Submission of pre-authorized tax-related documents relating to game payouts
AssigneeCfph, LLC
InventorsLee M. Amaitis, Howard W. Lutnick
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for submitting a tax submission on behalf of a player of a game. Based on the location of the gaming device, determine at least one jurisdiction that governs the player's taxable winnings. The player fill out an electronic tax form for each jurisdiction and submits an electronic authorization. Transmitting, in response to the tax liability, a tax submission to a remote device, in which the tax submission comprises at least the electronic tax form and the electronic authorization.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a network interface;
- at least one processor to:
- receive a request to play a game on a gaming device;
- determine an identity of a player of the game and a location of the gaming device;
- based on the location of the gaming device, determine at least one jurisdiction that governs taxable winnings of the player;
- request that the player fill out an electronic tax form for each jurisdiction;
- obtain an electronic authorization from the player;
- determine, based on winnings of the player, that the player has a tax liability;
- and
- transmit, via the network interface, a tax submission to a remote device, in response to determining that the player has a tax liability, the tax submission comprising at least the electronic tax form and the electronic authorization, in which the remote device and the processor are in electronic communication over a network.
A non-transitory computer readable medium with instructions stored thereon which, upon execution, cause at least one processor to:
- receive a request to play a game on a gaming device;
- determine an identity of a player and a location of the gaming device;
- based on the location of the gaming device, determine at least one jurisdiction that governs taxable winnings of the player;
- request that the player fill out an electronic tax form for each jurisdiction;
- obtain an electronic authorization from the player;
- determine, based on winnings of the player, whether the player has a tax liability;
- and
- transmit, via a network interface, a tax submission to a remote device, in response to determining that the player has a tax liability, a tax submission comprising at least the electronic tax form and the electronic authorization, in which the remote device and the processor are in electronic communication over a network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.