Introduction
Welcome to Caliber Technology! We provide TaxControls components for payroll and payroll-like applications.
The TaxControls components calculate federal, state, and local payroll taxes, which are kept current through a subscription to the Caliber Technology TaxUpdate service. They are designed to plug in to your payroll-related application with very little setup, and have a simple programming interface.
This is the developer’s reference for the TaxControls components. Information presented here is intended for the payroll application programmer, and not the application end user or payroll administrator.
Design
We provide components which you access through your application. The components and data are local to your app, internet access is not required for most actions.
When tax formulas are updated, you get an email describing the changes. You then download the latest tables from our site.
Usage
TaxControls components are designed to assist with payroll-related tasks your application may require:
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Employee setup
We can help your application guide the user in setting up appropriate employee payroll taxes. Your app can retrieve a list of all available taxes by category, or get a list of applicable tax names based on work and resident ZIP Codes or addresses. Instructions are available which can be shown to the administrator, indicating required information for each tax.
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Payroll process
Your app will cycle through each applicable tax, setting the TaxControls properties accordingly. For each, it will call the TaxAmount method to calculate the tax.
The TaxControls component provides all information programmatically, allowing your application to control presentation to the user.