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Whole-dollar income tax withholding option: rounding scope · case 01

Total tax withheld does not equal income tax plus FICA.

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ROOT CAUSE

The whole-dollar rounding is applied to the total including FICA.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Restore the contract rule at the rounding scope step: use `return [fit, fit + x['fica']]`.

Unsuccessful approach: The attempt rounds FICA itself, which must never be rounded.

Case contract

Input {fit, extra, whole_dollar, fica}. Income tax withholding = fit + extra; when whole_dollar is elected, that sum is rounded to the nearest dollar (half-up). FICA is never rounded. Return [income_tax, income_tax + fica].

Why this case matters

Whole-dollar rounding is optional for income tax only and must be applied after all income tax components.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    fit = x['fit'] + x['extra']
    if x['whole_dollar']:
        fit = (fit + 50) // 100 * 100
    return [fit, (fit + x['fica'] + 50) // 100 * 100]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression', {'fit': 90104, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 8194}, [92600, 100794]), ('regression', {'fit': 69591, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 14775}, [69591, 84366]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 9156, 'extra': 2251, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 25269}, [11400, 36669]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000]), ('normal control', {'fit': 34256, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 23300}, [36800, 60100]), ('normal control', {'fit': 144149, 'extra': 3470, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 14100}, [147600, 161700])], [('regression', {'fit': 69591, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 14775}, [69591, 84366]), ('regression', {'fit': 9156, 'extra': 2251, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 25269}, [11400, 36669]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('normal control', {'fit': 7112, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 24200}, [7100, 31300]), ('normal control', {'fit': 162693, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 20000}, [162700, 182700]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000])], [('regression', {'fit': 9156, 'extra': 2251, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 25269}, [11400, 36669]), ('regression', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 88332, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 8166}, [88300, 96466]), ('normal control', {'fit': 34256, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 23300}, [36800, 60100]), ('normal control', {'fit': 144149, 'extra': 3470, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 14100}, [147600, 161700]), ('normal control', {'fit': 7112, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 24200}, [7100, 31300]), ('normal control', {'fit': 162693, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 20000}, [162700, 182700])], [('regression', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('regression', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 87258, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 46798}, [87258, 134056]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 132638, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 46802}, [135100, 181902]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000]), ('normal control', {'fit': 34256, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 23300}, [36800, 60100]), ('normal control', {'fit': 144149, 'extra': 3470, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 14100}, [147600, 161700])], [('regression', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('regression', {'fit': 88332, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 8166}, [88300, 96466]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 8185, 'extra': 1110, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 28304}, [9300, 37604]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 39742, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 2719}, [42200, 44919]), ('normal control', {'fit': 7112, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 24200}, [7100, 31300]), ('normal control', {'fit': 162693, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 20000}, [162700, 182700]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000])]]
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 fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression 0[92600, 100800][92600, 100794]Failed
regression 1[69591, 84400][69591, 84366]Failed
partial-repair probe 2[11400, 36700][11400, 36669]Failed
partial-repair probe 3[158465, 203100][158465, 203080]Failed
normal control 4[66200, 105600][66200, 105600]Passed
normal control 5[83700, 111000][83700, 111000]Passed
normal control 6[36800, 60100][36800, 60100]Passed
normal control 7[147600, 161700][147600, 161700]Passed

SHA-256 / e41b0fb97c3400e4b029d7a2ac6be30cad5da8ec9ba37efafd0df27cd7ec1f07

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    fit = x['fit'] + x['extra']
    if x['whole_dollar']:
        fit = (fit + 50) // 100 * 100
    return [fit, fit + (x['fica'] + 50) // 100 * 100]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression', {'fit': 90104, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 8194}, [92600, 100794]), ('regression', {'fit': 69591, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 14775}, [69591, 84366]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 9156, 'extra': 2251, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 25269}, [11400, 36669]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000]), ('normal control', {'fit': 34256, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 23300}, [36800, 60100]), ('normal control', {'fit': 144149, 'extra': 3470, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 14100}, [147600, 161700])], [('regression', {'fit': 69591, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 14775}, [69591, 84366]), ('regression', {'fit': 9156, 'extra': 2251, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 25269}, [11400, 36669]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('normal control', {'fit': 7112, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 24200}, [7100, 31300]), ('normal control', {'fit': 162693, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 20000}, [162700, 182700]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000])], [('regression', {'fit': 9156, 'extra': 2251, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 25269}, [11400, 36669]), ('regression', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 88332, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 8166}, [88300, 96466]), ('normal control', {'fit': 34256, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 23300}, [36800, 60100]), ('normal control', {'fit': 144149, 'extra': 3470, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 14100}, [147600, 161700]), ('normal control', {'fit': 7112, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 24200}, [7100, 31300]), ('normal control', {'fit': 162693, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 20000}, [162700, 182700])], [('regression', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('regression', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 87258, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 46798}, [87258, 134056]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 132638, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 46802}, [135100, 181902]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000]), ('normal control', {'fit': 34256, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 23300}, [36800, 60100]), ('normal control', {'fit': 144149, 'extra': 3470, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 14100}, [147600, 161700])], [('regression', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('regression', {'fit': 88332, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 8166}, [88300, 96466]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 8185, 'extra': 1110, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 28304}, [9300, 37604]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 39742, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 2719}, [42200, 44919]), ('normal control', {'fit': 7112, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 24200}, [7100, 31300]), ('normal control', {'fit': 162693, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 20000}, [162700, 182700]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000])]]
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 fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression 0[92600, 100800][92600, 100794]Failed
regression 1[69591, 84391][69591, 84366]Failed
partial-repair probe 2[11400, 36700][11400, 36669]Failed
partial-repair probe 3[158465, 203065][158465, 203080]Failed
normal control 4[66200, 105600][66200, 105600]Passed
normal control 5[83700, 111000][83700, 111000]Passed
normal control 6[36800, 60100][36800, 60100]Passed
normal control 7[147600, 161700][147600, 161700]Passed

SHA-256 / 5f93440a8a95a4868802a1a1eb71a70afd26b86c91d967db8b51227586f1de1e

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    fit = x['fit'] + x['extra']
    if x['whole_dollar']:
        fit = (fit + 50) // 100 * 100
    return [fit, fit + x['fica']]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[('regression', {'fit': 90104, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 8194}, [92600, 100794]), ('regression', {'fit': 69591, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 14775}, [69591, 84366]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 9156, 'extra': 2251, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 25269}, [11400, 36669]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000]), ('normal control', {'fit': 34256, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 23300}, [36800, 60100]), ('normal control', {'fit': 144149, 'extra': 3470, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 14100}, [147600, 161700])], [('regression', {'fit': 69591, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 14775}, [69591, 84366]), ('regression', {'fit': 9156, 'extra': 2251, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 25269}, [11400, 36669]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('normal control', {'fit': 7112, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 24200}, [7100, 31300]), ('normal control', {'fit': 162693, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 20000}, [162700, 182700]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000])], [('regression', {'fit': 9156, 'extra': 2251, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 25269}, [11400, 36669]), ('regression', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 88332, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 8166}, [88300, 96466]), ('normal control', {'fit': 34256, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 23300}, [36800, 60100]), ('normal control', {'fit': 144149, 'extra': 3470, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 14100}, [147600, 161700]), ('normal control', {'fit': 7112, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 24200}, [7100, 31300]), ('normal control', {'fit': 162693, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 20000}, [162700, 182700])], [('regression', {'fit': 154831, 'extra': 3634, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 44615}, [158465, 203080]), ('regression', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 87258, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 46798}, [87258, 134056]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 132638, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 46802}, [135100, 181902]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000]), ('normal control', {'fit': 34256, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 23300}, [36800, 60100]), ('normal control', {'fit': 144149, 'extra': 3470, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 14100}, [147600, 161700])], [('regression', {'fit': 77351, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': False, 'fica': 12610}, [77351, 89961]), ('regression', {'fit': 88332, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 8166}, [88300, 96466]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 8185, 'extra': 1110, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 28304}, [9300, 37604]), ('partial-repair probe', {'fit': 39742, 'extra': 2500, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 2719}, [42200, 44919]), ('normal control', {'fit': 7112, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 24200}, [7100, 31300]), ('normal control', {'fit': 162693, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 20000}, [162700, 182700]), ('normal control', {'fit': 62879, 'extra': 3308, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 39400}, [66200, 105600]), ('normal control', {'fit': 83687, 'extra': 0, 'whole_dollar': True, 'fica': 27300}, [83700, 111000])]]
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 fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression 0[92600, 100794][92600, 100794]Passed
regression 1[69591, 84366][69591, 84366]Passed
partial-repair probe 2[11400, 36669][11400, 36669]Passed
partial-repair probe 3[158465, 203080][158465, 203080]Passed
normal control 4[66200, 105600][66200, 105600]Passed
normal control 5[83700, 111000][83700, 111000]Passed
normal control 6[36800, 60100][36800, 60100]Passed
normal control 7[147600, 161700][147600, 161700]Passed

SHA-256 / 9e016ffbd9b34e760cfbd79b3bc635b078126d6abc290a5f778143cbc380e90e

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 2026-09-29T14:46:35.388400+00:00.

Case digest / 996fb0f359a0e31999639f99cdaacdfedc35d8274a29f8227270e59f37ce9eaa