DissoMaster-to-Family Law Software Data Entry Conversion Chart
You may scroll through this chart or search for an entry by pressing Ctrl+F.
To scroll sideways and see the cut-off area of the chart: click anywhere in the chart, then use
the scroll wheel or middle mouse button on your mouse, or use the scrollbar at the bottom.
DissoMaster | Family Law Software | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party Info | ||||||||||||||
Lived with MFS Spouse part of year |
This is calculated automatically, based on the date of separation. |
|||||||||||||
Number of children |
Click the "add child" button for each child. |
|||||||||||||
% time with Non - custodial parent | Specify the non-custodial time with each child. | |||||||||||||
Filing Status | ||||||||||||||
Exemptions |
Specify the exemption right with each child. Personal exemptions happen automatically. You may override on the View/Edit Taxes screen. |
|||||||||||||
Wages / salary |
You may select the time period appropriate for the wage number you enter.. |
|||||||||||||
IRA/401k contrib |
Scroll to the bottom... |
|||||||||||||
Self-employment income |
Specify it with the wage entry. - Or - Income & Expenses > Income from Assets, create a Business, and click "more info" to specify business type (e.g., Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, C Corp, S Corp). |
|||||||||||||
Investment Income |
You may either enter total in each category, at the top of the screen ...or enter assets individually by clicking here... Specify investment category by clicking "more info" on each asset. |
|||||||||||||
Social Security Income |
|
|||||||||||||
Unemployment compensation |
|
|||||||||||||
Royalties, Partnerships, S Corporation Income |
For businesses, click the button to create each business. Click "more info" to specify business type (Sole proprietorship, partnership, S Corporation, etc.)
For rental income, click the button to create a Real Estate property. Click "more info" ... ...and, at the top of the "more info" screen, specify that it is rental real estate. Then scroll down and fill in the income and expenses of the real estate property. |
|||||||||||||
Non-Wage Income |
|
|||||||||||||
Public assistance
Child support received from prior relationships |
|
|||||||||||||
Imputed Income |
You may indicate that any income is non-taxable by clicking the "non-tax" box to the right of the entry. |
|||||||||||||
New Spouse Income |
|
|||||||||||||
Child and Spousal Support Paid on Account of Prior Relationships |
|
|||||||||||||
Health and Dental Insurance |
The table below shows how to enter health insurance into each program, depending on the type of plan.
|
|||||||||||||
Medical Expenses |
|
|||||||||||||
Property Taxes | ||||||||||||||
Deductible interest expense (Mortgage Interest) |
Mortgage interest for the current year (not prior year!) is calculated automatically based on the mortgage balance, monthly payment, and interest rate. You may override this calculation simply by typing over it. |
|||||||||||||
Charitable Contribution |
|
|||||||||||||
Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions |
Any living expense item that you entered is automatically tagged with the appropriate tax category. Note that miscellaneous itemized deductions have no impact on taxes unless, in aggregate, they exceed 2% of Adjusted Gross Income, and that few people have enough of these deductions to clear that threshold. |
|||||||||||||
Union Dues |
|
|||||||||||||
Mandatory Retirement Contributions |
|
|||||||||||||
Hardship Deduction
(Children of another relationship) |
On the line for the "hardship" child, just clear the checkbox shown below. The software calculates the hardship deduction. If you wish to override the software's calculation, go to Deductions > Support, and scroll down to the line where the Hardship Deduction is displayed. |
|||||||||||||
Extaordinary Health Expenses |
Note that this entry is for child support only (because we can not tell which health expenses would qualify as "extraordinary.") You would enter the same expense as a Living Expense for the FL-150 Income & Expenses Statement, by clicking Income & Expenses > Living Expenses. |
|||||||||||||
Uninsured catastrophic losses |
Note that this entry is for child support only (because otherwise we will not know whether an expense is "catastrophic" or "uninsured"). If you want this to appear on the FL-150 Income & Expenses Statement, you would enter the same expense as a Living Expense by clicking Income & Expenses > Living Expenses. |
|||||||||||||
Necessary Job-related Expenses |
Note that this entry is for child support only (because otherwise we will not know whether an expense is deemed "necessary" by the court). If you want this to appear on the FL-150 Income & Expenses Statement, you would enter the same expense as a Living Expense by clicking Income & Expenses > Living Expenses. |
|||||||||||||
AMT Info |
The Alternative Minimum Tax is calcualted automatically by both DissoMaster and Family Law Software. The entries on these lines in DissoMaster are for extremely rare items that can affect this calculation. These items include:
|
|||||||||||||
Child Care |
|
|||||||||||||
Visits, School & Travel Expenses |
|
|||||||||||||
Uninsured Health Expenses |