Patent ID: 7853494
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A processor-based method for preparing a tax return comprising: receiving, at a first computer operated by a tax provider, an image file that includes a plurality of data values; associating, at the first computer, the image file with an electronic tax return document having a first tax form and a second tax form; submitting, at the first computer, the image file and the first and second tax forms to an electronic queue; retrieving, at a second computer operated by a referencer, the image file from the electronic queue; placing a reference adjacent to at least one of the plurality of data values of the image file using the second computer; submitting the referenced image file to the electronic queue; retrieving, at a third computer operated by a first service provider, the referenced image file and the first tax form from the electronic queue; retrieving, at a fourth computer operated by a second service provider, the referenced image file and the second tax form from the electronic queue; populating the first tax form with the at least one of the plurality of data values of the referenced image file associated with the reference using the third computer; populating the second tax form with the at least one of the plurality of data values of the referenced image file associated with the reference using the fourth computer; allowing the first service provider operating the third computer to populate the first tax form with data values from the image file and the second service provider operating the fourth computer to populate the second tax form with data values from the image file simultaneously; and preparing, at the first computer, a single tax return by merging the populated first and second tax forms.