System and method for recovering refundable taxes
First Claim
1. A method for recovering a refundable tax related to a purchase transaction using a transaction card, comprising the steps of:
- storing a tax recovery application on said card;
storing on said card purchase transaction data related to said purchase transaction; and
calculating on said card, in response to said purchase transaction data, said refundable tax, using said tax recovery application.
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Abstract
A system for recovering refundable taxes such as value-added taxes (VAT) uses a transaction card, such as a credit or debit or electronic cash card, to record purchases made by a traveler that are subject to VAT in a foreign country. The traveler loads the transaction card with a software application that is able to record the purchases subject to VAT. The traveler uses the card to make purchases in the foreign country, and the card calculates and accumulates the VAT subject to refund. When leaving the foreign country, the traveler inserts the card into a terminal, the software application reads the VAT subject to refund, and the traveler selects whether to receive the refunded VAT in cash in local currency or in the currency of the country in which the traveler resides (“home currency”), as cash value on the card (if a cash or debit card), as a credit on the card (if a credit card), or by check in local or home currency.
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1. A method for recovering a refundable tax related to a purchase transaction using a transaction card, comprising the steps of:
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storing a tax recovery application on said card;
storing on said card purchase transaction data related to said purchase transaction; and
calculating on said card, in response to said purchase transaction data, said refundable tax, using said tax recovery application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
determining a home country of a user of said card; and
placing said tax recovery application on said card.
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7. The method according to claim 1 wherein said tax recovery application storing step can be performed either at the time said card is obtained or after said card is obtained.
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8. The method according to claim 1 wherein said related purchase transaction data comprise:
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the date of said transaction;
the price charged for said transaction;
the country levying said refundable tax on said purchase; and
the amount of said refundable tax paid in association with said transaction.
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9. The method according to claim 1 wherein said calculating step comprises the steps of:
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determining whether said purchase transaction is subject to said refundable tax;
calculating the amount of refundable tax associated with said transaction; and
adding said refundable tax amount to an amount of refundable tax stored in a memory register of said card.
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10. The method according to claim 1 wherein said tax recovery application can be used to recover refundable taxes paid to more than one country.
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11. A system for recovering a refundable tax related to a purchase transaction, said system comprising:
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a transaction card;
a transaction terminal for inserting said card, executing said purchase transaction, and generating purchase transaction data; and
a tax recovery application stored on said card which calculates on said card, in response to said purchase transaction data, said refundable tax. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A transaction card for recovering a refundable tax related to a purchase transaction, said card comprising:
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means for storing a tax recovery application;
means for transferring data related to said purchase transaction from an electronic purchasing terminal to said card;
means for calculating on said card, in response to said purchase transaction data, said refundable tax, using said tax recovery application; and
means for transferring refundable tax data from said card to an electronic refund terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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