How can I adjust page breaking on my Net Worth Statement?
First, we recommend that you only “worry” about dangling lines when you are doing the final Net Worth Statement. As long as you are working with drafts don’t worry about it. As you edit and add and delete items and/or footnotes throughout the Net Worth Statement, the page breaking will keep changing. If you change […]
How can I enter New York City taxes?
New York City levies an income tax. This is a tax on all income, not just on wages earned in the city. As far as we are aware, New York is the only city that does this. Because this is an income tax, there is a different mechanism for entering it than the standard local […]
How can I print only certain specified pages of the New York Net Worth Statement?
Print the entire Worth Statement to a PDF, and then print the PDF. In the print dialog that pops up, you may specify specific pages.
How should I handle substantially shared parenting for child support purposes?
In New York’s child support guideline statute, there is no modification of child support on account of shared parenting. In the statute, you pick a custodial parent, and that’s it. This seems unfair in cases of substantially equal parenting. What we sometimes suggest in cases of substantially equal parenting is the following: 1. Calculate child […]
Why is the effective date on the form earlier than the current year?
Question: Why is the effective date on the form earlier than the current year? Answer: The footer dates do not change unless the form changes. The effective date is the last date that the format of the form was changed by court order. EasySoft puts an artificial footer on the forms that indicates that they […]
What should I do if parenting is exactly 50/50? What is is the Wunsch-Deffler formula?
First, let us note that there is no definitive means of handling 50/50 Shared Parenting in the NJ Guidelines Rule. To specify the Wunsch-Deffler calculation, just go to the Support Data screen, open the section for Children, and check the box to use the Wunsch-Deffler formula. This box is located just under the lines where […]
For New Jersey child support, why are the number of tax allowances on Appendix IX-H or Circular E (W-4) higher than I expect?
You get allowances for the party and for each child. But New Jersey rules add other reasons for allowances as well. These include, for Appendix IX-H: You can see the calculation of number of allowances in detail if you do the following: 1. On the Child Support Data screen, scroll to the Deductions section. 2. […]
For New Jersey child support, which tax calculation method should I use: Appendix IX-H, Circular E (W-4), or actual taxes?
Appendix IX-H and Circular E are tables that give a rough approximation of what taxes will be. The state of New Jersey started using these tables (Appendix IX-H and Circular E) when tax calculations were not available. Today there is no good reason to continue using them. However, the state still does. Our software gives […]
For New Jersey child support, I have entered more than 104 overnights, why is the software not showing shared custody?
There are a couple of possibilities. 1. Household Income test. Most likely, the recipient’s income is not high enough. There are two tests to qualify for shared custody. Number of overnights is the first test. The second test is that the recipient’s income must be over a threshold. This is called the Household Income test. […]
For the New Jersey Case Information Statement, what is the difference between CIS only and CIS, Budgets and Accurate Taxes?
On the New Jersey Case Information Statement, you may make your income entries either of two ways: 1. CIS Only; or 2. CIS, Budgets and Accurate Taxes. The CIS Income completes the CIS only. The Full Income entries are used to calculate child support as well. They also carry to the other calculators and reports, […]