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OwnerJames DeForrest Wilsoninventor
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The present disclosure provides systems, processes, and methods for the remittance of sales tax to a government entity on behalf of a first entity, such as a merchant, for a remote purchase of a product made by a second entity, such as a buyer. The merchant may be in electronic communication with the buyer to receive the order from the buyer. An item distributor may be in electronic communication with the merchant and may receive data over a network associated with the purchase transaction. The distributor may receive the item from the merchant to be delivered to a shipping address provided by the buyer. The item distributor may receive the sales tax from the merchant for remittance to the government entity and may remit the sales tax to the government entity, along with the necessary associated data and/or documentation, on behalf of the merchant. The sales tax, along with the associated data and documentation may be submitted electronically over a network to a government system configured to receive such sales tax and data.
A method of collecting and remitting a fee on behalf of a first entity for a purchase transaction made by a second entity from the first entity, the method comprising:
A system for collecting sales tax from a merchant for a purchase transaction between the merchant and a buyer and remitting the sales tax to a government entity on behalf of the merchant, the system comprising:
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