diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 690e7bd0a5..39af8e1b27 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -681,6 +681,9 @@ AC_OUTPUT(
           src/scm/Makefile
           src/scm/gnumeric/Makefile
           src/scm/printing/Makefile
+          src/tax/Makefile
+          src/tax/us/Makefile
+          src/tax/us/test/Makefile
           src/test-core/Makefile
 
           dnl # non-makefiles
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index dc010af751..2cf33a201c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
   engine \
   backend \
   calculation \
+  tax \
   app-utils \
   register \
   import-export \
diff --git a/src/README.modules b/src/README.modules
index 400c3f9574..a34ec32085 100644
--- a/src/README.modules
+++ b/src/README.modules
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ report/stylesheets          predefined style sheet templates
 
 app-utils                   utils for the gnucash app framework (component 
                             mgr, cmd line processing, gettext stuff, etc)
+
+tax/us                      US tax information
diff --git a/src/app-utils/gnc-ui-util.c b/src/app-utils/gnc-ui-util.c
index fc73514c81..a7c0fd5f17 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/gnc-ui-util.c
+++ b/src/app-utils/gnc-ui-util.c
@@ -266,12 +266,12 @@ gnc_ui_account_get_tax_info_string (Account *account)
   {
     GNCModule module;
 
-    module = gnc_module_load ("gnucash/report/locale-specific/us", 0);
+    module = gnc_module_load ("gnucash/tax/us", 0);
 
     g_return_val_if_fail (module, NULL);
 
-    get_form = gh_eval_str ("gnc:txf-get-form");
-    get_desc = gh_eval_str ("gnc:txf-get-description");
+    get_form = gh_eval_str ("(false-if-exception gnc:txf-get-form)");
+    get_desc = gh_eval_str ("(false-if-exception gnc:txf-get-description)");
   }
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (gh_procedure_p (get_form), NULL);
diff --git a/src/report/locale-specific/us/Makefile.am b/src/report/locale-specific/us/Makefile.am
index a120837c7c..f136e81464 100644
--- a/src/report/locale-specific/us/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/report/locale-specific/us/Makefile.am
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-SUBDIRS=. test
+SUBDIRS = . test
 
-pkglib_LTLIBRARIES=libgncmod-locale-reports-us.la
+pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = libgncmod-locale-reports-us.la
 
-libgncmod_locale_reports_us_la_SOURCES=\
+libgncmod_locale_reports_us_la_SOURCES = \
   gncmod-locale-reports-us.c 
 
-libgncmod_locale_reports_us_la_LDFLAGS=-module
+libgncmod_locale_reports_us_la_LDFLAGS = -module
 
-INCLUDES=-I${top_srcdir}/src/gnc-module ${GLIB_CFLAGS}
+INCLUDES = -I${top_srcdir}/src/gnc-module ${GLIB_CFLAGS}
 
 .scm-links:
 	rm -f gnucash report locale-specific us 
@@ -19,13 +19,10 @@ INCLUDES=-I${top_srcdir}/src/gnc-module ${GLIB_CFLAGS}
 
 noinst_DATA = .scm-links
 
-gncscmmoddir=${GNC_SHAREDIR}/guile-modules/gnucash/report/locale-specific
+gncscmmoddir = ${GNC_SHAREDIR}/guile-modules/gnucash/report/locale-specific
 gncscmmod_DATA = us.scm 
 
-gncscmothermoddir=${GNC_SHAREDIR}/guile-modules/gnucash/report/
-gncscmothermod_DATA=taxtxf.scm 
-
-gncscmdir=${GNC_SHAREDIR}/scm
-gncscm_DATA = txf-export.scm txf-export-help.scm 
+gncscmothermoddir = ${GNC_SHAREDIR}/guile-modules/gnucash/report/
+gncscmothermod_DATA = taxtxf.scm 
 
 CLEANFILES += gnucash report locale-specific us
diff --git a/src/report/locale-specific/us/gncmod-locale-reports-us.c b/src/report/locale-specific/us/gncmod-locale-reports-us.c
index fc6d8b2f89..c945719baa 100644
--- a/src/report/locale-specific/us/gncmod-locale-reports-us.c
+++ b/src/report/locale-specific/us/gncmod-locale-reports-us.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*********************************************************************
  * gncmod-locale-reports-us.c
- * module definition/initialization for the standard reports 
+ * module definition/initialization for the US reports
  * 
  * Copyright (c) 2001 Linux Developers Group, Inc. 
  *********************************************************************/
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ gnc_module_description(void) {
 
 int
 gnc_module_init(int refcount) {
+  /* load us tax info */
+  if(!gnc_module_load("gnucash/tax/us", 0)) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
   /* load the report system */
   if(!gnc_module_load("gnucash/report/report-system", 0)) {
     return FALSE;
diff --git a/src/report/locale-specific/us/taxtxf.scm b/src/report/locale-specific/us/taxtxf.scm
index 86fc58c618..161e723335 100644
--- a/src/report/locale-specific/us/taxtxf.scm
+++ b/src/report/locale-specific/us/taxtxf.scm
@@ -34,24 +34,9 @@
 (require 'printf)
 
 (use-modules (gnucash gnc-module))
+(gnc:module-load "gnucash/tax/us" 0)
 (gnc:module-load "gnucash/report/report-system" 0)
 
-(export gnc:txf-get-payer-name-source)
-(export gnc:txf-get-form)
-(export gnc:txf-get-description)
-(export gnc:txf-get-format)
-(export gnc:txf-get-multiple)
-(export gnc:txf-get-category-key)
-(export gnc:txf-get-help)
-(export gnc:txf-get-codes)
-(export gnc:txf-get-code-info)
-(export txf-help-categories)
-(export txf-income-categories)
-(export txf-expense-categories)
-
-(load-from-path "txf-export.scm")
-(load-from-path "txf-export-help.scm")
-
 (define (make-level-collector num-levels)
   (let ((level-collector (make-vector num-levels)))
     (do ((i 0 (+ i 1)))
diff --git a/src/report/locale-specific/us/test/Makefile.am b/src/report/locale-specific/us/test/Makefile.am
index 57b2b6a81b..a9138400a0 100644
--- a/src/report/locale-specific/us/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/report/locale-specific/us/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TESTS=test-load-module 
 
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT= \
-  GNC_MODULE_PATH=${top_srcdir}/src/engine:${top_srcdir}/src/report/report-system:${top_srcdir}/src/app-utils:${top_srcdir}/src/calculation:.. \
+  GNC_MODULE_PATH=${top_srcdir}/src/engine:${top_srcdir}/src/report/report-system:${top_srcdir}/src/app-utils:${top_srcdir}/src/calculation:${top_srcdir}/src/tax/us:.. \
   GUILE_LOAD_PATH=${top_srcdir}/src/gnc-module:${top_srcdir}/lib:..:${G_WRAP_MODULE_DIR} \
   LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${top_srcdir}/src/gnc-module:${top_srcdir}/src/gnc-module/.libs:${top_srcdir}/src/engine:${top_srcdir}/src/engine/.libs:${top_srcdir}/src/app-utils:${top_srcdir}/src/app-utils/.libs:${top_srcdir}/src/calculation:${top_srcdir}/src/calculation/.libs
diff --git a/src/report/locale-specific/us/us.scm b/src/report/locale-specific/us/us.scm
index c85ef96754..83f5afe4cc 100644
--- a/src/report/locale-specific/us/us.scm
+++ b/src/report/locale-specific/us/us.scm
@@ -1,16 +1,2 @@
 (define-module (gnucash report locale-specific us))
 (use-modules (gnucash report taxtxf))  
-
-(export gnc:txf-get-payer-name-source)
-(export gnc:txf-get-form)
-(export gnc:txf-get-description)
-(export gnc:txf-get-format)
-(export gnc:txf-get-multiple)
-(export gnc:txf-get-category-key)
-(export gnc:txf-get-help)
-(export gnc:txf-get-codes)
-(export gnc:txf-get-code-info)
-(export txf-help-categories)
-(export txf-income-categories)
-(export txf-expense-categories)
-
diff --git a/src/tax/.cvsignore b/src/tax/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282522db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tax/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/src/tax/Makefile.am b/src/tax/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da178ad3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tax/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SUBDIRS = us
diff --git a/src/tax/us/.cvsignore b/src/tax/us/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282522db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tax/us/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/src/tax/us/Makefile.am b/src/tax/us/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad3ffabe9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tax/us/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+SUBDIRS = . test
+
+pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = libgncmod-tax-us.la
+
+libgncmod_tax_us_la_SOURCES = \
+  gncmod-tax-us.c 
+
+libgncmod_tax_us_la_LDFLAGS = -module
+
+INCLUDES = -I${top_srcdir}/src/gnc-module ${GLIB_CFLAGS}
+
+.scm-links:
+	rm -f gnucash tax
+	ln -sf . gnucash
+	ln -sf . tax 
+	touch .scm-links
+
+noinst_DATA = .scm-links
+
+gncscmmoddir = ${GNC_SHAREDIR}/guile-modules/gnucash/tax
+gncscmmod_DATA = us.scm
+
+gncscmdir = ${GNC_SHAREDIR}/scm
+gncscm_DATA = txf.scm txf-help.scm 
+
+CLEANFILES += gnucash tax
diff --git a/src/tax/us/gncmod-tax-us.c b/src/tax/us/gncmod-tax-us.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..895cabddb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tax/us/gncmod-tax-us.c
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*********************************************************************
+ * gncmod-tax-us.c
+ * module definition/initialization for us tax info 
+ * 
+ * Copyright (c) 2001 Linux Developers Group, Inc. 
+ *********************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <guile/gh.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#include "gnc-module.h"
+#include "gnc-module-api.h"
+
+/* version of the gnc module system interface we require */
+int gnc_module_system_interface = 0;
+
+/* module versioning uses libtool semantics. */
+int gnc_module_current  = 0;
+int gnc_module_revision = 0;
+int gnc_module_age      = 0;
+
+char *
+gnc_module_path(void) {
+  return g_strdup("gnucash/tax/us");
+}
+
+char * 
+gnc_module_description(void) {
+  return g_strdup("US income tax information");
+}
+
+static void
+lmod(char * mn) 
+{
+  char * form = g_strdup_printf("(use-modules %s)\n", mn);
+  gh_eval_str(form);
+  g_free(form);
+}
+
+int
+gnc_module_init(int refcount) {
+  lmod("(gnucash tax us)");
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+int
+gnc_module_end(int refcount) {
+  return TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/src/tax/us/test/.cvsignore b/src/tax/us/test/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282522db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tax/us/test/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/src/tax/us/test/Makefile.am b/src/tax/us/test/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaf0a333b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tax/us/test/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+TESTS = test-load-module 
+
+TESTS_ENVIRONMENT= \
+  GNC_MODULE_PATH=.. \
+  GUILE_LOAD_PATH=${top_srcdir}/src/gnc-module:${top_srcdir}/lib:..:${G_WRAP_MODULE_DIR} \
+  LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${top_srcdir}/src/gnc-module:${top_srcdir}/src/gnc-module/.libs
diff --git a/src/tax/us/test/test-load-module b/src/tax/us/test/test-load-module
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d25f7036bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tax/us/test/test-load-module
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#! /bin/sh 
+exec guile -s "$0"
+!#
+
+(display "  testing US tax info module load ... ")
+(use-modules (gnucash gnc-module))
+(gnc:module-system-init)
+
+(if (gnc:module-load "gnucash/tax/us" 0)
+    (begin 
+      (display "ok\n")
+      (exit 0))
+    (begin 
+      (display "failed\n")
+      (exit -1)))
diff --git a/src/report/locale-specific/us/txf-export-help.scm b/src/tax/us/txf-help.scm
similarity index 100%
rename from src/report/locale-specific/us/txf-export-help.scm
rename to src/tax/us/txf-help.scm
diff --git a/src/report/locale-specific/us/txf-export.scm b/src/tax/us/txf.scm
similarity index 100%
rename from src/report/locale-specific/us/txf-export.scm
rename to src/tax/us/txf.scm
diff --git a/src/tax/us/us.scm b/src/tax/us/us.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fc1053d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tax/us/us.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+(define-module (gnucash tax us))
+
+(export gnc:txf-get-payer-name-source)
+(export gnc:txf-get-form)
+(export gnc:txf-get-description)
+(export gnc:txf-get-format)
+(export gnc:txf-get-multiple)
+(export gnc:txf-get-category-key)
+(export gnc:txf-get-help)
+(export gnc:txf-get-codes)
+(export gnc:txf-get-code-info)
+(export txf-help-categories)
+(export txf-income-categories)
+(export txf-expense-categories)
+
+(load-from-path "txf.scm")
+(load-from-path "txf-help.scm")