FA-59276 / Payroll withholding rules / Open access
Employment tax deposit due date: next weekday skip · case 01
Friday payday next-day deposits come due on Saturday.
ROOT CAUSE
Only Sunday is skipped when looking for the next weekday.
VERIFIED REPAIR
Restore the contract rule at the next weekday skip step: use `while nd.weekday() >= 5:`.
Unsuccessful approach: The attempt skips a single day, landing on Sunday for Friday paydays.
Case contract
Input {pay_date, lookback_total, accumulated}. If accumulated liability is 100,000.00 or more, deposit the next weekday after pay date. Else if lookback liability is 50,000.00 or less, deposit monthly by the 15th of the following month. Else semiweekly: Wed/Thu/Fri paydays deposit the following Wednesday; Sat-Tue paydays the following Friday. Return [schedule, ISO due date].
Why this case matters
Deposit schedules depend on lookback liability and weekday of payment; a wrong due date means penalties.
1 / The failure
Exit 1"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import datetime
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
d = datetime.date(*x['pay_date'])
if x['accumulated'] >= 10000000:
nd = d + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
while nd.weekday() > 5:
nd += datetime.timedelta(days=1)
return ['next-day', nd.isoformat()]
if x['lookback_total'] <= 5000000:
y, m = (d.year + 1, 1) if d.month == 12 else (d.year, d.month + 1)
return ['monthly', datetime.date(y, m, 15).isoformat()]
wd = d.weekday()
if wd in (2, 3, 4):
delta = (2 - wd) % 7 or 7
else:
delta = (4 - wd) % 7
return ['semiweekly', (d + datetime.timedelta(days=delta)).isoformat()]
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 11, 21], 'lookback_total': 130512, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-11-24']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2024, 11, 22], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2024-11-25']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-10-20']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 24], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2025-08-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 23], 'lookback_total': 4030366, 'accumulated': 7676976}, ['monthly', '2025-08-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 10], 'lookback_total': 8559426, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2026-01-12']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 11, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2025-12-15'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2024, 11, 22], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2024-11-25']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-10-20']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['semiweekly', '2025-10-22']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 3, 12], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 5561044}, ['monthly', '2025-04-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 6], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-07-07']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 1], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2026-01-02'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-10-20']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 9], 'lookback_total': 7093041, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-05-12']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 12], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-07-14']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 15], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 128367}, ['semiweekly', '2026-01-21']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 8, 20], 'lookback_total': 15073801, 'accumulated': 1953477}, ['semiweekly', '2025-08-27']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2024, 12, 14], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2025-01-15'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 8, 1], 'lookback_total': 1498430, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-08-04']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 1, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-01-20']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 4, 9], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 17594}, ['monthly', '2025-05-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 1, 28], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 2892395}, ['semiweekly', '2025-01-31']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 11], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 106033}, ['monthly', '2026-02-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 1, 9], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['semiweekly', '2025-01-15'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 9], 'lookback_total': 7093041, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-05-12']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 8, 1], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-08-04']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 6, 6], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-09']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 21], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2026-01-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2024, 12, 8], 'lookback_total': 7946403, 'accumulated': 200852}, ['semiweekly', '2024-12-13']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 9, 18], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 171509}, ['semiweekly', '2025-09-24']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2024, 12, 27], 'lookback_total': 14968828, 'accumulated': 48129}, ['semiweekly', '2025-01-01'])]]
for i, (label, args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
check("%s %d" % (label, i), solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
| Boundary fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| regression 0 | ['next-day', '2025-11-22'] | ['next-day', '2025-11-24'] | Failed |
| regression 1 | ['next-day', '2024-11-23'] | ['next-day', '2024-11-25'] | Failed |
| partial-repair probe 2 | ['next-day', '2025-10-18'] | ['next-day', '2025-10-20'] | Failed |
| partial-repair probe 3 | ['next-day', '2025-12-06'] | ['next-day', '2025-12-08'] | Failed |
| normal control 4 | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | Passed |
| normal control 5 | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | Passed |
| normal control 6 | ['next-day', '2026-01-12'] | ['next-day', '2026-01-12'] | Passed |
| normal control 7 | ['monthly', '2025-12-15'] | ['monthly', '2025-12-15'] | Passed |
SHA-256 / 1eb6e8345a10c74aa6b017e393ba490ce9465769fc6d1d9ec8e680f33193fcfb
2 / The unsuccessful fix
Exit 1"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import datetime
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
d = datetime.date(*x['pay_date'])
if x['accumulated'] >= 10000000:
nd = d + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
if nd.weekday() >= 5:
nd += datetime.timedelta(days=1)
return ['next-day', nd.isoformat()]
if x['lookback_total'] <= 5000000:
y, m = (d.year + 1, 1) if d.month == 12 else (d.year, d.month + 1)
return ['monthly', datetime.date(y, m, 15).isoformat()]
wd = d.weekday()
if wd in (2, 3, 4):
delta = (2 - wd) % 7 or 7
else:
delta = (4 - wd) % 7
return ['semiweekly', (d + datetime.timedelta(days=delta)).isoformat()]
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 11, 21], 'lookback_total': 130512, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-11-24']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2024, 11, 22], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2024-11-25']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-10-20']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 24], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2025-08-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 23], 'lookback_total': 4030366, 'accumulated': 7676976}, ['monthly', '2025-08-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 10], 'lookback_total': 8559426, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2026-01-12']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 11, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2025-12-15'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2024, 11, 22], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2024-11-25']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-10-20']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['semiweekly', '2025-10-22']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 3, 12], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 5561044}, ['monthly', '2025-04-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 6], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-07-07']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 1], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2026-01-02'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-10-20']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 9], 'lookback_total': 7093041, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-05-12']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 12], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-07-14']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 15], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 128367}, ['semiweekly', '2026-01-21']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 8, 20], 'lookback_total': 15073801, 'accumulated': 1953477}, ['semiweekly', '2025-08-27']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2024, 12, 14], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2025-01-15'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 8, 1], 'lookback_total': 1498430, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-08-04']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 1, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-01-20']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 4, 9], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 17594}, ['monthly', '2025-05-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 1, 28], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 2892395}, ['semiweekly', '2025-01-31']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 11], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 106033}, ['monthly', '2026-02-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 1, 9], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['semiweekly', '2025-01-15'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 9], 'lookback_total': 7093041, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-05-12']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 8, 1], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-08-04']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 6, 6], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-09']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 21], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2026-01-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2024, 12, 8], 'lookback_total': 7946403, 'accumulated': 200852}, ['semiweekly', '2024-12-13']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 9, 18], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 171509}, ['semiweekly', '2025-09-24']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2024, 12, 27], 'lookback_total': 14968828, 'accumulated': 48129}, ['semiweekly', '2025-01-01'])]]
for i, (label, args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
check("%s %d" % (label, i), solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
| Boundary fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| regression 0 | ['next-day', '2025-11-23'] | ['next-day', '2025-11-24'] | Failed |
| regression 1 | ['next-day', '2024-11-24'] | ['next-day', '2024-11-25'] | Failed |
| partial-repair probe 2 | ['next-day', '2025-10-19'] | ['next-day', '2025-10-20'] | Failed |
| partial-repair probe 3 | ['next-day', '2025-12-07'] | ['next-day', '2025-12-08'] | Failed |
| normal control 4 | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | Passed |
| normal control 5 | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | Passed |
| normal control 6 | ['next-day', '2026-01-12'] | ['next-day', '2026-01-12'] | Passed |
| normal control 7 | ['monthly', '2025-12-15'] | ['monthly', '2025-12-15'] | Passed |
SHA-256 / 896d4346a76ac35a6601fece0baf8c08165dfc9660da1837d6e9a6d3480d720f
3 / The verified repair
Exit 0"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import datetime
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
d = datetime.date(*x['pay_date'])
if x['accumulated'] >= 10000000:
nd = d + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
while nd.weekday() >= 5:
nd += datetime.timedelta(days=1)
return ['next-day', nd.isoformat()]
if x['lookback_total'] <= 5000000:
y, m = (d.year + 1, 1) if d.month == 12 else (d.year, d.month + 1)
return ['monthly', datetime.date(y, m, 15).isoformat()]
wd = d.weekday()
if wd in (2, 3, 4):
delta = (2 - wd) % 7 or 7
else:
delta = (4 - wd) % 7
return ['semiweekly', (d + datetime.timedelta(days=delta)).isoformat()]
def check(label, actual, expected):
observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 11, 21], 'lookback_total': 130512, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-11-24']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2024, 11, 22], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2024-11-25']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-10-20']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 24], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2025-08-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 23], 'lookback_total': 4030366, 'accumulated': 7676976}, ['monthly', '2025-08-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 10], 'lookback_total': 8559426, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2026-01-12']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 11, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2025-12-15'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2024, 11, 22], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2024-11-25']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-10-20']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['semiweekly', '2025-10-22']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 3, 12], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 5561044}, ['monthly', '2025-04-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 6], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-07-07']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 1], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2026-01-02'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 10, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-10-20']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 9], 'lookback_total': 7093041, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-05-12']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 7, 12], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-07-14']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 15], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 128367}, ['semiweekly', '2026-01-21']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 8, 20], 'lookback_total': 15073801, 'accumulated': 1953477}, ['semiweekly', '2025-08-27']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2024, 12, 14], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2025-01-15'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 5], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-12-08']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 8, 1], 'lookback_total': 1498430, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-08-04']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 1, 17], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-01-20']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 4, 9], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 17594}, ['monthly', '2025-05-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 1, 28], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 2892395}, ['semiweekly', '2025-01-31']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2026, 1, 11], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 106033}, ['monthly', '2026-02-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 1, 9], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['semiweekly', '2025-01-15'])], [('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 30], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-02']), ('regression', {'pay_date': [2025, 5, 9], 'lookback_total': 7093041, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-05-12']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 8, 1], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-08-04']), ('partial-repair probe', {'pay_date': [2025, 6, 6], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 10000000}, ['next-day', '2025-06-09']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 12, 21], 'lookback_total': 5000000, 'accumulated': 9999999}, ['monthly', '2026-01-15']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2024, 12, 8], 'lookback_total': 7946403, 'accumulated': 200852}, ['semiweekly', '2024-12-13']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2025, 9, 18], 'lookback_total': 5000001, 'accumulated': 171509}, ['semiweekly', '2025-09-24']), ('normal control', {'pay_date': [2024, 12, 27], 'lookback_total': 14968828, 'accumulated': 48129}, ['semiweekly', '2025-01-01'])]]
for i, (label, args, expected) in enumerate(fixtures[N-1]):
check("%s %d" % (label, i), solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
| Boundary fixture | Actual | Expected | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| regression 0 | ['next-day', '2025-11-24'] | ['next-day', '2025-11-24'] | Passed |
| regression 1 | ['next-day', '2024-11-25'] | ['next-day', '2024-11-25'] | Passed |
| partial-repair probe 2 | ['next-day', '2025-10-20'] | ['next-day', '2025-10-20'] | Passed |
| partial-repair probe 3 | ['next-day', '2025-12-08'] | ['next-day', '2025-12-08'] | Passed |
| normal control 4 | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | Passed |
| normal control 5 | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | ['monthly', '2025-08-15'] | Passed |
| normal control 6 | ['next-day', '2026-01-12'] | ['next-day', '2026-01-12'] | Passed |
| normal control 7 | ['monthly', '2025-12-15'] | ['monthly', '2025-12-15'] | Passed |
SHA-256 / 7c3ed95386b9cd16fe1152af892a6d78eee9fb0995853416421b029f9c15b644
Verification & scope
A deterministic teaching model of a stipulated payroll rule with toy thresholds and rates. It makes no claim of conformance to any tax authority, statute or jurisdiction and is not payroll software. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.
Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:46:34.786831+00:00.
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