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System and method for online bill payment

  • US 10,453,043 B2
  • Filed: 06/25/2008
  • Issued: 10/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A web-based accounting software application adapted to be used by a tax service provider for automatically transacting delivery of fileable tax documents in exchange for payment for services, the software application being associated with a computer-based system operated by the tax service provider comprising:

  • means for automatically generating, by a tax service provider a preliminary tax document in a first format, the first format incorporating an element adapted to deter filing the preliminary tax document with a tax authority and otherwise being substantially in a fileable format;

    means for presenting, by the tax service provider, the preliminary tax document to a user via web-based communication;

    means for the tax service provider receiving an approval message, the approval message from the user indicating that the preliminary tax document is approved;

    means for automatically generating, by the tax service provider, an invoice related to the preliminary tax document in response to the received approval message;

    means for automatically notifying, by the tax service provider, the user of the invoice for payment, the notifying means automatically generating an email to an address associated with the user, wherein the email comprises one or more of an invoice document, an embedded link to access an invoice document, and an embedded link to a web page to facilitate payment;

    means for determining, by the tax service provider, payment has been made by receipt of an electronic communication from a payment processing entity and automatically storing in a transaction record payment confirmation data related to the payment; and

    means for automatically generating, by the tax service provider, a final version of the preliminary tax document in response to determining payment has been made, wherein the final version of the preliminary tax document is the preliminary tax document in a second format excluding the element included in the first format, the element having been automatically removed in response to determining payment has been made, and being in a condition for filing with a tax authority.

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