Late-breaking legal changes and fixes that affect

CalSupport Software for Windows

CalSupport 2012 has new 2011 tax tables for calculating support in 2012.

Earlier versions are now obsolete! Results calculated by older programs will
not be current and accurate in 2012 and reports generated by earlier versions will not be accepted in court.

Latest Certification Letter. CalSupport is currently certified by the Judicial Council through March 31, 2012. This letter can be attached to Bench Reports when filed in court, and it states that per Rule of Court 5.275(j), CalSupport calculations must be accepted in all California courts. To download the letter, click here   (PDF - 91 kb).

A new Certification Letter can be expected shortly before the current one expires. Please return here for the new Certification shortly before the old one expires.

THE LATEST VERSION is   2012-1.0       Download

WHAT's NEW in version 2012-1.0

New tax tables. CalSupport 2012 has the latest 2011 tax tables and rules for support being calculated in 2012. Older versions are now obsolete.

Screen 7, item 10—Payroll Tax Relief checkbox. Payroll tax relief was in affect at the beginning of 2012, meaning CalSupport applies 4.2% instead of the normal 6.2%. We think it will remain in effect throughout the year, but this is not yet certain. By default, CalSupport assumes the tax relief will stay in effect and applies the lower amount, but to be safe, we have inserted a checkbox at item 10 on Screen 7 so you can tell CalSupport to not apply the lower amount.

LAST YEAR'S NEWS

FIXES in version 2011-1.3— June 17, 2011

Screen 1, item 5—Timeshare percentage. In the previous version, if you entered one or more custodial children for a parent at line 5, an entry of 20% would automatically be entered at line 6 as time share for the other parent, which could be amended. However, if you changed the line 5 entry to zero custodial children, the 20% timeshare would not be refreshed back to 0% and the inappropriate 20% timehsare wold appear on reports. This has been fixed.

Screen 1, Timeshare Worksheet popup. In the previous version, the Timeshare entry field was too small to use. This has been fixed.

Screen 1, Miscellaneous. Help information improved for Additional Income Tables. Minor typo fixes.

NEW FEATURES & FIXES in version 2011-1.2— April 16, 2011

New! Additional Income Tables. Additional Income tables can now be created by clicking the Additional Income Tables button on Screen 10 (Results). By displaying a range of possible income amounts and the resulting change in support, they show the effect on guideline support of any new or additional income in the future that was not included on Screen 2 when you ran the calculation. If the parties agree, or if the court orders it, these tables can become the basis for adjusted support payments in the future if and when new irregular income is earned. Note: this is only for one-time, short-term, or occasional future income. If either party gets a new stream of reliable income in the future, you should include it on Screen 2 and run a new calculation and possibly apply to modify the support order.

New. Alternative Minimum Tax calculation. The AMT popup is accessed from two places: (1) Entry Menu > item 13 Tax Entries > F Alternative Minimum Tax, or (2) Entry Menu > 13 Tax Entries > B Misc. Taxes > Refine button at item 3. AMT values displayed are read only but can be refined by the user.

Wages Popup (screen 2, item 1) did not show the cents for the hourly wage amount shown on line 3. This has been fixed.

Schedule A line 28 updated. The Schedule A attachment to form 1040 had a limitation removed in 2010. CalSupport has been updated to reflect this change and the word "limited" was removed from line 28 of Schedule A in the Tax Report printout (at Reports > Tax Reports).

FIXES in version 2011-1.1— January 19, 2011

Screen 7, item 6—Additional Child Tax Credit. If you unchecked item 6, CalSupport did not record the change. This has been fixed and item 6 is now subordinate to item 5, so unchecking item 5 (Child Tax Credit) also deselects item 6.