System and method for forecasting tax effects of financial transactions
First Claim
1. A computer system for forecasting and comparing financial effects of holding a first asset versus selling the first asset and purchasing a second asset, comprising:
- a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code, executable by a processor, for implementing a method comprising the steps ofgenerating, with the processor, a first sequence of one or more web pages, wherein the first sequence of the one or more web pages presents a user with an option using a link to compare the financial effects,in response to selection of the option using the link to compare the financial effects, generating a second sequence of one or more web pages, wherein the second sequence of one or more web pages contains a plurality of fields for the user to enter information describing the first asset, second asset, and user tax rates and wherein the second sequence of one or more web pages further includes a tax rate assistance option that generates a sequence of one or more web pages to assist the user in determining the user'"'"'s tax rate based on the user'"'"'s taxable income,wherein the sequence of one or more web pages to assist the user in determining the user'"'"'s tax rate based on the user'"'"'s taxable income comprises fields for user input of information describing the user'"'"'s tax filing status, taxable income, state income tax rates, and state long term capital gains rates,in response to receiving information describing the first asset, calculating the financial effects of holding or selling the first asset using information describing the first asset,in response to receiving information describing the second asset, calculating the financial effects of selling the first asset and buying the second asset using information describing the first asset and second asset, andgenerating a third sequence of one or more web pages displaying the financial effects of holding or selling the first asset, wherein the financial effects include investment tips that comprise an amount of time that the first asset must be held to avoid short-term capital gains taxes.
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Abstract
A system and method for forecasting tax effects of financial transactions is provided. The system and method include a series of web pages. The web pages allow a user to 1) determine their federal and state tax rates, 2) describe the asset they wish to sell. Additional web pages then display the tax consequences of the sale of the asset along with the details of the calculations used to evaluate those consequences. Still more web pages can be used to describe an asset to buy. In this case, the displayed consequences are expanded to compare the benefit of holding the current asset against the benefit of acquiring the new asset.
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31 Claims
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1. A computer system for forecasting and comparing financial effects of holding a first asset versus selling the first asset and purchasing a second asset, comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code, executable by a processor, for implementing a method comprising the steps of generating, with the processor, a first sequence of one or more web pages, wherein the first sequence of the one or more web pages presents a user with an option using a link to compare the financial effects, in response to selection of the option using the link to compare the financial effects, generating a second sequence of one or more web pages, wherein the second sequence of one or more web pages contains a plurality of fields for the user to enter information describing the first asset, second asset, and user tax rates and wherein the second sequence of one or more web pages further includes a tax rate assistance option that generates a sequence of one or more web pages to assist the user in determining the user'"'"'s tax rate based on the user'"'"'s taxable income, wherein the sequence of one or more web pages to assist the user in determining the user'"'"'s tax rate based on the user'"'"'s taxable income comprises fields for user input of information describing the user'"'"'s tax filing status, taxable income, state income tax rates, and state long term capital gains rates, in response to receiving information describing the first asset, calculating the financial effects of holding or selling the first asset using information describing the first asset, in response to receiving information describing the second asset, calculating the financial effects of selling the first asset and buying the second asset using information describing the first asset and second asset, and generating a third sequence of one or more web pages displaying the financial effects of holding or selling the first asset, wherein the financial effects include investment tips that comprise an amount of time that the first asset must be held to avoid short-term capital gains taxes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system for forecasting financial effects of a financial transaction, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the computer readable medium comprising code, executable by a processor, for implementing a method comprising the steps of generating a first sequence of one or more web pages, wherein the first sequence of one or more web pages presents a user with a first option of calculating tax on a sale of an asset and a second option of comparing two investment options on an after-tax basis, where a first investment option is continuing to hold the asset, and a second investment option is selling the asset and purchasing a different asset, wherein the first option and the second option are presented using links in the first sequence of one or more web pages, in response to selection of the first option, generating a second sequence of one or more web pages, the second sequence of one or more web pages containing fields for user input of information describing the user'"'"'s tax rates and information describing the asset to be sold, wherein the second sequence of one or more web pages further presents the user with a tax rate assistance option and, in response to the user selecting the tax rate assistance option, generating a sequence of one or more web pages to assist the user in determining the user'"'"'s tax rate based on the user'"'"'s taxable income, in response to receiving information describing the user'"'"'s tax rates and information describing the asset to be sold, calculating the financial effects resulting from the sale of the asset to be sold, and generating a third sequence of one or more web pages displaying the financial effects of selling the asset to be sold, wherein the financial effects include a time the first asset must be held to avoid short-term capital gains taxes and an amount saved by utilizing long-term capital gains tax rates. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for forecasting and comparing financial effects of holding a first asset versus selling the first asset and purchasing a second asset, the method comprising:
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generating, with a server, a first sequence of one or more web pages, wherein the first sequence of the one or more web pages presents a user with an option using a link to compare the financial effects of holding or selling the first asset and purchasing the second asset; in response to receiving a user'"'"'s selection of the option using the link to compare the financial effects, generating, with the server, a second sequence of one or more web pages, wherein the second sequence of one or more web pages includes a plurality of fields for the user to enter information describing the first asset, the second asset, and the user'"'"'s tax rates and wherein the second sequence of one or more web pages further includes a tax rate assistance option that generates a sequence of one or more web pages to assist the user in determining the user'"'"'s tax rate based on the user'"'"'s taxable income; in response to receiving information describing the first asset, calculating, with the server, the financial effects of holding the first asset with the server; in response to receiving information describing the first asset and the second asset, calculating, with the server, the financial effects of selling the first asset and purchasing a second asset; and generating, with the server, a third sequence of one or more web pages displaying the financial effects, wherein the financial effects include a specified time the first asset must be held to avoid short-term capital gains taxes and an amount saved by utilizing long-term capital gains tax rates if the first asset is held for the specified time. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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