private: System::Void btnOK_Click(System::Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ e) { double price = Convert::ToDouble(txtPrice->Text); double taxRate = .08; double salesTax = price * taxRate; double balanceDue = price + salesTax; //---now format as money without the $ showing. "n2" = number with 2 decimal places txtPrice->Text = price.ToString("n2"); lblTax->Text = salesTax.ToString("n2"); lblBalDue->Text = balanceDue.ToString("c2"); //with a $ sign }