Patent ID: 6183140
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computer system for monitoring tax status of a foreign national, comprising:a processor having memory coupled to it, storing values supplied by the foreign national about visa history, travel, and activity data;electronic storage media coupled to the processor, the electronic storage media storing a treaty table file containing codified expert knowledge about tax treaties including date specific limitations therein;a residency analyzer program executing in the processor, which, when executed determines a foreign national's tax residence status by processing the visa history, travel, and activity data stored in memory at least once from the most current such data to the oldest such data and then processing at least once from the oldest such data to the most current such data, creating an indication of its results, including preliminary indications of eligibility for treaty benefits, in a plurality of records stored in memory, including at least one summary record for each year;a treaty analyzer program executing in the processor, which, when executed iteratively reads said records stored in memory by said residency analyzer program, coupled with said codified expert knowledge from said treaty table file, looking for start and end dates of visa history, travel and activity data in said records stored in memory by said residency analyzer program, while applying to such visa history, travel and activity data any date specific limitations in said treaty table file, determines whether said foreign national is eligible for treaty benefits, updates at least one summary record if this determination differs from said preliminary indication, completes designated forms and electronically communicates said forms outside the computer system.