Patent ID: 7788137
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for determining a price for a tax preparation service, comprising: obtaining data about a prospective user of the tax preparation service, wherein the data comprises demographic data, financial data, tax data, service usage data, and historical price data; dynamically generating, using a processor of a computer, a price range for the tax preparation service based on the data about the prospective user and aggregate data about other users of the tax preparation service, wherein a portion of the data is used for tax preparation by the tax preparation service and the price range is generated by the tax preparation service; transmitting the price range to the prospective user; enabling access to the tax preparation service based on an acceptance of the price range by the prospective user; and transmitting a final price within the price range to the prospective user, wherein the final price is based on data about the prospective user gathered during actual use of the tax preparation service by the prospective user.