Patent ID: 8099309
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method of estimating a first financial outcome using a financial software package, the method comprising: obtaining, using a processor of a computer, financial data for a current tax year from the financial software package associated with an entity to generate stored financial data; accessing, from a first website, a first proposed taxation legislation impacting the entity, wherein the first website is operated by a first government body associated with the first proposed taxation legislation; applying, using the processor, the first proposed taxation legislation to the stored financial data within the financial software package to estimate the first financial outcome; accessing, from a second website, a second proposed taxation legislation impacting the entity, wherein the second website is operated by a second government body associated with the second proposed taxation legislation, and wherein the second proposed taxation legislation is applied to different jurisdictional boundaries than the first proposed taxation legislation; applying the second proposed taxation legislation to the stored financial data of the entity to estimate a second financial outcome; presenting the first financial outcome and the second financial outcome to the entity; and evaluating the first financial outcome with the second financial outcome, wherein the first financial outcome provides support for the entity to oppose the first proposed taxation legislation, and wherein the second financial outcome suggests that the entity support the second proposed taxation legislation.