[comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d] pctax901 bug

pac@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Michael Packer) (01/25/91)

i was just playing around with this and noticed a bug

using the 1040 ez it takes the wrong amount for 
standard deduction and personl exemptions.

it take 5100 when it should take 5300!



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bb16@prism.gatech.EDU (Scott Bostater) (01/25/91)

In article <1233@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu> pac@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Michael Packer) writes:
>
>i was just playing around with this and noticed a bug
>
>using the 1040 ez it takes the wrong amount for 
>standard deduction and personl exemptions.
>
>it take 5100 when it should take 5300!

If you need a tax preparer for the 1040ez, you deserve to lose $200.  :-)
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pac@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Michael Packer) (01/25/91)

From article <20275@hydra.gatech.EDU>, by bb16@prism.gatech.EDU (Scott Bostater):
> In article <1233@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu> pac@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Michael Packer) writes:
>>
>>i was just playing around with this and noticed a bug
>>
>>using the 1040 ez it takes the wrong amount for 
>>standard deduction and personl exemptions.
>>
>>it take 5100 when it should take 5300!
> 
> If you need a tax preparer for the 1040ez, you deserve to lose $200.  :-)


	no i didn't.... and i couldn't use the 1040ez .... we were just
playing around with it to see what it was like and found the bug...

actually the loss didn't come out to $200 anyway it was a lot smaller 

:)


pac

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