Granted Patent B1

US 7,739,160 · App. 11/314,047 · Granted Jun 15, 2010

Assignee: Ryan, Inc.

Abstract

Claims (60)

1. A computer-implemented method for determining taxably relevant data associated with a transaction, comprising the steps of:

receiving, by a computer, data associated with the transaction;

determining, by the computer, a tax category code by processing the data;

determining, by the computer, a product code using singularly defined business rules and the data by

associating the singularly defined rules with a plurality of product categories,

determining a product associated with the transaction,

identifying a first rule within the singularly defined rules that is associated with the category for the product

applying the first rule to the first transaction, and

determining the product code by applying the first rule to the transaction;

determining, by the computer, a destination jurisdiction code by processing the data associated with the transaction;

determining, by the computer, a point of order origin jurisdiction code using the destination jurisdiction code;

determining, by the computer, an originating jurisdiction code by iterating through a hierarchy of potential ship from jurisdiction codes using the singularly defined business rules until one of the potential ship from jurisdiction codes is selected as the originating jurisdiction code; and

determining, by the computer, a point of order acceptance jurisdiction code by processing the originating jurisdiction code and the destination jurisdiction code;

wherein the taxably relevant data is thereby determined.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the transaction is associated with varying items in an inventory.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the transaction is data associated with payment of contract laborers for services rendered.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein processing the data includes displaying available tax category codes and requesting selection of the tax category code by a user.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining, by the computer, the product code further comprises the steps of:

determining whether there is a pointer to the location of the first rule;

attempting to retrieve the first rule when there is a pointer to the location of the first rule;

determining the product code by retrieving the first rule when there is a pointer and applying the first rule to the transaction.

6. A system for determining taxably relevant data associated with a transaction using singularly defined rules, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storage device coupled to receive and transmit signals to the processor, wherein the memory storage device includes software for determining taxably relevant data associated with a transaction, and the software comprises the steps of:

determining a tax category code by processing data associated with a transaction;

determining a product code using singularly defined business rules and the transaction data by

associating the singularly defined rules with a plurality of product categories,

determining a product associated with the transaction,

identifying a first rule within the singularly defined rules that is associated with the category for the product

applying the first rule to the first transaction, and

determining the product code by applying the first rule to the transaction;

determining a destination jurisdiction code by processing the data associated with the transaction;

determining a point of order origin jurisdiction code using the destination jurisdiction code;

determining an originating jurisdiction code by iterating through a hierarchy of potential ship from jurisdiction codes using the singularly defined business rules until one of the potential ship from jurisdiction codes is selected as the originating jurisdiction code; and

determining a point of order acceptance jurisdiction code by processing the originating jurisdiction code and the destination jurisdiction code;

wherein the taxably relevant data is thereby determined using said tax category code, said product code, said point of order origin jurisdiction code, said destination jurisdiction code, said point of order acceptance jurisdiction code, and said originating jurisdiction code.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor transmits tax relevant data signals to an external device having tax calculation software.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the external device is a computer.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the transaction is associated with varying items in an inventory.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the transaction comprises payment for services rendered.

11. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, said computer-executable program code portions for determining taxably relevant data associated with a transaction having instructions comprising the steps of:

determining a tax category code by processing data associated with a transaction;

determining a product code using singularly defined business rules and the data by

associating the singularly defined rules with a plurality of product categories,

determining a product associated with the transaction,

identifying a first rule within the singularly defined rules that is associated with the category for the product

applying the first rule to the first transaction, and

determining the product code by applying the first rule to the transaction;

determining a destination jurisdiction code processing the data associated with a transaction;

determining a point of order origin jurisdiction code using the destination jurisdiction code;

determining an originating jurisdiction code by iterating through a hierarchy of potential ship from jurisdiction codes using the singularly defined business rules until one of the potential ship from jurisdiction codes is selected as an originating jurisdiction code; and

determining a point of order acceptance jurisdiction code by processing the originating jurisdiction code and the destination jurisdiction code;

wherein the taxably relevant data is thereby determined using said tax category code, said product code, said point of order origin jurisdiction code, said destination jurisdiction code, said point of order acceptance jurisdiction code, and said originating jurisdiction code.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the transaction is associated with varying items in an inventory.

13. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the transaction comprises payment for services rendered.

14. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein processing the data includes displaying available tax category codes and requesting selection of the tax category code by a user.

15. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the computer-executable program code portions for determining the product code further comprises computer-executable program code portions for:

determining whether there is a pointer to the location of the first rule;

attempting to retrieve the first rule when there is a pointer to the location of the first rule;

determining the product code in response to retrieving the first rule when there is a pointer and applying the first rule to the transaction.

Assignments (12)

Continuity (1)