KR20100069535A - System, apparatus and method of tax refund for foreign shoppers - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A tax refund system for a foreign shopper, a device, and an operation method thereof are provided to refund a tax easily and safely from a refund window. CONSTITUTION: A store terminal and POS(300) produce a product price and a related tax while printing of a product sales statement. The store terminal and POS print a unique identifier corresponding to the sales statement. A refund window terminal and POS(500) recognize the unique identifier of the sales statement. The refund window terminal and POS request refund information of the sales statement corresponding to the unique identifier to a center server. The refund window terminal and POS check inquiry of the refund information of the sales statement. The refund window terminal and POS process a tax refund.

Description

Tax refund system, device and operation method for foreign shoppers {SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TAX REFUND FOR FOREIGN SHOPPERS}

The present invention relates to a tax refund device, a system and an operation method for a foreign shopper, and to a technology for refunding taxes such as value added tax, education tax, and special consumption tax paid by a foreigner when shopping for goods in Korea. will be.

When a foreign tourist or a domestic non-resident purchases a product at a domestic store, a system that reimburses the goods upon departure and refunds taxes such as VAT, education tax, and special consumption tax paid by the buyer at the time of sale. It is implemented.

Foreigners or domestic non-resident travelers who have purchased goods at post-tax duty-free shops designated by the IRS, such as department stores, can check the customs clearance for the purchased goods after completing the departure procedures. And tax refunds including VAT.

In recent years, VAT refund counters have been established at overseas airports for the convenience of foreign tourists who have been displaced at the time of departure and have not been refunded because they have forgotten them.

In this way, in order to get refund of tax on goods purchased by foreign tourists at the VAT refund window in the domestic airport bonded area or at an overseas airport, the refund slip issued at the time of purchase is kept. It is not easy to confirm the authenticity of the refund slip presented by the tourist at the refund counter, and it may cause problems such as duplicate refund for the case where the refund has already been made. .

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is a method, apparatus, and method for safely and conveniently refunding taxes, such as value added tax, special consumption tax, and education tax, which were imposed at the time of payment for goods to foreigners or overseas residents who purchased goods in Korea, and To provide an operating system.

A second object of the present invention is a method for safely and conveniently refunding taxes, such as value added tax, special consumption tax, and education tax, which were imposed at the time of payment for goods to foreigners or foreigners who have purchased goods in Korea, It is to provide a device and an operating system.

The third object of the present invention is a method, apparatus and operation for exempting immigrants from VAT, special consumption tax, education tax, etc. upon payment of goods to foreigners or foreigners who purchase goods in Korea. To provide a system.

In order to achieve the above object, in the first embodiment of the present invention, when a foreigner or a non-resident purchases a product at a post-exempt duty shop and pays for the product, the payment terminal and the POS give a refund for the sales given a unique identifier (ID). The document will be issued, and the refundable sales document will specify the amount of the tax to be refunded, as well as the product price. At this time, the issued unique identifier may be a serial number, a barcode, an electronic tag (RFID) or other forms of document recognition technology, it is notified to the central management server through the network, the central management server is a unique identifier, sales Receive the date and time of occurrence, merchandise seller, product price, refund amount, payment method (credit card payment, debit card, or cash), purchaser information (passport number, address, etc.) from the terminal and POS of the store. Manage storage.

On the other hand, when the shopper confirms the export of goods purchased at the time of departure from customs, the confirmation of the export is transmitted to the central management server, and the refund window reads the unique identifier printed on the sales slip and returns the refund information on the sales slip. After checking from the central management server, the tax is refunded. At this time, the refund window installed in the bonded area may be operated by staff, or may be operated by installing an unmanned automatic machine such as an automatic teller machine (ATM).

As a second embodiment of the present invention, a shopper checks a unique identifier printed on a sales slip at a refund window installed in a city center (referred to as a 'city refund window') and returns the refund information on the sales slip to the center. After the confirmation from the management server can be refunded tax. That is, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the tax is refunded once at the refund center of the city in order to help the traveler's convenience in the state in which the foreign goods are not carried out. At this time, the downtown refund window may collect the refunded tax if the passport number, credit card number, etc. of the refundee are received and the shopping goods are not confirmed to be taken out overseas within the agreed period. Of course, also in the downtown refund window can be operated with staff as described in the first embodiment, it may be installed and operated unmanned automatic machine such as ATM (automatic teller machine).

As a third embodiment of the present invention, when a foreigner or a non-resident declares that he / she will export goods purchased overseas when he purchases goods at a post-tax-free shop and pays for the goods, the payment terminal and the POS are assigned a unique identifier (ID). issue a sales slip with identification, and charge only the amount of goods excluding the tax imposed on the Korean national. That is, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, in order to help travelers while the foreigners have not yet carried out foreign goods purchased by foreigners, the tax is deferred at the time of payment for payment, and the passport number and credit of the shopper If a card number or the like is received and the foreign goods are not confirmed by the network operating system according to the present invention within a contracted period, the deferred tax may be forcibly collected.

As described above, the present invention, when a foreigner or a foreigner at the refund counter installed in the airport or the city center, when the foreigner or foreigner presented the refund slip, when connecting the terminal and the POS connected to the network and inputting a unique serial number, whether the presented refund slip is true, You can check for duplicate refund problems, and foreigners have the advantage of being able to conveniently receive tax refunds. In addition, the National Tax Service / Customs Service (Customs) has the advantage of real-time monitoring and management of the tax refund business occurring in the post-exempt workplace and the refund window.

The present invention provides a method of operating a computer system that refunds the tax paid by the purchaser of the merchandise together with the purchase price of the merchandise at the store, wherein (a) the terminal for payment of the merchandise for the merchandise and the point of sale of the merchandise are issued at the time of issuing the sales slip. Calculating taxes including VAT, special consumption tax, education tax, etc. in addition to the price of goods, printing the refund tax on the sales slip, issuing a unique identifier and assigning the unique identifier to the sales slip; (b) storing and managing, by the central management server connected to the terminal and the POS installed on the network on the network, the unique identifier assigned to the sales slip and the unique identifier corresponding refund information; (c) When the unique identifier given to the sales slip is inputted to the terminal and the POS installed in the refund window, the refund information related to the sales slip is accessed from the central management server through the terminal and the POS, and the tax refund is performed. It provides an operating method including the steps that proceed.

In addition, the present invention, when accessing the refund information associated with the sales slip identified by the unique identifier through the terminal and the POS of the refund window from the central management server, the customs clearance of goods associated with the sales slip given a unique identifier Can be confirmed from the central management server.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings Figures 1 to 4 will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the tax refund method for foreign tourists according to the present invention.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a tax refund system for foreign shoppers according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, when a foreigner or an overseas shopper (collectively referred to as a 'foreign shopper') 600 purchases goods and pays a fee at a post-exempt duty place such as a department store, the terminal and the POS ( 300 communicates with the central management server 200 via the network to issue a unique identifier (step S100), and sends refund slip information for the buyer (step S101).

At this time, the terminal and POS (300) installed in the post-exemption duty-free workplace should be built with an operation program for performing the tax refund method for foreign shoppers according to the present invention, the terminal and POS (300) is a network such as the Internet Communication with the central management server 200 through.

Unlike the general general sales slip, the terminal and the POS 300 according to the present invention have a characteristic of calculating a refund tax amount such as a special tax and an education tax in addition to VAT, and specifying the sales slip, and a unique identifier is issued and printed on the sales slip. . At this time, buyer information, product information, purchase date and time, refund tax information, etc. are sent to the central management server 200 in correspondence with the unique identifier given at the time of issuing the sales slip (step S101), and the IRS / Customer Service (Customs). Information is provided at the time of inquiry of the 400 and the refund window 500.

2 shows a preferred embodiment of a sales slip issued for tax refund in accordance with the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the present invention classifies VAT, 608, special tax 609, education tax 607, etc. by tax, and calculates and returns refund amount 610, unlike conventional card slips or cash receipts. have.

In addition, the sales slip is characterized in that a unique identifier 611 for tracking and monitoring the issued tax refund slip is issued and printed. In addition, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sales slip may be printed including an identification mark such as a one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar code for tracking and monitoring the tax refund slip. Further, as another embodiment of the present invention, the sales slip may be printed to include an electronic tag (RFID) to track and monitor the tax refund slip.

Referring again to the first embodiment of the present invention with reference to Figure 1, foreign tourists (600) who finished shopping at the post-exempt duty-free workplace, such as domestic department stores, after confirming the export of goods from customs when leaving the airport of Korea after the departure inspection Present the refund slip at any of the refund window installed in the bonded area of the domestic airport or the refund window 500 of the foreign country (step S103) and request a tax refund.

At this time, the employee of the refund window 500 enters a unique serial number written on the refund slip through his terminal and POS or recognizes a barcode, an electronic tag or other slip recognition factor to enter the refund slip information (step S104). ), The central management server 200 will provide the refund information, the refund counter 500 staff can check whether the refund is applied twice or if the refund slip has been forged, whether the goods export confirmation from customs, etc. Will be. When the authenticity of the presented refund slip is confirmed, the staff of the refund counter 500 checks and pays the tax, and informs the central management server 200 of the completion of the refund.

As another embodiment of the present invention, instead of residing the teller as the refund counter 500 of Fig. 1, an automatic refund ATM machine such as a bank teller machine, ie an automatic teller machine (ATM), may be used. In this case, if a foreigner, such as a foreign tourist, wishes to receive the tax refund, after confirming the export of the purchased goods from the customs, go to the automatic refund ATM machine installed in the bonded area so that the machine recognizes the refund slip.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an automated refund ATM machine reads a bar code printed on a refund slip, reads an electronic tag, or uses other voucher recognition methods, or a keyboard provided by an automatic refund ATM machine. Recipients can be recognized by directly keying in the unique serial number. At this time, the automatic refund ATM machine should be provided with a bar code reader, slip reader or electronic tag reader, of course.

Then, the automatic refund ATM machine is provided with the refund information from the central management server 200, the automatic refund ATM machine whether the refund is applied twice or the refund slip has been forged, whether the goods have been confirmed from customs, etc. If it is confirmed whether the tax payment and the refund is completed, the central management server 200 will be notified input. At this time, of course, the refund method may be refunded to the credit card account or paid in cash.

On the other hand, in the foreign shopper tax refund system according to the present invention, the National Tax Service / Customs Service (customs) 400 connected to the central management server 200 can monitor the refund slip status and the refund progress in real time (step) S109). Meanwhile, the National Tax Service / Customs Service (Customs) 400 applies a refund rate or refunds the refund tax to the duty-free shop 900 (step S110), and the duty-free shop 900 is a refund counter 500 to the operator. The refund tax is paid (step S108).

3 is a view showing an embodiment of a refund data sheet provided by the central management server of the foreign shopper tax refund system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the present invention can manage a unique identifier, sales date, sales time, affiliated store, sales amount, etc., and records and manages payment means and VAT refund.

As a second embodiment of the present invention, a foreign tourist 600 who has completed shopping at a post-tax duty free workplace such as a domestic department store may present a refund slip at a downtown refund window instead of an airport refund window and request a tax refund. At this time, since the city's refund window is to refund the tax without confirming that the goods are taken out of the country, a separate measure is required for the tax collection compulsory in preparation for the export of the goods. As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the downtown refund window receives information such as a unique number, name, passport number, departure date, flight, period of stay from a shopper, enters into the operating system, and arranges for the case where it cannot be taken out. If the goods are not taken out of the country within the due date, the refund may be agreed to be forcibly collected. As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method of forcibly collecting a credit card may be impressed, or a credit card number or other credit settlement means may be secured.

Figure 4 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the downtown refund form used in the downtown refund window according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The downtown refund form according to the present invention may be provided with a credit card stamped in column, it is possible to enter the passport number, name, date, unique number and the departure date of the traveler. In addition, a consent form may be provided that allows the traveler to agree to collect taxes if he / she does not take out the refunded goods by leaving the country according to the agreed departure schedule. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the downtown refund window according to the second embodiment of the present invention, as in the first embodiment, instead of residing the cashier at the downtown refund window, the bank cash machine, that is, ATM ( An automatic refund ATM machine can be used, such as an automatic teller machine. In this case, foreign tourists, such as foreign tourists who want to receive the tax refund, will fill out the city refund form directly from the installed automatic refund ATM machine.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the automated refund ATM machine can fill out the downtown refund form by keying the panel into the panel in the form of a questionnaire response on the monitor. Can be received at the machine.

As a third embodiment of the present invention, when a foreigner or a non-resident declares that he / she will export goods purchased overseas when he purchases goods at a post-tax-free shop and pays for the goods, the payment terminal and the POS are assigned a unique identifier (ID). issue a sales slip with identification, and charge only the amount of goods excluding the tax imposed on the Korean national. That is, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, in order to help travelers while the foreigners have not yet carried out foreign goods purchased by foreigners, the tax is deferred at the time of payment for payment, and the passport number and credit of the shopper If a card number or the like is received and the foreign goods are not confirmed by the network operating system according to the present invention within a contracted period, the deferred tax may be forcibly collected. As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the city refund form used by the second embodiment may be used to secure tax collection.

The foregoing has somewhat broadly improved the features and technical advantages of the present invention to better understand the claims that follow. Additional features and advantages that make up the claims of the present invention will be described below. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiments of the invention disclosed may be readily used as a basis for designing or modifying other structures for carrying out similar purposes to the invention.

In addition, the inventive concepts and embodiments disclosed herein may be used by those skilled in the art as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention.

In addition, such modifications or altered equivalent structures by those skilled in the art may be variously evolved, substituted and changed without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention described in the claims.

The foreign shopper tax refund system according to the present invention automatically calculates and issues a refund tax such as VAT, special tax, and education tax through application software attached to a credit card terminal and POS, and issues a unique identifier when issuing a refund slip. By tracking and monitoring, the refund service can be conveniently performed at the refund window.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a tax refund system for foreign shoppers according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 shows a preferred embodiment of a sales slip issued for tax refund according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a refund material data sheet provided by the central management server of the foreign shopper tax refund system according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the downtown refund form used in the downtown refund window according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

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200: Central Management Server

300: terminal and POS

400: National Tax Service / Customs Service (Customs Office)

500: refund window

600: foreign shoppers

900: Duty Free Shop

Claims (15)

A method of operating a computer system in which a buyer of a product refunds the tax paid along with the price of the product at the time of purchase at the store, (a) The payment terminal and the POS installed in the store calculate taxes such as VAT, special consumption tax, education tax, etc. in addition to the commodity price when the sales slip is issued, print the refund tax on the sales slip, and issue a unique identifier to the sales. Assigning said unique identifier to a document; (b) storing and managing, by the central management server connected to the terminal and the POS installed on the network on the network, the unique identifier assigned to the sales slip and the unique identifier corresponding refund information; (c) When the unique identifier given to the sales slip is inputted to the terminal and the POS installed in the refund window, the refund information related to the sales slip is accessed from the central management server through the terminal and the POS, and the tax refund is performed. Ongoing steps Operating method comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the unique identifier comprises any one or a combination of a serial number, a barcode, an electronic tag, or a journal recognition factor. The method according to claim 1, wherein the terminal and the POS installed at the refund window are an automatic refund ATM machine. The method according to claim 3, wherein the automatic refund ATM machine is provided with a barcode reader, an electronic tag reader, or a journal recognition device. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step (c), accessing the refund information related to the sales slip identified by the unique identifier through the terminal and the POS of the refund window from the central management server, And receiving the customs export of the goods related to the given sales slip from the central management server. The method of claim 1, wherein the refund window of step (c) is a refund window installed at the airport, and the tax refund proceeds when the goods are checked out. According to claim 1, wherein the refund window of step (c) is a refund window installed in the city center, the tax is refunded if the tax refund proceeds without confirmation of the export of goods and the purchased goods are not taken out overseas within the agreed date Operational method characterized by being forcibly collected. A terminal and a POS for implementing an operating method according to any one of claims 1 to 7. An automatic refund ATM machine for carrying out an operating method according to any one of claims 1 to 7. In the operating system that refunds the tax paid by the buyer of the product at the time of purchase at the store with the product price, the operating system is A central management server performing member management using the store as a merchant and centrally receiving and receiving refund information of a merchandise sales slip, and responding to the terminal and the POS of the refund window requesting confirmation of the refund information; A store terminal and a POS connected to a network with the central management server, calculating a commodity price and a related tax amount upon issuing a commodity sales slip and issuing a unique identifier corresponding to the sales slip; When the painful buyer presents the sales slip for tax refund, the buyer recognizes the unique identifier of the sales slip, requests the central server for the refund information of the sales slip corresponding to the unique identifier, and inquires and confirms the tax refund. Refund counter terminal and POS Operating system comprising a. The operating system according to claim 10, wherein the refund window terminal and the POS are an automatic refund ATM machine. The operating system according to claim 10, wherein the automatic refund ATM machine includes a key in pad, a barcode reader, an electronic tag reader, or a slip recognition device. The operating system of claim 10, wherein the unique identifier includes any one or a combination of a serial number, a barcode, an electronic tag, and a journal identifier. The operating system according to claim 10, wherein the refund window is installed at a city center or at an airport. A method of operating a computer system in which a buyer of a product refunds the tax paid along with the price of the product at the time of purchase at the store, (a) The payment terminal and the POS installed in the store calculate the VAT, VAT, special excise tax and education tax in addition to the commodity price when the sales slip is issued, and print the refund tax on the sales slip. Issuing a unique identifier to assign the unique identifier to the sales slip; (b) storing and managing, by the central management server connected to the terminal and the POS installed on the network on the network, the unique identifier assigned to the sales slip and the unique identifier corresponding refund information; (c) if the unique identifier given to the sales slip is input and not checked, the overseas export of the goods is not confirmed, accessing and confirming the refund information related to the sales slip from the central management server and forcibly collecting tax Operating method comprising a.

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