 37149 then do appropiate calculation.

Yeah, I know how to do that.

if (yearlypay <= 37149)
yearlypay = (yearlypay * .091);

But what if it is a value above 37149, like 40000, how would I tell it to times the first 37149 by .091 and tell it to times the next 2815 by .121?

[al_Marshy_1981]

Keep track of each deduction amount with a variable say called totalDeductions.

Here is some semi real code to look at:

int totalDeductions=0;
if(yearlyPay <= 37149){
     // calculate tax deduction and add it to totalDeductions current amount
    //  totalDeductions+=taxDeduction;
}

if(yearlyPay <= theNextAmount){
   // calculations tax deduction and add it to totalDeductions current amount
    
}

// etc if statements for the other amounts

[Junky]

Yeah, I know how to do that.

if (yearlypay <= 37149)
yearlypay = (yearlypay * .091);

But what if it is a value above 37149, like 40000, how would I tell it to times the first 37149 by .091 and tell it to times the next 2815 by .121?

Ever heard of subtraction? 37149 is taxed at 9.1%. 40000 - 37149 is taxed at 12.1%. It really isn't that hard.

[Jamesing]

I'm not sure if that will work, but I will try it. You see, with this formula, there isn't really a next amount. It takes 9.1 percent off the first 37149, then 12.1 percent off the next 36422, so how do I account for the numbers in the middle. Do you think your code will do that? It doesn't look like it will to me, but I could be wrong.

[al_Marshy_1981]

Like Junky has pointed out working out the numbers in the middle is a pretty easy task once you know the initial value is 37149 or whatever it was.