TaxGeek06d-Alerts

When bug fixes or updates to version 06d are released, you will see notification here. Note that each subsequent update for version 06d will contain all files needed for prior updates for this version. In general, decompress the files and then over-write those provided with the original TaxGeek06d release.

Schedule D bug II 2007-04-16

A bug fixed in the updates to 06d has re-emerged in 06e-pre. That is on line 410 of Schedule D which should read:

	if ( 1*f.i7.value != 0 || 1*f.i15.value != 0 || 1*f.i16.value != 0) {

Schedule D bug 2007-04-15

There's a minor bug in Schedule D which affects those of you with 1099s. Line 123 reads

	sum = 1*readFileValue(filesOut[i],'i2a');

        sum += 1*readFileValue(filesOut[i],'i2a');

This release is for TESTERS and intrepid users who don't mind running down issues. It fixes numerous cosmetic, calculation, and, well, odd problems people have had in the last month. However, it has not been fully tested, so use with caution. That said, if you are having issues with a prior release, this will probably fix it (and if not, please file a bug report!)

A bunch of rapid changes are happening right now as users and developers check the forms for problems. If you, as a user find any issues at all, please use the Tracker to report it. For our reference, you should in the title of your post state that the bug is either:

• Cosmetic - meaning that it is a typo in what the user sees
• Calculation - meaning that the form calculates a value improperly. Logic errors also fall into this category
• Pass thru - the form calculates OK, but the values it uses or passes to another form are not correctly obtained or passed
• Display - when printing to PDF, a value is either not printed or mis-aligned
• Autocalc - meaning that after a form like Schedule C is closed, other forms that must then be calculated are not.
• Multiple - several issues from the above list.

This update fixes the printing issues noted below. In addition two potentially critical bugs were found by dmoore. The first was that 1040 was not reloading the filing status properly unless the status was rechecked each time. This *will* affect you unless you are single OR you did your taxes in one sitting. The next bug is from Schedule D where the tax calculation method from lines 18 and 19 were inverted. If you have capital gains, you want this update.

There was an error that prevented proper printing to PDF of Schedule C-EZ. No calculation errors were reported in this form. Please see the above linked thread for a fix. And please see for the latest on updates. We are closing in on releasing version 06e on Tuesday.

This update fixes the Capital Loss Carry-Over Worksheet issues addressed in the thread below and ensures that Schedule D will print to PDF whether you have long-term OR short-term capital gains/losses.

This affects Schedule D users who need to fill in Line 6. Following the link will take you to the two changes that need to be made to fix this regression error (introduced in 06d from validation and standardization of forms). An update will be posted here shortly for those of you who are happier to copy a file to the proper directory.

This update is a result of a bug report files just after the last update. Thanks to stephenghowe for the heads up! This update brings Form 8863: Education Credits up to date in Part I with respect to the maximum qualified expenses in column c and the "magic sum" in column d. If you are claiming education credits other than for interest paid on student loans, you should update your program.

This update fixes two issues:

• Form 2441 had line 14 listed twice - resulting in calculation errors. This has been fixed.
• An earlier patch from update 1 fixed calculation of cents. However, it resulted in truncation of trailing zeroes. This patch preserves the calculation correction while also providing correct formatting.

Several reports of inconsistent behavior with multiple W2 forms was reported. Upon further investigation, this behavior was traced to behavior of XPCOM directory functionality. This update fixes those issues and also provides all of the functionality of Update 1. If you are using multiple W2s, you are encouraged to upgrade immediately.

In response to the loads of helpful feedback I've had in the last 24 hours from Slashdotters, we have some cosmetic patches to TaxGeek. In essence, these help make the PDF printouts much nicer.

• For those of you who like rounding to the nearest dollar, as I do, the first patch will ensure that the extra zeroes don't get printed to your PDF files.
• For those of you who want to keep the change, a user has posted a very simple patch that gets rid of a minor rounding error in the functionlib.js library. Thanks!
• Some behavioral improvements to form 2106 were made which essentially strip zeroes in Part IID when they are not directly needed.
• Finally, in response to rlonghofer, I've put a couple of extra lines in the 1040 so that it will save the data immediately on entering a name, instead of waiting for when you change numbers.

There has also been a request to disable all the alerts that happen the first time you save a file. I will try to build this into the next full release which is planned for the first week in April.

Finally, please see the file README.update1 for where to place updated files.

TaxGeek 06d released 2007-03-08

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