Editorial standards and corrections
The standards used for calculator formulas, explanatory content, source selection, updates and correction reports.
Source standard
For statutory rates and payroll rules, we prefer the responsible tax authority, government publication, legislation or official technical guidance. Secondary sources may help identify an issue but do not replace a primary source when one exists.
Calculation standard
Each calculator must identify its supported scenario, inputs, formulas, rounding approach, tax year, last review date and important exclusions. Boundary cases are tested around allowances, bands and contribution thresholds. We do not claim that a general calculator reproduces an individual payroll record.
Writing standard
Guides should answer a real question in plain language, distinguish tax from other deductions and avoid fear-based claims. We do not add country names to otherwise identical pages. Examples are labelled as examples, not promises.
Independence and commercial content
Advertising, if introduced, will be visually separated from calculators and editorial content. An advertiser will not be allowed to change a tax formula, source conclusion or correction decision. Sponsored material will be labelled.
Use of automated tools
Software may assist research, drafting, consistency checks and testing. Publication responsibility remains with the site operator. Official sources and test cases take precedence over generated wording or remembered figures.
Correction policy
Reports are triaged by potential user impact. A wrong rate, threshold, formula or tax-year label is treated more urgently than a wording preference. When reporting an issue, include the page URL, exact inputs, observed result, expected result and supporting source. Do not send tax identifiers, payslips or other sensitive personal documents.
Material corrections update the affected content and review date. Small spelling or formatting fixes may be corrected without a separate public notice.
No invented expertise
We will not describe content as reviewed by an accountant, payroll professional or tax adviser unless a named, real person with the stated qualification has actually completed that review. At launch, the site makes no such claim.