[rules-users] drools appropriate for calculating uk tax

I'm currently studying uk tax, and I was wondering whether drools would be suitable for calculating an individuals tax liability. There are lots of rules such as: if age < 65 then allowance = 5225 if age >= 65 and age < 75 then allowance = 7550 - ((net income - 20,900) * 0.5) if allowance < 5225 then allowance = 5225 if age >= 75 then allowance =7690 - ((net income - 20,900) * 0.5) if allowance < 5225 then allowance = 5225 if 1=1 (run always) // calculate taxableOtherIncome (earnings, trading profits) taxableOtherIncome = otherIncome - allowance allowanceUsed = taxableOtherIncome - otherIncome allowanceRemaining = allowance - allowanceUsed allowance = allowanceRemaining // calculate taxableSavingsIncome taxableSavingsIncome = savingsIncome - allowance allowanceUsed = taxableSavingsIncome - savingsIncome allowanceRemaining = allowance - allowanceUsed allowance = allowanceRemaining // calculate taxableDividendIncome ... There seems to be a fairly strict order to some of the calculations. I.e. allowance should be deducted from otherIncome before savingsIncome or dividend income. Is drools suitable for this type of application? Many thanks, Chris _________________________________________________________________ Discover Bird's Eye View now with Multimap from Live Search http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354026/direct/01/