diff --git a/features/parse.feature b/features/parse.feature
index d447054..6194dea 100644
--- a/features/parse.feature
+++ b/features/parse.feature
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ Feature: Parse Method Implementation
       | 18    | 4 ** .5        | 1.000000000000000000   |
       | 0     | 4 ^ .5         | 2                      |
       | 18    | 4 ^ .5         | 2.000000000000000000   |
-      | 0     | 1 = 5          | false                  |
-      | 18    | 1 = 5          | false                  |
-      | 0     | 1 == 5         | false                  |
-      | 18    | 1 == 5         | false                  |
-      | 0     | 1 > 5          | false                  |
-      | 18    | 1 > 5          | false                  |
+      | 0     | 1 = 5          | 0                      |
+      | 18    | 1 = 5          | 0                      |
+      | 0     | 1 == 5         | 0                      |
+      | 18    | 1 == 5         | 0                      |
+      | 0     | 1 > 5          | 0                      |
+      | 18    | 1 > 5          | 0                      |
       | 0     | 1 < 5          | true                   |
       | 18    | 1 < 5          | true                   |
-      | 0     | 1 >= 5         | false                  |
-      | 18    | 1 >= 5         | false                  |
+      | 0     | 1 >= 5         | 0                      |
+      | 18    | 1 >= 5         | 0                      |
       | 0     | 1 <= 5         | true                   |
       | 18    | 1 <= 5         | true                   |
       | 0     | 1 <> 5         | true                   |
diff --git a/src/BC.php b/src/BC.php
index 73a5b99..8bb72af 100644
--- a/src/BC.php
+++ b/src/BC.php
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public static function round($val, $scale = null)
      * @param integer|null $scale The scale to pass to BC::math methods
      * @return string|integer|float|boolean
      */
-    public static function parse($formula, $values = [], $scale = null)
+    public static function parse($formula, $values = [], $scale = null, $returnBool = false)
     {
         $scale = static::getScale($scale);
 
@@ -433,17 +433,17 @@ public static function parse($formula, $values = [], $scale = null)
                         case '**':  $result = static::pow($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale); break;
                         case '^':   $result = static::powfrac($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale); break;
                         case '==':
-                        case '=':   $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) == 0; break;
-                        case '>':   $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) >  0; break;
-                        case '<':   $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) <  0; break;
-                        case '>=':  $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) >= 0; break;
-                        case '<=':  $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) <= 0; break;
+                        case '=':   $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) == 0 ? 1:0; break;
+                        case '>':   $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) >  0 ? 1:0; break;
+                        case '<':   $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) <  0 ? 1:0; break;
+                        case '>=':  $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) >= 0 ? 1:0; break;
+                        case '<=':  $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) <= 0 ? 1:0; break;
                         case '<>':
-                        case '!=':  $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) != 0; break;
+                        case '!=':  $result = static::comp($opTrio[1], $opTrio[3], $scale) != 0 ? 1:0; break;
                         case '|':
-                        case '||':  $result = ($opTrio[1] || $opTrio[3]); break;
+                        case '||':  $result = ($opTrio[1] || $opTrio[3]) ? 1:0; break;
                         case '&':
-                        case '&&':  $result = ($opTrio[1] && $opTrio[3]); break;
+                        case '&&':  $result = ($opTrio[1] && $opTrio[3]) ? 1:0; break;
                         case '~':
                         case '~~':  $result = (bool) ((bool) $opTrio[1] ^ (bool) $opTrio[3]); break;
                     }
@@ -454,7 +454,9 @@ public static function parse($formula, $values = [], $scale = null)
             // error_log("Replacing {$parenthetical[0]} with {$parenthetical[1]} in {$formula}");
             $formula = str_replace($parenthetical[0], $parenthetical[1], $formula);
         }
-
+        if($returnBool) {
+            return (bool)$formula;
+        }
         return $formula;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/BCTest.php b/tests/BCTest.php
index ef08e83..716343a 100644
--- a/tests/BCTest.php
+++ b/tests/BCTest.php
@@ -201,18 +201,18 @@ public function testParse()
         $this->assertEquals(4.5, BC::parse('5.5 -% 2'));
         $this->assertEquals(1, BC::parse('4 ** .5'));
         $this->assertEquals(2, BC::parse('4 ^ .5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(false, BC::parse('1 = 5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(false, BC::parse('1 == 5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(false, BC::parse('1 > 5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(true, BC::parse('1 < 5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(false, BC::parse('1 >= 5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(true, BC::parse('1 <= 5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(true, BC::parse('1 <> 5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(true, BC::parse('1 != 5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(true, BC::parse('1 & 5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(true, BC::parse('1 && 5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(true, BC::parse('1 | 5'));
-        $this->assertEquals(true, BC::parse('1 || 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(0, BC::parse('1 = 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(0, BC::parse('1 == 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(0, BC::parse('1 > 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(1, BC::parse('1 < 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(0, BC::parse('1 >= 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(1, BC::parse('1 <= 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(1, BC::parse('1 <> 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(1, BC::parse('1 != 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(1, BC::parse('1 & 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(1, BC::parse('1 && 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(1, BC::parse('1 | 5'));
+        $this->assertEquals(1, BC::parse('1 || 5'));
         $this->assertEquals(false, BC::parse('1 ~ 5'));
         $this->assertEquals(false, BC::parse('1 ~~ 5'));
         $this->assertEquals('2.25', BC::parse('5 / 4 + 1'));
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ public function testParse()
         $this->assertEquals('1', BC::parse('(1 + 5) / 4', null, 0));
         $this->assertEquals('1.5', BC::parse('({a} + {b}) / {c}', ['a' => 1, 'b' => 5, 'c' => 4]));
         $this->assertEquals('1', BC::parse('({a} + {b}) / {c}', ['a' => 1, 'b' => 5, 'c' => 4], 0));
+        $this->assertTrue(BC::parse('1', [], 0, true));
     }
 
     /**