Point of sale governmental sales and use tax reporting and receipt system
First Claim
1. A point of sale tax reporting system for automatically reporting sales tax to a governmental authority so as to allow for enforcing tax laws and verifying that a retailer pays collected sales and use tax to the governmental authority, the system comprising:
- at least one tax register located at a retailer location, said at least one tax register for processing consumer sales transaction data at the retailer location and computing sales tax data to be paid to the retailer by the consumer based on the amount of a sale, said at least one tax register automatically forwarding said transaction data and said sales tax data for each transaction to a first governmental authority remote location;
a printer located at the retailer location and in communication with said at least one tax register, said printer for printing consumer receipts, said receipts having listed thereon the computed sales tax paid to the retailer by the consumer;
automatic reporting means for allowing for the enforcing of tax laws and verifying that the retailer pays collected sales tax to the governmental authority, said automatic reporting means including;
a) a first governmental authority computer and corresponding first memory disposed at said first governmental authority remote location, said first computer and memory for receiving and storing said forwarded transaction and sales tax data;
b) a first communication link connecting said tax register at said retailer location to said first computer and memory at said first remote governmental authority location, said first communication link including means for forwarding said transaction and sales tax data from said tax register to said first computer and memory for each transaction whereby said transaction and sales and use tax data from the retailer is stored at said first remote governmental authority location; and
c) said automatic reporting means for enabling said governmental authority to verify that for each retail transaction upon which a receipt for tax paid was issued, the collected sales tax has been paid by the retailer to the government by using said sales tax data from said first computer and memory.
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Abstract
A point of sale tax reporting and automatic collection system including a smart tax register located at a retailer location. The retailer smart register processes consumer transactions and calculates the amount of sales tax due the retailer by the consumer for each transaction. Following the transaction, the consumer requests and is give a tax paid receipt. After the sales tax is paid to the retailer by the consumer, the register either immediately or periodically forwards the amount of the transaction and the amount of sales tax collected by the retailer to a computer and memory located at a remote location (e.g. state government taxing authority). The computer and memory receive and store the retailer'"'"'s transaction and sales tax information, and report same to the Internal Revenue Service at least once a year. After receiving the retailer'"'"'s sales tax information, the computer accesses and debits an account belonging to the retailer, the amount debited corresponding to the amount of sales tax collected by the retailer. In sum, the system automatically reports all retailer transactions and sales tax collected by retailers from consumers to local and federal government authorities and then automatically collects the sales tax amounts from retailer accounts so as to prevent retailers from turning over the collected sales tax. A tax paid receipt is given to each consumer as evidence that the tax paid will be turned over to the proper authorities.
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17 Claims
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1. A point of sale tax reporting system for automatically reporting sales tax to a governmental authority so as to allow for enforcing tax laws and verifying that a retailer pays collected sales and use tax to the governmental authority, the system comprising:
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at least one tax register located at a retailer location, said at least one tax register for processing consumer sales transaction data at the retailer location and computing sales tax data to be paid to the retailer by the consumer based on the amount of a sale, said at least one tax register automatically forwarding said transaction data and said sales tax data for each transaction to a first governmental authority remote location; a printer located at the retailer location and in communication with said at least one tax register, said printer for printing consumer receipts, said receipts having listed thereon the computed sales tax paid to the retailer by the consumer; automatic reporting means for allowing for the enforcing of tax laws and verifying that the retailer pays collected sales tax to the governmental authority, said automatic reporting means including; a) a first governmental authority computer and corresponding first memory disposed at said first governmental authority remote location, said first computer and memory for receiving and storing said forwarded transaction and sales tax data; b) a first communication link connecting said tax register at said retailer location to said first computer and memory at said first remote governmental authority location, said first communication link including means for forwarding said transaction and sales tax data from said tax register to said first computer and memory for each transaction whereby said transaction and sales and use tax data from the retailer is stored at said first remote governmental authority location; and c) said automatic reporting means for enabling said governmental authority to verify that for each retail transaction upon which a receipt for tax paid was issued, the collected sales tax has been paid by the retailer to the government by using said sales tax data from said first computer and memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of automatically reporting to a governmental authority sales tax paid by consumers to a retailer, the method comprising the steps of:
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the consumer purchasing a good or service from said retailer; at least one retailer at a retailer location register calculating the base sales cost and the corresponding sales tax owed the retailer by the consumer for each transaction; the retailer collecting the calculated sales tax from the consumer at the retailer location for each transaction; the retailer register printing a consumer receipt using a printer, said consumer receipt having listed thereon the amount of sales tax paid to the retailer by the consumer; for each transaction the register automatically forwarding as sales tax data the amount of sales tax paid to the retailer by the consumer to a governmental authority including a first computer and memory located at a first remote governmental authority location; said governmental authority and first computer receiving and storing said sales tax data in a first memory at said first remote governmental authority location; repeating the above steps so that said first memory at the governmental authority remote location is periodically updated with sales tax data from the retailer whereby the amount of sales tax paid to the retailer by consumers is stored and summed by said governmental authority computer at said first remote location; and said register automatically forwarding as sales tax data the amount of sales tax paid to the retailer by the consumer for enabling said governmental authority to verify that for each retail transaction upon which a receipt for tax paid was issue, the collected sales tax has been paid by the retailer to the government by using said sales tax data from said first computer and memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A retailer tax register system for automatically reporting collected sales tax data, the tax register system comprising:
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means for processing retail transactions and recording the amount of sales tax collected; means for issuing a governmental receipt having an indicia thereon to verify that the receipt is an official government receipt to a consumer indicative of sales tax paid by the consumer; means for automatically forwarding collected sales tax data to a remote governmental authority location including a governmental authority computer and memory for storing said tax data; and means for enabling said retailer to pay tax to the governmental authority by sending said tax data to said computer and memory. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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