Tracy, CA, --April 9, 2009--TaxBrain.com®, America’s Online Tax Service™ (http://www.taxbrain.com) Most Americans will see an increase in their paychecks due to the Making Work Pay Tax Credit (MWP) provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. To help taxpayers estimate the credit, TaxBrain recently launched a new W-4 calculator tool which reflects the new withholding amounts related to the tax credit. The MWP will provide a refundable tax credit of up to $400 for working individuals and up to $800 for married taxpayers filing joint returns. The deduction is automatic and will be handled at the employer level.

View the calculator here: http://www.taxbrain.com/taxcenter/economicstimulus_w4.asp

According to Craig I. Petz, Vice President, Marketing of Petz Enterprises, Inc., “With the current tax season coming to a close, we felt it was important to arm taxpayers with valuable updated tax tools to help them now and for the 2010 tax season.” continued Mr. Petz. “Our W4 withholding calculator can help taxpayers estimate if the Making Work Pay reduced withholding will take too little or too much of an amount of income tax. To help estimate the effects of the withholding, the TaxBrain tax calculator displays previous and new tax credit pay-period withholding amounts as of April 1, 2009, and estimates the total tax credit for the year.”

Vincent Mangiapane, TaxBrain.com Online Tax Specialist explains the calculations of the Make Work Pay W4 Calculator, " The TaxBrain W-4 calculator reflects the new federal tax withholding from your pay check.  The MWP Credit is less 6.2% of the taxpayer’s earned income or $400 ($800 if married filing jointly).

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About Petz Enterprises, Inc.

Petz Enterprises, Inc. (a closely-held California corporation) is a software development company and a leading provider of tax preparation and filing solutions for the professional and consumer markets, helping to automate and simplify federal, state and local tax compliance. PEI's Crosslink® line of professional tax software products enable tax practitioners and service bureaus to accurately prepare and file large volumes of individual tax returns. Founded in 1974, Tracy, CA-based PEI is dedicated to serving the needs of the professional tax community and individual taxpayers worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.petzent.com.