Tax Software Report Error Reading or Writing the File '.' (162662)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Money for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Money 97
This article was previously published under Q162662

SYMPTOMS

If tax information for Schedule E, Other Expense or Schedule F, Other Farm Expense shows as the last item in a Tax Software Report, you may receive the following error message:
There has been an error reading or writing the file '.'
In Money 4.0 the error message is similar to the following:
There has been an error reading or writing the file 'X'
where X is a number.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has created a self extracting file called Taxusa.exe which contains a tax table that can be used instead of Money's current Tax.tbl to reduce the chances of this error re-occurring.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Taxusa.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Save the file to a folder on your hard drive and then double-click Taxusa.exe. This extracts three files:
  • Readme.txt
  • Taxusa.tbl
  • Tax.tbl
The Readme.txt contains information on how to use these files. Refer to the "More Information" section below.

MORE INFORMATION

Even with the new USA Tax Table, the error may still occur if the tax information for Schedule E, Other Expense or Schedule F, Other Farm Expense is the last item in the Tax Software Report. To replace the current tax table files do the following:
  1. Close Money.
  2. Replace the existing Tax.tbl and Taxusa.tbl files in your C:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\System folder with the new files.

    NOTE: If you installed Money in a location other than the default location listed above, make sure to copy the files to the correct location.
For more information about how to Copy and Move files in Windows, see your Windows printed documentation or online Help.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

114642 Changing Tax Table Settings in Money

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/5/2004
Keywords:kbdownload kberrmsg kbprb KB162662
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