Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING FEES FROM A MERCHANT AND REMITTING THE FEES TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY
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Application No.: US15674258Application Date: 2017-08-10
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Publication No.: US20170345103A1Publication Date: 2017-11-30
- Inventor: James DeForrest Wilson
- Applicant: United States Postal Service
- Main IPC: G06Q40/00
- IPC: G06Q40/00 ; G06Q10/08

Abstract:
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.
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