Thread: Tax Refund Calculator......Need help finishing this code!!

//I need the program to take user input and then calculate the tax refund after the user clicks the "compute refund" button.
 
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.*;
 
public class TaxRefund extends JFrame
{
	private JTextField jtfSalaryIncome = new JTextField();
	private JTextField jtfInterestIncome = new JTextField();
	private JTextField jtfItemizedDeductions = new JTextField();
	private JTextField jtfExemptions = new JTextField();
	private JTextField jtfTaxWithheld = new JTextField();
 
	private JButton jbtComputeRefund = new JButton("Compute Refund:");
 
	private JTextField jtfRefund = new JTextField();
 
public TaxRefund ()
{
	JPanel p1 = new JPanel(new GridLayout(5,2,3,3));
	p1.add(new JLabel("Salary Income:"));
	p1.add(jtfSalaryIncome);
	p1.add(new JLabel("Interest Income:"));
	p1.add(jtfInterestIncome);
	p1.add(new JLabel("Itemized Deductions:"));
	p1.add(jtfItemizedDeductions);
	p1.add(new JLabel("Exemptions:"));
	p1.add(jtfExemptions);
	p1.add(new JLabel("Tax Withheld:"));
	p1.add(jtfTaxWithheld);
 
	JPanel p2 = new JPanel(new GridLayout(2,2,3,3));
	p2.add(new JLabel(""));
	p2.add(new JButton("Compute Loan:"));
	p2.add(new JLabel("Refund:"));
	p2.add(jtfRefund);
 
	add(p1, BorderLayout.CENTER);
	add(p2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
 
	jbtComputeRefund.addActionListener(new ButtonListener());
}
 
private class ButtonListener implements ActionListener 
{
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
	{
		int salaryIncome = Integer.parseInt(jtfSalaryIncome.getText());
		int interestIncome = Integer.parseInt(jtfInterestIncome.getText());
		int itemizedDeductions = Integer.parseInt(jtfItemizedDeductions.getText());
		int exemptions = Integer.parseInt(jtfExemptions.getText());
		int taxWithheld = Integer.parseInt(jtfTaxWithheld.getText());
 
	        Refund getRefund = new getRefund(salaryIncome, interestIncome, itemizedDeductions, exemptions, taxWithheld);
 
		jtfRefund.setText(refund.getRefund());
 
//I am recieving errors with the preceeding 2 lines of code, Im not sure why.
 
}
public static void main(String[] args) 
{
	TaxRefund frame = new TaxRefund();
	frame.pack();
	frame.setTitle("Project 2: Tax Refund");
	frame.setSize(500, 250);
	frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
	frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	frame.setVisible(true);
}
public int getRefund(int salaryIncome, int interestIncome, int itemizedDeductions, int exemptions, int taxWithheld)
{
	int refund = 0, taxOwed;
	int grossIncome = salaryIncome + interestIncome;
	int exemptionAmount = exemptions * 2700;
	int taxableIncome = grossIncome - (exemptionAmount + itemizedDeductions);
	if (taxableIncome > 0 && taxableIncome < 50001)
		taxOwed = (int) (taxableIncome * .05);
	else if (taxableIncome < 50000 && taxableIncome < 100001)
		taxOwed = (int) (2500 + ((taxableIncome - 50000) * .07));
	else if (taxableIncome > 100000)
		taxOwed = (int) (6000 + ((taxableIncome - 100000) * .09));
	else
		taxOwed = 0;
	refund = taxWithheld - taxOwed;
	return refund;	
}
}

Please explain what your problems are and ask some specific questions about them.

I get an error for these two lines that reads: getRefund cannot be resolved and refund cannot be resolved.

Where are those variables defined? The compiler can not find a definition for them that is in scope where they are being used.