Patent ID: 8510186
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for auditing a personal property declaration, said method comprising: automatically analyzing, with a processor, the personal property declaration to detect possible inaccuracies, by comparing the personal property declaration with data about or from at least one other personal property declaration; detecting, with the processor, at least one of the possible inaccuracies, generating an inaccuracy report that identifies at least part of said at least one of the possible inaccuracies, said inaccuracy report being visible at least on a user interface; wherein said personal property declaration is a report of taxable property from a filer who is an individual or a business, wherein the at least one other personal property declaration pertains to a type of commerce that is engaged in by the filer, wherein the analyzing includes calculating a ratio of a category of assets to a larger amount of assets reported on the personal property declaration, and wherein the comparing includes comparing the ratio to a corresponding ratio calculated for one or more of the at least one other personal property declaration, wherein said at least one of the possible inaccuracies is detected when said comparing indicates that said ratio is substantially different from said corresponding ratio; and wherein said personal property is movable and is reported and recorded at most in said personal property declarations.