Create exact tax forms using Java

[Dhanashri Tilekar]

Hello..

I want to create tax forms which are exactly same as the tax forms provided by the U.S. govt using Java. The size of the form created by my program should be exactly same as that of the form printed from website of U.S. government. Can anybody help me as how can I do this??


Thanks in advance..!!!

Disha

[Roger Sterling]

US Gov't publishes tax forms in PDF format, which are fillable.

However, if you are thinking of offering a tax service, no tax service today uses forms to submit tax returns (a few exceptions exist). Tax services like TurboTax , H&R Block, and others submit tax payer's tax returns electronically using a US Gov't-specified transcript format. In other words, the only information that goes back to the government is just the numbers, not any of the forms.

The IRS must certify your software e-file process in order for you to be able to sell your software to prepare taxes. You just can't write a bunch of Java code and start selling it. There is a certification process that your software must go through which includes rigorous quality milestones, and most software companies spend more than one year getting their software e-file process certified.

http://www.irs.gov/Tax-Professionals/e-File-Providers-&-Partners/Become-an-Authorized-e-file-Provider

http://www.irs.gov/Tax-Professionals/e-File-Providers-&-Partners/e-file-for-Software-Developers-Transmitters

XML Schemas for transcript submissions :

http://www.irs.gov/Tax-Professionals/e-File-Providers-&-Partners/e-file-for-Business-Software-Developers-&-Transmitters