Methods systems and articles of manufacture for providing tax document guidance during preparation of electronic tax return
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for transforming a user interface generated by a computerized tax return preparation application comprising instructions executed by a computing apparatus during preparation of an electronic tax return, the method comprising:
- the computing apparatus, by execution of a guidance module utilized by the computerized tax return preparation application and during preparation of electronic tax return of a second user different from a first user;
receiving a first image of a first tax document, the first image comprising tax data of a first user of the computerized tax return preparation application,transforming the first image into a first template of the first tax document by redacting tax data of the first user from the first image,cropping, by execution of the guidance module utilized by the computerized tax return preparation application the first template into a plurality of template portions,storing the plurality of template portions to a data store, andmapping respective template portions to respective portions of respective interview screens of the computerized tax return preparation application; and
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detecting selection by the second user of a first interface element of an interview screen generated by the computerized tax return preparation application and presented to the second user through a display of a computing device utilized by the second user, andin response to detecting selection of the first interface element by the second user, the computing apparatus, by execution of the guidance module;
accessing the data store,selecting a first template portion based at least in part upon the mapping, andpresenting the selected first template portion through the interview screen generated by the computerized tax return preparation application and the display of the computing device utilized by the second user.
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Abstract
Computer-implemented methods, systems and computer program products for directing a current user of a tax preparation application to a portion of the current user'"'"'s tax document. Images of tax documents of other or prior users are received, and a tax document image is selected. Tax data within the selected tax document image is redacted from the image to generate an image of a template of a tax document. Sections or interface elements of interview screens generated by the tax preparation program are mapped to sections of the template. When the current user selects an interface element such as a field, a pre-determined or selected portion of the template image is presented through the tax preparation application to the current user. The particular field mapped to the particular selected interface element may be identified or highlighted.
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1. A computer-implemented method for transforming a user interface generated by a computerized tax return preparation application comprising instructions executed by a computing apparatus during preparation of an electronic tax return, the method comprising:
the computing apparatus, by execution of a guidance module utilized by the computerized tax return preparation application and during preparation of electronic tax return of a second user different from a first user; receiving a first image of a first tax document, the first image comprising tax data of a first user of the computerized tax return preparation application, transforming the first image into a first template of the first tax document by redacting tax data of the first user from the first image, cropping, by execution of the guidance module utilized by the computerized tax return preparation application the first template into a plurality of template portions, storing the plurality of template portions to a data store, and mapping respective template portions to respective portions of respective interview screens of the computerized tax return preparation application; and
;detecting selection by the second user of a first interface element of an interview screen generated by the computerized tax return preparation application and presented to the second user through a display of a computing device utilized by the second user, and in response to detecting selection of the first interface element by the second user, the computing apparatus, by execution of the guidance module; accessing the data store, selecting a first template portion based at least in part upon the mapping, and presenting the selected first template portion through the interview screen generated by the computerized tax return preparation application and the display of the computing device utilized by the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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