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Point of sale tax reporting and automatic collection system with tax register

  • US 6,078,899 A
  • Filed: 08/25/1998
  • Issued: 06/20/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A point of sale tax reporting 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 forwarding said transaction data and said sales tax data to a first 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;

    a first computer and corresponding first memory disposed at said first remote location, said first computer and memory for receiving and storing said forwarded transaction and sales tax data; and

    a first communication link connecting said tax register at said retailer location to said first computer and memory at said first remote location, said first communication link for permitting said tax register to forward said transaction and sales tax data to said first computer and memory whereby said transaction and sales tax data from the retailer is stored at said first remote location in order to help enforce tax laws and prevent retailers from avoiding the payment to the government of collected sales tax.

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