System and method for indicating previous document source information for current document fields
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising the steps of:
- opening, using a processor, a current financial return in a currently executing version of a financial return preparation executable software program (FRPP);
receiving a request to display a source of a field upon selecting the field in the current financial return, wherein the field comprises a value obtained from a historical financial return for a non-current period;
accessing, using the processor, a mapping between the value and a portion of the historical financial return comprising a source of the value;
invoking, by using the mapping, execution of a historical version of the FRPP, with an instruction for displaying the source of the value, after accessing and in response to the request, wherein the current version of the FRPP and the historical version of the FRPP are different executable software programs, which are executing concurrently after invoking execution of the historical version by the current version of the FRPP; and
displaying the source of the value within the portion of the historical financial return in a window of the historical version of the FRPP while concurrently displaying the current financial return in a window of the current version of the FRPP.
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Abstract
System and method for accessing and displaying previous financial return information in financial return preparation programs. For example, historical tax return information for a taxable entity may be used in the preparation of a current tax return, and some of this information or data may be transferred into a current tax return electronic document, or used in the calculation of a value for a field in a current tax return document. Embodiments may provide a mechanism that enables the preparer to “jump” from a current financial return electronic document, or field on a current electronic document, that is being prepared using a current program to an electronic document prepared using a previous program, and that thus allows the preparer to directly view the source of transferred information or data. Embodiments may thus allow the preparer to identify the specific sources of transferred data or information.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising the steps of:
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opening, using a processor, a current financial return in a currently executing version of a financial return preparation executable software program (FRPP); receiving a request to display a source of a field upon selecting the field in the current financial return, wherein the field comprises a value obtained from a historical financial return for a non-current period; accessing, using the processor, a mapping between the value and a portion of the historical financial return comprising a source of the value; invoking, by using the mapping, execution of a historical version of the FRPP, with an instruction for displaying the source of the value, after accessing and in response to the request, wherein the current version of the FRPP and the historical version of the FRPP are different executable software programs, which are executing concurrently after invoking execution of the historical version by the current version of the FRPP; and displaying the source of the value within the portion of the historical financial return in a window of the historical version of the FRPP while concurrently displaying the current financial return in a window of the current version of the FRPP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors; a display device; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors and the display device, wherein the memory comprises instructions executable by the one or more processors, the instructions comprising functionality for; a current version of a financial return preparation executable software program (FRPP) to; display a portion of a current financial return on the display device; receive a request to display a source of a field upon user input selecting the field of the current financial return, wherein the field comprises a value obtained from a historical financial return for a non-current period; access a mapping between the value and a portion of the historical financial return comprising a source of the value; invoke, by using the mapping, execution of a historical version of the FRPP with an instruction for displaying the source of the value, after accessing and in response to the request; and the historical version of the FRPP to; display, on the display device, the source of the value within the portion of the historical financial return, wherein the current version of the FRPP and the historical version of the FRPP are different executable software programs, which are executing concurrently after invoking execution of the historical version by the current version of the FRPP. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable storage medium comprising program instructions stored thereon, wherein the program instructions comprise functionality to:
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open a current financial return in a currently executing version of a financial return preparation executable software program (FRPP); receive a request to display a source of a field upon selecting a field in the current financial return, wherein the field comprises a value obtained from a historical financial return for a non-current period; access a mapping between the value and a portion of the historical financial return comprising a source of the value; invoke, by using the mapping, execution of a historical version of the FRPP with an instruction for displaying the source of the value, after accessing and in response to the request, wherein the current version of the FRPP and the historical version of the FRPP are different executable software programs, which are executing concurrently after invoking execution of the historical version by the current version of the FRPP; and display the source of the value within the portion of the historical financial return in a window of the historical version of the FRPP while concurrently displaying the current financial return in a window of the current version of the FRPP. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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