System and method for automated form generation and comparison
OwnerBrad H. Wagnerinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for accessing a remote database and automatically preparing forms based on the accessed data is provided. A form generation engine establishes communication with a remote database, either over a communications network or directly, and retrieves information required to generate a prescribed form. The data is then processed and/or filtered and a form is generated based on the data. Additionally, the form can be electronically filed with a third party requiring the form. Also, the form generation engine can compare data retrieved from the remote database with data inputted by a user to verify accuracy of the user's data. This system is completely platform independent.
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A method of generating a completed governmental taxation authority tax form for a taxpaying entity, comprising:
- establishing a communications link between an input/output device to a tax database having taxpaying entity information;
- downloading the taxpaying entity information from the database to the input/output device;
- filtering the taxpaying entity information to yield form generation information;
- and
- generating at least one tax form using the form generation information.
A form generation engine, comprising:
- an input/output device, configured to send/receive taxpaying entity information to/from tax database over a communications network regarding at least one taxpaying entity;
- and
- a processor, configured to filter data received from the database to extract prescribed information, and to generate a prescribed tax form using the prescribed information.
A computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a sequence of steps, comprising:
- accessing taxpaying entity information that is stored in a tax information database;
- filtering the taxpaying entity information based on prescribed criteria to generate filtered information;
- and
- generating a government tax form using the filtered information.
A method of generating a tax return for a taxpaying entity, comprising:
- downloading taxpaying entity information from an official Internal Revenue Service (IRS) database;
- calculating tax return information using the taxpaying entity information;
- receiving independent taxation information provided by the taxpaying entity;
- comparing the taxpaying entity information downloaded from the IRS database with the independent taxation information provided by the entity;
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- generating a tax return form using the taxpaying entity information downloaded from the IRS database, the independent taxation information provided by the taxpaying entity, and the results of the comparison step.
A method of generating a completed form for an entity, comprising:
- establishing a communications link between an input/output device to a government database having official entity information;
- downloading the official entity information from the database to the input/output device;
- filtering the official entity information to yield form generation information;
- and
- generating at least one prescribed form using the form generation information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.