VINNY FEDERAL INCOME TAX 2012 QUICK ESTIMATOR 12.0 - for tax year 2011 - ( by Vinny Graphics ) INTRODUCTION Vinny Federal Income Tax 2012 is a $2 utility program that provides a quick estimate of your federal income tax for tax year 2011. The following are suggested uses: 1- Quick estimate, are you due a refund?, do you have to pay more? 2- Evaluate various personal or itemized deduction possibilities. 3- Cross check your normal tax preparation results. The program steps and its reference data are noted below. The zip package vtax.zip contains the complete 32-bit utility program for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/XP/Vista/7. INSTALLATION Unzip [vtax.zip] before trying to install Vinny Federal Income Tax. The zip file contains two files: 1-[readVtax.txt] is this file. 2-[install.exe] will install Vinny Federal Income Tax in a directory of your choosing while creating an uninstall file along start menu items and an optional desktop icon. The program steps are as follows: Yellow boxes are for user input. 1-Select filing status radio button. 2-Check all exemptions that apply. Note age and sight exemptions are applied only if you use the standard deduction. 3-Enter adjusted gross income in 1st yellow box. 4-Enter total dependents claimed in 2nd yellow box. 5-Enter dependents under 17 during 2011 in 3rd yellow box. 6-Optional: Enter itemized deductions in 3rd yellow box. The program uses the larger of standard or itemized deductions. 7-You can revise entries at any time. 8-Use the [Clear] button to reset all values to zero. When you exit the program a small file (vTax.txt) in the vTax directory stores the last entered values. RECOMMENDED USE AND SOURCE DATA This program is intended to be used only to obtain a quick estimate of your federal income tax. The source data for the program is listed below: The IRS booklet 2011 1040 instructions. 1-Standard Deduction worksheet. 2-Deduction for exemptions worksheet. 3-Child Tax Credit worksheet. 3-2010 Tax Rate Schedules. CAUTION This program is NOT recommended to be used as a substitute for your normal federal income tax preparation approach. As noted it should be used to provide a quick cross check or rough estimate. ABOUT THE AUTHOR The author is a retired engineer. He lives in Bolton, CT. If you have any questions or comments, contact him at the email addresse below. REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS Vinny FEDERAL INCOME TAX program offers a 5 day free trial period. To register your copy of Vinny Income Tax 2012 just go to the VINNY INCOME TAX product page listed below: http://www.vsansevero.com/vTax.html Click on the "Buy Now" icon. This will allow you to purchase a Vinny Income Tax 2012 license for ($2) using PayPal or any major credit card. As soon as the payment is received a Vinny Income Tax 2012 activation code will be emailed to you. This code should be used in conjunction with the Vinny Income Tax 2012 Activation file located both in your START MENU and in your Vinny Income Tax 2012 program directory. ABOUT THE AUTHOR The author is a retired engineer. He lives in Bolton, CT. If you have any questions or comments, contact him at one of the addresses listed below. MAIL ADDRESS Vincent J. Sansevero, Jr. 9 Deming Rd Bolton, CT 06043 EMAIL ADDRESS vinny@vsansevero.com HOMEPAGE URL http://www.vsansevero.com/