Editorial Policy

Who we are

ClickSolveTools is owned and operated by TPS Worldwide LLC. The ClickSolveTools Editorial Team is the TPS Worldwide LLC team that writes and reviews our guides and builds, tests and reviews our tools.

Guides and blog posts are published under the team name rather than individual bylines. Our pages do not claim professional credentials, such as an accounting or medical license. When a topic calls for professional judgment, we say so and point you to the official source or a qualified professional.

Sourcing standards

We build calculations on primary, authoritative sources and prefer them to secondary summaries. The main ones are:

• Taxes, payroll and retirement: the IRS (tax brackets, standard deductions and contribution limits as published in IRS revenue procedures, publications and notices) and the Social Security Administration (the wage base and benefit rules).
• Economic data: official statistics such as the Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Health: the WHO and NIH, guidance from recognized professional bodies such as the American Heart Association, and peer-reviewed formulas that we cite by name, such as the Mifflin-St Jeor equation.
• Units, time and measurement: NIST, the International System of Units (SI) maintained by the BIPM, ISO and other standards bodies, and the IANA time zone database.
• Developer topics: primary documentation, such as IETF RFCs, W3C and WHATWG specifications, the ECMAScript standard and the official documentation for each language or library.

Where no official figure exists, for example typical paint coverage or everyday prices, we describe the number as an estimate or a typical range and say when it applies.

Our Data Sources page lists the sources behind our calculators, with links.

Keeping figures current

• Annual review. Figures that are set each year, including federal tax brackets, standard deductions, retirement and IRA contribution limits and the Social Security wage base, are reviewed every year when the IRS and SSA publish the next year's numbers, usually in the fall. Some tools still use figures from an earlier tax year while this review is under way, so check the year a tool uses and the official source before you rely on a result.
• Dates on pages. Our standard is that pages which rely on yearly figures state the tax year they apply to and when they were last reviewed.
• Dated statements. Numbers that move often, such as interest rates, are given with an "as of" date or as a range, not described as "current" without a date.
• Blog posts. Each post shows the date it was first published, and an "Updated" date when it has been materially revised.

How calculations are tested

This is our standard for new and updated tools, and we are reviewing the existing tools against it. Before we publish a new or changed tool, we:

1. Compare the formula in the code with the source's own definition, and with any examples or worksheets the source publishes.
2. Work out examples independently, by hand or in a spreadsheet, and check that the tool shows the same result to the precision it displays.
3. Try awkward inputs: empty fields, zero, negative and very large numbers, decimals, commas and currency symbols. The tool should explain a problem in words rather than show an error value.
4. Check the page on phone and desktop screen sizes.

When a tool guide includes a worked example, it uses the tool's default inputs and the exact output the tool shows, so you can check the result yourself.

Writing, review and AI use

We write for people who want to understand a result, not just get a number: plain US English, the formula or method explained, and the limits of the tool stated clearly.

Drafts of guides and tool code may be prepared with the help of software, including AI writing and coding assistants. Pages are reviewed and fact-checked by the editorial team before they are published or updated: we check figures against their sources, recalculate worked examples and test the tool itself.

The editorial team is responsible for everything we publish, however the first draft was produced.

Corrections

If you think a tool or guide is wrong, email support@tpsworldwidellc.net with the page address, what you entered and the result you expected. Our Contact page lists what else helps.

When we receive a report, we:

1. Reproduce the problem with the inputs you sent.
2. Check the tool and its text against the source.
3. If the error is confirmed, correct the tool or the text, test it again and publish the fix.
4. For a material correction to a guide, show an "Updated" date on the page.

We also correct errors we find ourselves during our own reviews, in the same way.

Independence

No company pays to be included, ranked or recommended in our tools or guides. We do not publish sponsored content, and there are no affiliate links on the site at this time.

We do not show ads at this time. If we add advertising or affiliate links in the future, we will update this policy and our Privacy Policy before they appear, and they will not change what a tool calculates or what a guide recommends.

Information, not advice

Our tools and guides provide general information and education. They are not financial, tax, investment, legal or medical advice, and they cannot take your whole situation into account. Results are estimates that depend on the inputs you enter and the assumptions stated on each page.

For decisions about money, taxes, health or legal matters, check with a qualified professional, such as a tax preparer, financial adviser, doctor or attorney. If you think you are having a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number.