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<Sampletaxtable>
New Jersey tax table: 6%
To program a tax table, rst make a table like the right table shown below.
Taxes
Range of sales amount
Minimum breakpoint
.00
.01
.02
.03
.04
.05
.06
.07
.08
.09
.10
.11
.12
.13
.01
.11
.23
.39
.57
.73
.89
1.11
1.23
1.39
1.57
1.73
1.89
2.11
Maximum breakpoint
.10
.22
.38
.56
.72
.88
1.10
1.22
1.38
1.56
1.72
1.88
2.10
2.22
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M1
M2
A: Difference between the
minimum breakpoint and
the next one (¢)
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10 (0.11 - 0.01)
12 (0.23 - 0.11)
16 (0.39 - 0.23)
18 (0.57 - 0.39)
16 (0.73 - 0.57)
16 (0.89 - 0.73)
22 (1.11 - 0.89)
12 (1.23 - 1.11)
16 (1.39 - 1.23)
18 (1.57 - 1.39)
16 (1.73 - 1.57)
16 (1.89 - 1.73)
22 (2.11 - 1.89)
B: Non-cyclic
C: Cyclic-1
D: Cyclic-2
From the tax table, calculate the differences between a minimum break point and the next one (A). Then,
from the differences, nd irregular cycles (B) and regular cycles (C and D). These cycles will show you the
following items necessary to program the tax table:
T: The tax amount collected on the minimum taxable amount (Q) →INITIALTAX
Q: The minimum taxable amount → LOWERTAX
M1: The maximum value of the minimum breakpoint on a regular cycle (C)
We call this point “MAX point.”
M2: The maximum value of the minimum breakpoint on a regular cycle (D)
We call this point “MAX point.”
M: Range of the minimum breakpoint on a regular cycle: difference → CYCLE
between Q and M1 or between M1 and M2
ExampledataofNewJerseytaxtable(6%)
TAXRATE: 6.0000 (enter 6)
CYCLE: 1.00 (enter 100)
INITIALTAX: 0.01 (enter 1)
LOWERTAX: 0.11 (enter 11)
BREAKPOINT1: 0.23 (enter 23)
BREAKPOINT2: 0.39 (enter 39)
BREAKPOINT3: 0.57 (enter 57)
BREAKPOINT4: 0.79 (enter 79)
BREAKPOINT5: 0.89 (enter 89)
BREAKPOINT6: 1.11 (enter 111)
NOTE
If the tax is not provided for every cent, modify the tax table by setting the tax for every
cent in the following manner.
When setting the tax, consider the minimum breakpoint corresponding to unprovided tax to be the same as
the one corresponding to the tax provided on a large amount.