Patent ID: 7669116

Claim:
A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable program instructions which, when executed by a processor, perform a method for automating the entry of information into a database and transmittal of the information to at least one of a plurality of government agencies, the method comprising: selecting at least one of a plurality of applications requiring a form to be filed with the at least one of a plurality of government agencies; converting a blank paper form to a blank computer form, the blank computer form having data entry areas that correspond to each separate area on the blank paper form without having to individually code each data entry area in the blank computer form, the blank computer form having identifiers related to the at least one of a plurality of applications; accessing the blank computer form through any one of a plurality of access points, wherein each of the plurality of access points corresponding to a link on a unique website corresponding to the one of the plurality of government agencies operably coupled to the database wherein the link accesses the database; presenting the blank computer form to a user for completion on a screen; allowing the user to enter the information in the data entry areas on the blank computer form to provide a completed computer form; storing the information that is entered in the data entry areas in the database; identifying the at least one of a plurality of government agencies that should receive the completed computer form, wherein the at least one of a plurality of government agencies that should receive the completed computer form is identified using software that determines the appropriate at least one government agency by accessing associations between stored forms and the at least one government agency and determines the proper format for information contained in the computer form based on the requirements of the at least one government agency; and transmitting the completed computer form to all identified government agencies, wherein the government agencies are identified using the software that determines the appropriate at least one government agency by accessing associations between stored forms and the at least one government agency and determines the proper format for information contained in the computer form based on the requirements of the at least one government agency, wherein the application is selected from the group consisting of application for state sales and use tax, application for insurance, application for workforce development, application for electronic child support, application for integrated police management, application for paperless courts, application for offender transportation logistics, application for higher education electronic services, application for on-line training, application for budgeting and financial analysis, and application for withholding tax.