Patent ID: 8463676

Claim:
A method for interpreting discrepancy codes comprising: obtaining, by an intermediary system, tax information associated with a taxpayer, wherein the tax information comprises an expected refund amount; obtaining an issued refund amount associated with the taxpayer; comparing the expected refund amount and the issued refund amount; determining, based on the comparing, a discrepancy amount; obtaining, in response to determining the discrepancy amount, a discrepancy code associated with the issued refund amount; retrieving, from a discrepancy code database, a discrepancy information record using the discrepancy code, wherein the discrepancy information record indicates that a source of the discrepancy amount is a data entry error; generating a discrepancy explanation using the discrepancy information record, the discrepancy amount, and the tax information, wherein generating the discrepancy explanation comprises: extracting, from the discrepancy code, a return entry identifier of the data entry error; determining a return entry value of the data entry error using the return entry identifier; and generating the discrepancy explanation using the return entry identifier and the return entry value, wherein the discrepancy explanation comprises a reason for an issuing authority to issue the issued refund amount; and sending the generated discrepancy explanation to a client system.