Certification program to facilitate the aquisition of investment personal property
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1. A method for obtaining information that leads to the acquisition of certified personal investment property for a tax-beneficial exchange, comprising the steps of:
- accessing a web site listing a plurality of like items available for exchange;
selecting at least one item of said plurality of like items for viewing;
displaying said at least one item on a display device for viewing; and
acquiring said at least one item as a certified personal investment property for a tax-beneficial exchange.
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Abstract
Information is obtained that leads to the acquisition of certified personal investment property for a tax-beneficial exchange. An intranet and web site shows items certified under the certification program which are available for exchange. At least one of the items is selected for viewing. The item is displayed on a display device for viewing. If both exchanging parties agree, the certified item is exchanged between the parties in a tax-beneficial exchange.
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1. A method for obtaining information that leads to the acquisition of certified personal investment property for a tax-beneficial exchange, comprising the steps of:
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accessing a web site listing a plurality of like items available for exchange;
selecting at least one item of said plurality of like items for viewing;
displaying said at least one item on a display device for viewing; and
acquiring said at least one item as a certified personal investment property for a tax-beneficial exchange. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for obtaining information regarding certified investment personal property available for exchange, comprising:
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a communications network; and
a network-enabled device, said network-enabled device configured to;
communicate via said communications network;
search a plurality of certified items available for exchange, select at least one of said plurality of certified items;
retrieve said at least one item from a storage medium;
display said at least one item for viewing, and acquire said at least one item as certified personal investment property for a tax-beneficial exchange. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for a prospective personal investment property exchangee to access information regarding items available for exchange over the Internet, comprising the steps of:
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accessing a web site providing information regarding a plurality of items available for exchange;
searching the web site for at least one item of interest;
viewing a title and brief description of the at least one item of interest on a display device;
providing identifying information regarding the prospective exchanging party;
viewing detailed textual information and graphical representation regarding at least one item of interest on the display device;
paying a fee to the entity providing the information; and
viewing licensor contact information for at least one item of interest on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method to locate investment personal property exchangees, the method comprising:
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providing a certification program comprising a communication network on a fee basis; and
electronically receiving a notification, from an entity administering the certification program that an item has been certified and is available for exchange. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method, via a communication network, for a member to obtain preferred access to investment personal property, the method comprising:
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electronically registering for a fee-based certification program provided by the entity, wherein the certification program comprises a database utilizing parsed and searchable data that includes non-traditional metadata regarding the item;
successfully locating a suitable item via the communication network; and
receiving, from the entity, a notification of the transfer process and available protections afforded to mitigate against the risks inherent in the exchange. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system whereby an entity establishes relationships with vendors via a communication network, the system comprising:
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an electronic management component, operatively coupled to the communication network, that administers a certification program on behalf of an entity; and
at least one database, coupled to the management component, comprising information indicating that an item has certified status and is available for exchange. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for determining a premium of an insurance policy for the tax indemnification of an exchange of investment personal property, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining potential taxes due for said exchange if the exchange were to be executed in each of a plurality of possible jurisdictions;
determining a plurality of taxable event scenarios, wherein each scenario is based on the applicability of various local, state, federal and non-US tax laws as well as different appraised valuation of the object post-exchange, and wherein each scenario has a monetary sum;
determining a risk transfer element for each said scenario, said risk transfer element the unexpected tax results multiplied by a probability of actual occurrence;
determining insurer expenses for each said scenario, said insurer expenses being the present value of expected losses; and
adding the monetary value of these steps, for each scenario, and to calculate said monetary sum of each said scenario, wherein said premium of said insurance policy is based on the adjusted sum and wherein this calculation is performed with a computer. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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