Tax data validity documentation

• US 20100241533A1
• Filed: 03/23/2009
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2009
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH (The Woodbridge Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH (The Woodbridge Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Chien, Ben, Kitagaki, Medei, Ho, Li
• Application Number:
  US12/383,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20100241533A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2474 Sequence data queries, e.g. querying versioned data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A method and a system for data validity documentation are provided. The method may include receiving a number of data objects. The method may also include creating a number of event histories related to one or more data objects. One or more attachment documents may be associated with each one of multiple EH records of the event histories.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

creating by use of a graphical user interface an event history record;

storing the event history record in a database, the event history record comprising a first data set associated with a first event, the first data set including tax related data;

associating a tax related document with the event history record; and

storing the tax related document.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising selecting by a user the event history record for viewing and editing.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising retrieving the event history record from the database, modifying the first data set, and storing the modified first data set at the database.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the tax related document is one of the group consisting of legal opinion, tax opinion, technical analysis, and fact corroborating documentation.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the tax related document includes at least one of the group consisting of binary large objects (BLOBs), multimedia objects, image file, audio file, video file, html, pdf, text file, spreadsheet.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the tax related document is associated with an assigned document identifier.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the event history record includes multiple versions of the first data set and a plurality of tax related documents respectively associated with one or more of the versions of the first data set.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the event history record includes attributes associated with the first data set, including a time stamp attribute, and further comprising:

accessing the event history record;

modifying the first data set, the modification resulting in a modified first data set, and

associating a second time stamp attribute with the modified first data set.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising associating a second tax related document with the modified first data set.

10. A computer-based system comprising:

a database for storing and managing records;

an event history generation module adapted to create an event history record, the event history record comprising a first data set associated with a first event, the first data set including tax related data;

a graphical user interface (GUI) adapted to present event history related user screens and to facilitate data entry and storage associated with event history records; and

an association module adapted to import a tax related document, associate the tax related document with the event history record, and store the tax related document.

11. The system of claim 10 further comprising a selection module adapted to facilitate user selection of event history records for viewing.

12. The system of claim 10 further comprising an event record retrieval module adapted to retrieve event history records from the database.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the tax related document is one of the group consisting of legal opinion, tax opinion, technical analysis, and fact corroborating documentation.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the tax related document includes at least one of the group consisting of binary large objects (BLOBs), multimedia objects, image file, audio file, video file, html, pdf, text file, spreadsheet.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the tax related document is associated with an assigned document identifier.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the event history record includes multiple versions of the first data set and a plurality of tax related documents respectively associated with one or more of the versions of the first data set.

17. The system of claim 10 further adapted to permit access to the event history record for modification of the first data set, the modification resulting in a modified first data set.

18. The system of claim 10 further adapted to permit association of a second tax related document with the modified first data set.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein the event history record includes attributes associated with the first data set, including a time stamp attribute, and further comprising code adapted to permit accessing the event history record and modifying the first data set, the modification resulting in a modified first data set, and wherein the association module is further adapted to associate a second time stamp attribute with the modified first data set.