taxer.java

        double taxer(){

        if (this.status.equals("single")){
            int cutoff10 = 8350;
            int cutoff15 = 33950;
            int cutoff30 = 82250;
        }
        else if (this.status.equals("married")){
            int cutoff10 = 16700;
            int cutoff15 = 67900;
            int cutoff30 = 137050;
        }
        else if (this.status.equals("household")){
            int cutoff10 = 11950;
            int cutoff15 = 45500;
            int cutoff30 = 117450;
        }
        {
            double tax = this.income;

                if (tax >=0 && tax <cutoff10)
                {
                    double tax_final = this.income *0.10;
                    return tax_final
                }
            else if (tax>=cutoff10 && tax <cutoff15)
                {
                    double part1 = cutoff10 * 0.10;
                    double part2 = (this.income - cutoff10) * 0.15;
                    double tax_final = part1 + part2;
                    return tax_final
                }
            else if (tax>=cutoff 15 && tax<cutoff30)
                {
                    double part1 = cutoff10 * 0.10;
                    double part2 = (cutoff15 - cutoff10) * 0.15;
                    double part3 = (this.income - cutoff15) * 0.3;
                    double tax_final = part1 + part2 + part3;
                    return tax_final;
                }
            else if (tax>=cutoff30)
                {
                    double part1 = cutoff10 * 0.10;
                    double part2 = (cutoff15 - cutoff10) * 0.15;
                    double part3 = (cutoff30 - cutoff15) * 0.3;
                    double part4 = (this.income - cutoff30) * 0.3
                    double tax_final = part1 + part2 + part3 + part4;
                    return tax_final;
                }
        }
        return 0; // must have return statement.. can't be empty string 
    }