CanadianTax 4.4 build: 9639 released: 2013-02-03 compiled with: Java 1.8.0_131 Jet jet12.0-pro-x86/1.8.0_131

Calculates Canadian GST, HST and PST sales taxes for today or dates in the past/future.

Copyright: (c) 1999-2017 Canadian Mind Products.

signed Java Applet (that can also be run as an application).
Download from: http://mindprod.com/products1.html#CANADIANTAX
View HTML to run this program online at: http://mindprod.com/applet/canadiantax.html

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Notes:

You must install the Java JRE to use this program.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jgloss/jre.html

This hybrid program is mainly designed to be used as an Applet in a
browser but is can also be used from the command prompt, e.g. under
Windows command.exe or JPSoft tcc.exe, formerly called the DOS box. Just
clicking the programs in a directory listing will not do anything useful.  
Just typing the program names at the command prompt will not either.

This program requires a manual install! See below.

I put out an avalanche of free software into the world, and submit PAD
files to hundreds of distribution sites, but I rarely hear back from
anyone.  What's happening?  Does it all just work fine?  It is so
complicated nobody can figure out how to use it and they give up on it?
It is it useful?  Since everyone has the source, do people just fix the
programs to their liking themselves?  Did you have trouble installing?  Do
I presume you know too much?  I would be happy to hear from you about your
experiences, positive or negative and your requests for improvements.  A
one-line email to roedy@mindprod.com would be great.

===> Free <===
Full source included.
You may even include the source code, modified or unmodified
in free/commercial open source/proprietary programs that you write and distribute.
May be used freely for any purpose but military.
For more details on this restriction, see
http://mindprod.com/contact/nonmil.html
If you include any Canadian Mind Products code in your own applications,
your app too must be labelled non-military use only.
http://mindprod.com/contact/nonmil.html
All Java jars and source code are included. If you need the class files or Javadoc, you will have to build them yourself. To streamline the zip downloads, class files and Javadoc have been removed.

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Prerequisites:

This program runs under any OS that supports Java,
(e.g.W2K/XP/W2003/Vista/W2008/W7-32/W7-64/W8-32/W8-64/Linux/LinuxARM/LinuxX86
/LinuxX64/Ubuntu/Solaris/SolarisSPARC/SolarisSPARC64/SolarisX86/SolarisX64/OSX/AIX...)
so long as you have
<><> Java version 1.8 <><> or later installed (32-bit or 64-bit Java).
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html for details.

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Installing on a PC:

Download source and compiled jar files to run on your own machine as an application or Applet
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
To install, extract the zip download with WinZip
(or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please,
often J:\ --  ticking off the <span class="click">use folder names</span> option.
To run as an application, type:
java.exe %JAVA_OPTIONS -ea -jar J:\com\mindprod\canadiantax\canadiantax.jar {put any parms here}

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.

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Installing on a MacIntosh:

Use Safari to download source and compiled jar files to run on your own machine as an application or Applet.
Safari will automatically unpack the zip into ~/Downloads (version 10.5)
[or on the Desktop (version 10.4 and earlier)].
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
You may optionally move the download tree to a permanent home.
I don't have a MacIntosh, just a PC, so I can't test my Java programs for Mac compatibility.
In theory they should work without problems, but in practice that does not always happen.
If you have problems please, let me know, preferably with screenshots and complete verbatim error messages.
To run as an application, without parameters, just double click the jar file.

To run as an application with parameters, in bash shell type:
open Terminal.app
cd ~/Desktop
java.exe -ea -jar com/mindprod/canadiantax/canadiantax.jar {put any parms here}

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.

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Rebuilding:

The zip already contains the necessary jar files, so unless you modify
the program, there is no need to recompile the source or rebuild the jar.
Configure.java basedir="E:/" in rebuild.xml to the drive where your files are.
Configure.java your certificate name with environment SET cert=mindprodcert2017rsa
Configure.java your certificate password with environment SET jarsignerpassword=sesame
Use ANT and rebuild.xml, not build.xml, to recompile and recreate the jar.

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Use:

This version computes by adding GST HST and PST to a base
price.  It currently does not work in reverse given the
final price working backwards to get the taxes and base
price.  In other words it will not tell you the sticker
price to make something come out even after taxes are added.
However, it has a spinner that lets you approximate that
function.
Just select the vendor and buyer's province, enter the
amount of the sale and hit calc.  You can adjust the sale
amount with a spinner.
You can also work backwards, filling in the total amount and
hitting calc to work out the original amount of sale.
To install, Extract the zip download with WinZip, available
from http://www.winzip.com (or similar unzip utility) into
any directory you please, often C:\ -- ticking off the "user
folder names" option. To run as an application, type:
java.exe -jar C:\com\mindprod\canadiantax\canadiantax.jar  BC
adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.
CONFIGURING THE DEFAULT PROVINCE
You can configure the province CanadianTax starts up with.
On the command line, just place the 2-letter province abbreviation
as the last thing on the line.
The the only abbreviations it accepts are:
BC : British Columbia
AB : Alberta
SK : Saskatchewan
MB : Manitoba
ON : Ontario
QC : Quebec
PE : Prince Edward Island
NB : New Brunswick
NS : Nova Scotia
NL : Newfoundland/Labrador
YT : Yukon
NT : NWT
NU : Nunavut
For Applets, modify the
<param name="prov" value="BC">
in canadiantax.html. You will have to download canadiantax
and set up your own modified webpage.  You can't modify the
Canadian Mind Products website since it is shared by
everyone.
WARNING!
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Quebec and Prince Edward Island use a dishonest ploy to make the
provincial sales tax sound lower than it really is.  Unlike all the other
provinces, provincial sales tax is computed not only on the original sale
amount, but also on the GST.  This means Quebec's nominal 7.5% tax is
effectively 7.875%, and Prince Edward's nominal 10% tax is effectively
10.5%.  The Canadian Tax Calculator shows the honest, effective rates, not
the crooked nominal ones.


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Version History:

 1.0 1999-08-27

 1.1 1999-08-29 improved documentation on the taxes
                commas in display

 1.2 1999-08-31 add total Tax and total Payable

 1.3 1999-09-01 use of getProvChoices

 1.4 2001-01-01 Qu&eacute;bec and PEI PST isCompounded;

 1.5 2002-01-01 mention Labrador

 1.6 2002-04-23 moved to package com.mindprod.canadiantax

 1.7 2002-04-30 BC Sales tax bumped to 7.5%

 1.8 2004-06-06 add about box and version check, and Nunavut support.

 1.9 2006-02-05 make it easier to configure the initial province choices.
                pad files.
                change default to Ontario.
                coloured backgrounds
                convert to Swing

 2.0 2006-02-06

 2.1 2006-03-04 reformat with IntelliJ

 2.2 2006-06-04 new address

 2.3 2007-01-01 add PAD icon.

 2.4 2007-05-26 add spinner, drop in BC and Saskatchewan sales tax.
                BC sales dropped to 7% from 7.5%,
                Saskatchewan from 6% to 5%

 2.5 2007-06-07 tidy code

 2.6 2007-06-12 tidy code, dynamically switch between TVP and PST

 2.7 2007-09-08 add dual calc buttons, redo with double instead of long.

 2.8 2007-10-30 introduce named constants to make it easier to modify the tax tables.

 2.9 2007-12-31 GST drop 6 to 5%

 3.0 2008-03-03 correct spelling mistakes, display build and release date.

 3.1 2008-05-03 bigger window, hopefully making it work on Mac

 3.2 2008-05-07 make default province configurable.

 3.3 2008-05-15 change layout to make it work properly on the MacIntosh.

 3.4 2010-05-29 auto flip to new

 3.5 2010-07-07 display GST/PST breakout for HST.

 3.6 2010-07-28 display GST/PST/HST percentages

 3.7 2011-01-21 PST now payable out of province, seller's province irrelevant in determining tax.

 3.8 2011-03-24 Allow you to select asof date you want to see the taxes.

 3.9 2011-03-25 major rewrite. Move instructions to surrounding HTML.

 4.0 2011-03-25 release ability to calculate taxes for dates in the past.

 4.1 2011-06-14 add two promises of BC Liberal government to reduce HST on 2012-07-01 and 2014-07-01

 4.2 2012-01-13 add menubar, configurable L&F, update BC future PST history.

 4.3 2013-01-02 fix Quebec 2013-01-01 change.

 4.4 2013-02-03 add nickel-rounded total

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