Eric Bronner Christian

US Patent:

7933803, Apr 26, 2011

Filed:

Jun 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/869812

Inventors:

Jeffrey Evan Nadler - Portland OR, US
James Donovan Barta - Hillsboro OR, US
Joseph Allen Blotner - Portland OR, US
Eric Thomas Christian - Beaverton OR, US
Carolyn Brauner Fong - Beaverton OR, US
Thomas William Waterhouse - Lake Oswego OR, US
Gregory Alan Woolsey - Newberg OR, US

Assignee:

Sabrix, Inc - Lake Oswego OR

International Classification:

G06Q 20/00

US Classification:

705 19, 705 31

Abstract:

This Disclosure relates to a program controlled apparatus, system, and method for determining the transactional taxes due for each item by any taxing authority worldwide. The apparatus comprises a first database comprising a tree structure identifying all of the zones to be examined. A second database comprising all of the taxing authorities is independent from the first zone database. A third database, decoupled from the first and second databases, has data representing the relationship between the data records of the first database and the data records of the second database. Each of the databases can be updated periodically to reflect any changes in identified taxing authorities for the zones over which they may have taxing authority. Furthermore, the present invention provides for an independent, autonomous determination of jurisdiction and tax for each line item and calculates the tax based on any exceptions and exemptions.

US Patent:

8099342, Jan 17, 2012

Filed:

Jan 2, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/037035

Inventors:

Eric Thomas Christian - Beaverton OR, US
John Davidson Brandt - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Sabrix, Inc. - Lake Oswego OR

International Classification:

G06F 17/22
G07F 19/00

US Classification:

705 31

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for tax computation, management, and compliance reporting via a centralized transactional tax platform capable of incorporating transaction data and/or tax information from multiple locations and/or multiple business applications via a network architecture are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a central server may be configured to execute an application to generate a user interface to enable configuration of tax compliance data via a network link, to receive transaction data from one or more client systems via the network, to calculate transaction taxes corresponding to the transaction data, and to store tax information, including outputs and computational logic generated by tax calculation engines executed by the server. In another embodiment, the tax calculations may be executed client-side, while administration of tax compliance data and reporting are facilitated by the central server.

US Patent:

8332274, Dec 11, 2012

Filed:

Mar 18, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/051960

Inventors:

Jeffrey Evan Nadler - Portland OR, US
James Donovan Barta - Hillsboro OR, US
Joseph Allen Blotner - Portland OR, US
Eric Thomas Christian - Beaverton OR, US
Carolyn Brauner Fong - Beaverton OR, US
Thomas William Waterhouse - Lake Oswego OR, US
Gregory Alan Woolsey - Newberg OR, US

Assignee:

Thomson Reuters (Tax & Accounting) Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06Q 20/00

US Classification:

705 19, 705 31

Abstract:

A program controlled apparatus, system, and method for determining the transactional taxes due for each item by any taxing authority worldwide. The apparatus comprises a first database comprising a tree structure identifying all of the zones to be examined. A second database comprising all of the taxing authorities is independent from the first zone database. A third database, decoupled from the first and second databases, has data representing the relationship between the data records of the first database and the data records of the second database. Each of the databases can be updated periodically to reflect any changes in identified taxing authorities for the zones over which they may have taxing authority. Furthermore, the present invention provides for an independent, autonomous determination of jurisdiction and tax for each line item and calculates the tax based on any exceptions and exemptions.

US Patent:

8386344, Feb 26, 2013

Filed:

Nov 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/301031

Inventors:

Eric Thomas Christian - Beaverton OR, US
John Davidson Brandt - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Thomson Reuters (Tax& Accounting) Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 17/22
G07F 19/00

US Classification:

705 31

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for tax computation, management, and compliance reporting via a centralized transactional tax platform capable of incorporating transaction data and/or tax information from multiple locations and/or multiple business applications via a network architecture are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a central server may be configured to execute an application to generate a user interface to enable configuration of tax compliance data via a network link, to receive transaction data from one or more client systems via the network, to calculate transaction taxes corresponding to the transaction data, and to store tax information, including outputs and computational logic generated by tax calculation engines executed by the server. In another embodiment, the tax calculations may be executed client-side, while administration of tax compliance data and reporting are facilitated by the central server.