Advanced Post-Tax Income Calculator (Flet)

This application calculates the estimated Gross Pre-Tax Annual Income required to achieve a user-specified Desired Annual Post-Tax Income, considering various US taxes and deductions. It is built using the Flet framework (Python).

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or newer
• pip (Python package installer)

Installation

1. Clone the repository (if applicable) or ensure you have the tax_calculator.py file.
2. Navigate to the project directory in your terminal:

   cd /path/to/your/TaxCalc # Replace with the actual path

3. Create and activate a virtual environment (recommended):
   • On macOS/Linux:

     python3 -m venv venv
     source venv/bin/activate

   • On Windows:

     python -m venv venv
     .\venv\Scripts\activate

4. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the Application

You can run this application either as a native desktop app or as a web app in your browser.

Run as Desktop App

Execute the following command in your terminal (ensure your virtual environment is activated):

flet run tax_calculator.py

This will launch the calculator as a standard desktop window.

Run as Web App

Execute the following command in your terminal (ensure your virtual environment is activated):

flet run -w tax_calculator.py

This will start a local web server and typically open the application automatically in your default web browser. If it doesn't open automatically, the terminal output will provide a URL (usually http://localhost:8550 or similar) that you can navigate to.