JP2021047777A - Settlement device and control program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

To simplify the procedure of tax exemption measures to reduce a load on a person in charge.SOLUTION: A settlement device includes acquisition means and notification means. The acquisition means acquires a first amount as a total amount of a tax-excluded price of a commodity belonging to general articles and a second amount as a total amount of a tax-excluded price of a commodity belonging to consumables among commodities related to transaction. The notification means notifies a person in charge when a total amount of the first amount and the second amount satisfies a requirement of a duty-free object of aggregation processing that the general articles are handled as the consumables.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a settlement device and a control program for operating a computer as the settlement device.

Excise tax (consumption tax, liquor tax, etc.) levied on goods when the owner of a general consumption tax duty-free shop sells goods to non-residents such as foreign travelers in a certain way. Is exempt. For example, for general goods such as home appliances, clothing, jewelery, etc. that are used for normal life, the total daily sales amount at the same store for one non-resident is a predetermined amount ( For example, tax exemption is applied when the tax exemption requirement of 5,000 yen or more is satisfied. For consumables such as food and drink, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, the total daily sales amount of one non-resident at the same store is within a predetermined amount (for example, 5,000 to 500,000 yen). Tax exemption is applied when the requirements for tax exemption such as that, special packaging by the specified method, etc. are satisfied.

Here, the same store may be a specific commercial facility such as a shopping district, a shopping center, or a tenant building. In the case of a specified commercial facility, a third-party approved tax exemption procedure business operator sets up a tax exemption procedure counter in the facility to carry out tax exemption procedures related to the sale of goods to non-residents by a procedure consignment type duty-free shop. It can be done on behalf of the owner.

In this way, previously, general goods and consumables were handled separately to determine the requirements for tax exemption. However, recently, there has been a revision of the law, and even for general goods, if special packaging is performed in the same way as consumables, the provisions for consumables will be applied, and the total amount of general goods and consumables will be set in advance. Any amount (for example, 5,000 yen or more and 500,000 yen or less) will be exempt from tax. As a result, for example, if the total sales amount of general goods was 3,000 yen and the total sales amount of consumables was 3,000 yen, it was not exempt from tax before the revision of the law, but after the revision of the law, it is exempt from tax. Become.

However, in the current tax exemption procedure system, the person in charge of tax exemption measures confirms the total sales amount of general goods and the total sales amount of consumables, and adds up as necessary to meet the requirements for tax exemption. You have to decide if you are satisfied. For this reason, the burden on the person in charge of business is heavy, and there is a concern that the requirements for the total processing may be overlooked and disadvantageous to non-residents.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-058745

The problem to be solved by the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a settlement device capable of simplifying the procedure of tax exemption measures and reducing the burden on the person in charge of business.

In one embodiment, the checkout device comprises acquisition means and notification means. The acquisition means acquires the first amount, which is the total tax-excluded price of the goods belonging to general goods, and the second amount, which is the total tax-excluded price of the goods belonging to the consumables, among the goods involved in the transaction. The notification means notifies when the total amount of the first amount and the second amount satisfies the tax exemption requirement of the total processing of treating general goods as consumables.

The schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the tax exemption processing system which concerns on one Embodiment. A block diagram showing a main circuit configuration of a checkout terminal. A block diagram showing the main circuit configuration of the management server. Schematic diagram showing the main data items stored in the duty-free database. Schematic diagram showing the main data items stored in the buyer data file. The schematic diagram which shows the structure of the data contained in the general goods purchase record and the consumables purchase record. The schematic diagram which shows the data structure of the judgment table and the data example. The flow chart which shows the main procedure of the control processing executed by the CPU of the settlement terminal. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a main procedure of tax exemption determination processing in FIG. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a main procedure of individual processing in FIG. The flow chart which shows the main part procedure of the sum processing in FIG. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the notification / inquiry image displayed on the touch panel of a settlement terminal. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the settlement screen displayed on the touch panel of the settlement terminal at the time of individual processing. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the settlement screen displayed on the touch panel of the settlement terminal at the time of the summation process. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the special packaging instruction image displayed on the touch panel of the settlement terminal at the time of summation processing. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the purchase record slip issued from the settlement terminal at the time of summation processing. The flow chart which shows the other embodiment of the tax exemption judgment processing.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the settlement device will be described with reference to the drawings.
In addition, this embodiment exemplifies a settlement device installed in a tax exemption procedure counter operated by an approved tax exemption procedure business operator in a specific commercial facility such as a shopping district, a shopping center, or a tenant building.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the tax exemption processing system 1. The tax exemption processing system 1 is a specified commercial facility 2 (hereinafter referred to as facility 2) to which a procedure consignment type tax exemption system is applied, an approved tax exemption procedure business operator of the facility 2, or a business entity entrusted by this business operator. It is constructed with the data center 3 managed by.

Facility 2 is an aggregate of stores such as a shopping district, a shopping center, and a tenant building. Each store is approved by the national government as a procedure consignment type consumption tax exemption store 4 (hereinafter referred to as duty-free store 4). At each duty-free shop 4, a well-known POS (Point Of Sales) terminal 40 disclosed in, for example, a prior art document is operating as an accounting device. The number of POS terminals 40 per store is not particularly limited. The facility 2 may be a general consumption tax exemption store, that is, a duty-free store with only one store.

The facility 2 is provided with a tax exemption reception counter 5 (hereinafter referred to as reception counter 5) and a tax exemption procedure counter 6 (hereinafter referred to as procedure counter 6) managed by an approved tax exemption procedure business operator. The reception counter 5 and the procedure counter 6 may be installed at different places in the facility 2, or may be installed at the same place.

The reception counter 5 is a place where non-residents such as foreign tourists are issued a tax exemption sheet S necessary for trading of goods by tax exemption before shopping in the facility 2. At the reception counter 5, for example, a well-known reception terminal 50 disclosed in the prior art document for issuing the tax exemption sheet S is in operation. The tax exemption sheet S is, for example, a receipt paper on which necessary items are printed. Instead of the tax exemption sheet S, a card medium (magnetic card, IC card, etc.) capable of holding information magnetically or electrically may be used.

The procedure counter 6 is a place where a tax-exempt person who is a non-resident who shopped at a duty-free shop 4 in the facility 2 performs a tax exemption procedure. The procedures include refunding the excise tax (consumption tax, liquor tax, etc.) paid by the tax exemption person on the goods purchased at the duty-free shop 4, and tax exemption measures such as the purchaser's pledge, purchase record slip, and packaging label. Issuance of certificates required for taxpayers, collection of purchaser's pledges, etc. At the procedure counter 6, the settlement terminal 60 is in operation. The settlement terminal 60 is an aspect of an information processing device that functions as a settlement device.

The data center 3 is installed in at least one facility 2 for the purpose of managing data related to the tax exemption procedure at the facility 2 and storing the data processed by the tax exemption procedure. One data center may also manage data related to tax exemption procedures at a plurality of facilities 2 and store data processed by tax exemption procedures. In the data center 3, a management server 30 for managing data related to the tax exemption procedure and data processed by the tax exemption procedure is operating.

The tax exemption processing system 1 includes a computer network 7 (hereinafter, referred to as a network 7) such as the Internet. Then, in this network 7, each POS terminal 40, reception terminal 50, and settlement terminal 60 in the facility 2 and the management server 30 in the data center 3 are freely connected in both directions, so that the tax exemption processing system 1 can be used. Has been built.

Although the management server 30 is provided in the data center 3 in FIG. 1, the tax exemption processing system 1 may be configured by providing the management server 30 in the facility 2 and connecting with the network in the facility 2.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main circuit configuration of the settlement terminal 60. The checkout terminal 60 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 601, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 602, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 603, an auxiliary storage device 604, a clock unit 605, a communication interface 606, a touch panel 607, a scanner 608, and a card reader. It is equipped with 609, a printer interface 610 and two external device interfaces 611 and 612. The checkout terminal 60 addresses the CPU 601 and the ROM 602, RAM 603, auxiliary storage device 604, clock unit 605, communication interface 606, touch panel 607, scanner 608, card reader 609, printer interface 610, and external device interface 611,612. It is directly connected by a system transmission line 613 such as a bus, a data bus, or a control signal line, or indirectly via an input / output circuit. The computer of the checkout terminal 60 is configured by connecting the CPU 601 and the ROM 602, the RAM 603, and the auxiliary storage device 604 via the system transmission line 613.

The CPU 601 corresponds to the central part of the computer. The CPU 601 controls each part in order to realize various functions as the settlement terminal 60 according to the operating system and the application program.

The ROM 602 corresponds to the main storage portion of the computer. ROM 602 stores the above operating system and application programs. The ROM 602 may store data necessary for the CPU 601 to execute a process for controlling each unit.

The RAM 603 corresponds to the main storage portion of the computer. The RAM 603 stores data necessary for the CPU 601 to execute the process. The RAM 603 is also used as a work area where information is appropriately rewritten by the CPU 601.

The auxiliary storage device 604 corresponds to the auxiliary storage portion of the computer. The auxiliary storage device 604 is, for example, an EEPROM (Electric Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like. The auxiliary storage device 604 stores data used by the CPU 601 for performing various processes, data generated by the processes of the CPU 601 and the like. The auxiliary storage device 604 may store the above application program.

The application program stored in the ROM 602 or the auxiliary storage device 604 includes a control program described for information processing executed by the settlement terminal 60. The method of installing the control program in the ROM 602 or the auxiliary storage device 604 is not particularly limited. The control program can be recorded on a removable recording medium, or the control program can be distributed by communication via a network and installed in the ROM 602 or the auxiliary storage device 604. The recording medium may be in any form as long as it can store a program such as a CD-ROM or a memory card and the device can read it.

The clock unit 605 functions as a time information source for the settlement terminal 60. The CPU 601 clocks the current date and time based on the time information measured by the clock unit 605.

The communication interface 606 is connected to the network 7. The communication interface 606 communicates data with the management server 30 of the data center 3 via the network 7 according to a preset protocol.

The touch panel 607 includes a display device and a touch sensor. The display device has an arbitrary screen such as a GUI screen. As the display device, a well-known device such as a color LCD can be used. The touch sensor is arranged so as to overlap the display surface of the display device. The touch sensor detects the touch position of the operator on the display surface of the display device and sends the position information to the CPU 601. A well-known device can be used as the touch sensor.

The scanner 608 optically reads code symbols such as barcodes and two-dimensional data codes. The scanner 608 is used to read the barcode printed on the duty-free sheet S.

The card reader 609 reads the data recorded on the card medium. When the card medium is a magnetic card, the card reader 609 is a magnetic card reader. When the card medium is an IC card, the card reader 609 is an IC card reader. The IC card reader may be a contact type or a non-contact type. If the card medium is a magnetic card, the card reader 609 is a magnetic card reader. If the card medium C is an IC card, the card reader 609 is an IC card reader.

The printer interface 610 performs data communication with the printer 61, which is detachably connected via a communication cable, according to a preset protocol. The printer 61 is used for printing certificates such as purchase record slips and packaging labels. As this type of printer 61, a thermal printer, a dot impact printer, or the like can be applied. The settlement terminal 60 may be composed of a well-known POS terminal, and the receipt printer mounted on the POS terminal may be used as a printer for printing the above certificate.

The external device interface 611 performs data communication with the pen tablet 62, which is detachably connected via a communication cable, according to a preset protocol. The pen tablet 62 is a detection device that reads the position of the electronic pen with respect to the plate-shaped tablet body by a sensor built in the tablet body, detects the trajectory of the electronic pen, and electronically captures it as user's writing information. As the pen tablet 62, a well-known one such as a liquid crystal pen tablet can be applied. The pen tablet 62 is provided to record the purchaser's electronic signature (electronic signature) on the purchaser's pledge, which is an electronic document.

The external device interface 612 performs data communication with the withdrawal machine 63, which is detachably connected via a communication cable, according to a preset protocol. The withdrawal machine 63 has a stocker that stores cash of banknotes and coins by denomination, and a mechanism that pays out the amount of cash corresponding to the withdrawal data from the stocker to the payout outlet. The withdrawal machine 63 purchases a tax-exempt item at a tax-excluded price at the duty-free shop 4 in the facility 2, and withdraws the tax-exempt amount to be refunded to the tax-exempt person who has completed the tax-exempt procedure at the procedure counter 6. The withdrawal machine 63 may be a well-known automatic change machine linked with the POS terminal. Further, instead of the withdrawal machine 63, a drawer storing cash may be connected, and the drawer may be controlled to open in response to a release signal from the CPU 601. In this case, by displaying the tax exemption target amount on the touch panel 607, the business person in charge of the procedure counter 6 collects cash corresponding to the tax exemption target amount from the drawer and hands it to the tax exemption target person.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main circuit configuration of the management server 30. The management server 30 includes a CPU 301, a ROM 302, a RAM 303, an auxiliary storage device 304, a clock unit 305, a communication interface 306, and a LAN interface 307. Then, the management server 30 directly connects the CPU 301 and the ROM 302, the RAM 303, the auxiliary storage device 304, the clock unit 305, the communication interface 306, and the LAN interface 307 by the system transmission line 308 such as the address bus, the data bus, and the control signal line, or It is indirectly connected via an input / output circuit. The computer of the management server 30 is configured by connecting the CPU 301, the ROM 302, the RAM 303, and the auxiliary storage device 304 on the system transmission line 308.

The CPU 301 corresponds to the central part of the computer. The CPU 301 controls each part in order to realize various functions as the management server 30 according to the operating system and the application program.

The ROM 302 corresponds to the main storage portion of the computer. The ROM 302 stores the above operating system and application programs. The ROM 302 may store data necessary for the CPU 301 to execute a process for controlling each unit.

The RAM 303 corresponds to the main storage portion of the computer. The RAM 303 stores data necessary for the CPU 301 to execute the process. The RAM 303 is also used as a work area where information is appropriately rewritten by the CPU 301.

The auxiliary storage device 304 corresponds to the auxiliary storage portion of the computer. The auxiliary storage device 304 is, for example, an EEPROM, an HDD, an SSD, or the like. The auxiliary storage device 304 stores data used by the CPU 301 to perform various processes, data generated by the processes of the CPU 301, and the like. The auxiliary storage device 304 may store the above application program.

The application program stored in the ROM 302 or the auxiliary storage device 304 includes a control program described for information processing executed by the management server 30. The method of installing the control program in the ROM 302 or the auxiliary storage device 304 is not particularly limited. The control program can be recorded on a removable recording medium, or the control program can be distributed by communication via a network and installed in the ROM 302 or the auxiliary storage device 304. The recording medium may be in any form as long as it can store a program such as a CD-ROM or a memory card and the device can read it.

The clock unit 305 functions as a time information source for the management server 30. The CPU 301 measures the current date and time based on the time information measured by the clock unit 305.

The communication interface 306 is connected to the network 7. The communication interface 306 performs data communication with the reception terminal 50, the POS terminal 40, or the settlement terminal 60 via the network 7 according to a preset protocol.

The LAN interface 307 is connected to the LAN formed in the data center 3. The LAN may be a wired LAN or a wireless LAN.

The management server 30 having such a configuration stores the duty-free product database 31, the purchaser data file 32, and the determination table 33 in the auxiliary storage device 304. The duty-free goods database 31 stores data on goods that are exempted from excise tax and sold at each duty-free shop 4 to tax-exempt persons, that is, so-called duty-free goods.

Duty-free goods include consumables such as foods, beverages, chemicals, and cosmetics, and general goods other than consumables. In Japan, consumables are currently exempt from tax if the total daily sales to the same tax exemption person at the duty-free shop 4 in the same facility 2 is within the range of 5,000 yen or more and 500,000 yen or less. Become. On the other hand, general goods are exempt from tax if the total sales amount is 5,000 yen or more. In addition, tax exemption is also applied when the total amount of sales of general goods and total sales of consumables is within the range of 5,000 yen or more and 500,000 yen or less. However, in this case, it is necessary to specially wrap general goods in the same way as consumables.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the main data items stored in the duty-free product database 31. As shown in FIG. 4, the duty-free goods database 31 stores as many duty-free goods records as the number of duty-free goods, including each item of the store code, the product code, the item name, the price, the consumption tax classification, and the tax-free goods classification. The store code is a unique code set for each duty-free shop 4 in order to individually identify the duty-free shop 4. The product code is a unique code set for each product in order to individually identify the products (including duty-free products and non-duty-free products) sold at the duty-free shop 4 identified by the corresponding store code. Incidentally, the product code for the same type of product may be common to each duty-free shop 4, or may be different for each duty-free shop 4. In addition, it does not prevent the same product code from being attached to different types of products at different duty-free shops 4.

The item name is the name of the item identified by the corresponding item code. The price is the price (tax-included price or tax-excluded price) for the product identified by the corresponding product code. Incidentally, the item name or price for the same type of product may be common to each duty-free shop 4, or may be different for each duty-free shop 4.

The consumption tax classification is information that classifies whether the product identified by the corresponding product code is defined with tax, excluding tax, and how much the consumption tax rate is set. If the consumption tax category defines tax-included, the price is the tax-included price. Then, the tax-excluded price and the consumption tax amount can be calculated from the tax-included price and the consumption tax rate. If the consumption tax category defines the tax-excluded category, the price is the tax-excluded price. Then, the tax-included price and the consumption tax amount can be calculated from the tax-excluded price and the consumption tax rate. Incidentally, the consumption tax classification for the same type of goods may be common to each duty-free shop 4, or may be different for each duty-free shop 4. In addition, the consumption tax classification may be different for each product handled by the same duty-free shop 4.

The tax exemption classification is information that classifies whether the product identified by the corresponding product code is defined as a consumable item, a general item other than a consumable item, or a non-tax exemption item. For example, when the category is "1", the CPU 301 of the management server 30 recognizes that the product corresponding to this category is a consumable item. Similarly, when the category is "2", the CPU 301 recognizes that the product corresponding to this category is a general article, and when the category is "3", the CPU 301 recognizes that the product corresponding to this category is not subject to tax exemption. To do. For example, when the product identified by the corresponding product code is a tax-exempt product, the category "3" is set.

The purchaser data file 32 is an area for storing various data regarding the purchaser who expresses the intention to purchase the duty-free goods at the duty-free shop 4, that is, the tax-exempt person who has been issued the tax-exempt sheet S at the reception counter 5 of the facility 2. Is.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the main data items stored in the purchaser data file 32. As shown in FIG. 5, the purchaser data file 32 contains the purchaser code, non-resident data, reception date and time, settlement date and time, classification, general goods purchase record, consumables purchase record, general goods total and consumables total. Each data is saved.

The purchaser code is a unique code that individually identifies the tax exemption target person who has been issued the tax exemption sheet S at the reception counter 5 of the facility 2. The purchaser code is generated from, for example, a passport number and date and time information. Non-resident data is the information contained in the proof of non-resident presented by the tax exempt person identified by the corresponding purchaser code. For example, if the proof of non-resident is a passport, the non-resident data includes the type of passport, name, passport number, nationality, date of birth, gender, passport expiration date, etc. Is done. The reception date and time is the date and time when the tax exemption target person identified by the corresponding purchaser code receives the reception at the reception counter 5. The settlement date and time is related to tax exemption such as the tax exemption person identified by the corresponding purchaser code receives a refund of the consumption tax etc. paid by the tax exemption person at the procedure counter 6 for the goods purchased at the duty free shop 4. It is the date and time when the settlement, so-called tax exemption settlement, was performed.

The classification is data that identifies whether the tax exemption settlement was performed by individual processing or combined processing. Individual processing refers to processing for tax exemption settlement based on the total sales amount of general goods or the total sales amount of consumables. The total processing is a process in which general goods are treated as consumables and tax exemption is settled based on the total amount of sales of general goods and total sales of consumables.

The general goods purchase record is a record of data on the sale of general goods among the duty-free goods purchased at each duty-free shop 4 by the tax-exempt person identified by the corresponding purchaser code. The consumables purchase record is a record of data on the sale of consumables among the duty-free goods purchased by the tax exemption person at each duty-free shop 4. The general goods purchase record and the consumables purchase record have a common data structure, and are created for each duty-free item. The total of general goods is the total of the number of general goods purchased and the tax-excluded price among the duty-free goods purchased at each duty-free shop 4 by the tax-exempt person identified by the corresponding purchaser code. The total amount of consumables is the sum of the number of consumables purchased and the tax-excluded price among the duty-free items purchased by the tax exemption person at each duty-free shop 4. In the following, the total amount of general goods excluding tax is expressed as the total amount of general goods n. Further, the total amount of consumables excluding tax is expressed as the total amount of consumables m.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of data included in the general goods purchase record and the consumables purchase record. As shown in FIG. 6, the general goods purchase record and the consumables purchase record include a store code, a product code, an item name, a number of purchased items, a price, a consumption tax amount, and the like. The store code, product code, item name, and number of items purchased are as described above. The price is the tax-excluded price. The consumption tax amount is the amount of consumption tax levied on the product identified by the corresponding product code.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a data structure of the determination table 33 and an example of the data. As shown in FIG. 7, the determination table 33 is a data table including a product classification / amount area, an individual processing area, and a total processing area in association with each of the serial numbers 1 to 9. Then, in the product category / amount area, conditional expression data C1 of requirements that are exempt from tax for the total amount of general goods n, conditional expression data C2 of requirements that are exempt from tax for the total amount of consumables m, and so on. The conditional expression data C3 of the requirement to be exempt from tax for the total amount (n + m) of the total amount n of general goods and the total amount m of consumables is described. The individual processing flag F1 for general goods and the individual processing flag F2 for consumables are described in the individual processing area, and the total processing flag F3 is described in the total processing area. The processing flags F1, F2, and F3 are 1-bit data that become "1" when the corresponding processing is established and "0" when the corresponding processing is not established. The processing flags F1, F2, and F3 may be 1-bit data that becomes "0" when the corresponding processing is established and "1" when the corresponding processing is not established.

Specifically, for the number "1", the conditional expression data C1 is "n <N", the conditional expression data C2 is "m <ML", and the conditional expression data C3 is "n + m <ML". "Is described respectively. Here, "N" of "n <N" is the minimum amount for which the total amount n of general goods per day at the duty-free shop 4 in the same facility 2 for the same tax-exempt person is subject to tax exemption. That is, at present in Japan, the minimum amount N is 5,000 yen. "ML" of "m <ML" is the minimum amount of tax exemption for the total daily sales of consumables at the duty-free shop 4 in the same facility 2 to the same tax-exempt person. That is, at present in Japan, the minimum amount of ML is 5,000 yen. If the total amount n of general goods is less than the minimum amount of N yen, the individual processing of general goods is not subject to tax exemption. Therefore, the individual processing flag F1 becomes “0”. Similarly, if the total amount of consumables m is less than the minimum amount of ML yen, the individual processing of consumables is not subject to tax exemption. Therefore, the individual processing flag F2 becomes “0”. Further, if the total amount (n + m) of the total amount of general goods n and the total amount of consumables m is less than the minimum amount of ML yen, the tax exemption is not applied. Therefore, the total processing flag F3 is also set to "0".

For the number "2", "n <N" is described as the conditional expression data C1, "m <ML" is described as the conditional expression data C2, and "ML ≦ n + m" is described as the conditional expression data C3. ing. In this case, as described in the section of the number "1", the individual processing flag F1 and the individual processing flag F2 are both "0". On the other hand, if the total amount (n + m) of the total amount of general goods n and the total amount of consumables m is the minimum amount of ML yen or more, tax exemption is applied. Therefore, the total processing flag F3 is set to "1".

For the number "3", the conditional expression data C1 is "n <N", the conditional expression data C2 is "ML≤m≤MH", and the conditional expression data C3 is "ML≤n + m≤MH". Are described respectively. Here, “MH” of “ML ≦ n + m ≦ MH” is the maximum amount of tax exemption for the total daily sales of consumables at the duty-free shop 4 in the same facility 2 to the same tax-exempt person. .. That is, at present in Japan, the maximum amount of MH is 500,000 yen. In this case, the individual processing flag F1 becomes “0” as described in the section of the number “1”. On the other hand, if the total amount of consumables m is within the range from the minimum amount of ML yen to the maximum amount of MH yen, the individual processing of consumables is exempt from tax. Therefore, the individual processing flag F2 becomes “1”. Further, if the total amount (n + m) of the total amount of general goods n and the total amount of consumables m is within the range from the minimum amount of ML yen to the maximum amount of MH yen, the tax exemption is applied. Therefore, the total processing flag F3 is also set to "1".

For the number "4", "n <N" is the conditional expression data C1, "ML≤m≤MH" is the conditional expression data C2, and "MH <n + m" is the conditional expression data C3. It has been described. In this case, as described in the section of the number “3”, the individual processing flag F1 becomes “0” and the individual processing flag F2 becomes “1”. On the other hand, if the total amount (n + m) of the total amount of general goods n and the total amount of consumables m exceeds the maximum amount of MH yen, the tax exemption is not applied. Therefore, the total processing flag F3 becomes “0”.

For the number "5", "n <N" is described as the conditional expression data C1, "MH <m" is described as the conditional expression data C2, and "MH <n + m" is described as the conditional expression data C3. ing. In this case, as described in the section of the number “4”, the individual processing flag F1 becomes “0”, and the total processing flag F3 also becomes “0”. On the other hand, if the total amount of consumables m exceeds the maximum amount of MH yen, the individual processing of consumables will not be exempt from tax. Therefore, the individual processing flag F2 becomes “0”.

For the number "6", "N≤n" is described as the conditional expression data C1, "m <ML" is described as the conditional expression data C2, and "ML≤n + m" is described as the conditional expression data C3. ing. In this case, as described in the section of the number “2”, the individual processing flag F2 becomes “0” and the total processing flag F3 becomes “1”. On the other hand, if the total amount n of general goods is the minimum amount of N yen or more, the individual processing of general goods is exempt from tax. Therefore, the individual processing flag F1 becomes "1".

For the number "7", the conditional expression data C1 is "N≤n", the conditional expression data C2 is "ML≤m≤MH", and the conditional expression data C3 is "ML≤n + m≤MH". Are described respectively. In this case, the individual processing flag F1 becomes “1” as described in the section of the number “6”. Further, as described in the section of the number “3”, the individual processing flag F2 becomes “1”, and the total processing flag F3 also becomes “1”.

For the number "8", "N≤n" is the conditional expression data C1, "ML≤m≤MH" is the conditional expression data C2, and "MH <n + m" is the conditional expression data C3. It has been described. In this case, the individual processing flag F1 becomes “1” as described in the section of the number “6”. Further, as described in the section of the number “4”, the individual processing flag F2 becomes “1” and the total processing flag F3 becomes “0”.

For the number "9", "N≤n" is described as the conditional expression data C1, "MH <m" is described as the conditional expression data C2, and "MH <n + m" is described as the conditional expression data C3. ing. In this case, the individual processing flag F1 becomes “1” as described in the section of the number “6”. Further, as described in the section of the number “5”, the individual processing flag F2 becomes “0”, and the total processing flag F3 also becomes “0”.

The determination table 33 in which such data is set is downloaded to the settlement terminal 60 via the network 7 and stored in the auxiliary storage device 604 of the settlement terminal 60. In the following, the determination table 33 downloaded to the settlement terminal 60 will be referred to as a determination table 33D.

8 to 11 are flow charts showing the main procedures of the control process executed by the CPU 601 of the settlement terminal 60 according to the control program. 12 to 16 are schematic views showing an example of various images or screens displayed on the touch panel 607 of the settlement terminal 60. Hereinafter, the operation of the settlement terminal 60 will be described with reference to each figure. The content of the operation described below is an example. If similar results can be obtained, the procedure is not particularly limited.

First, the duty-free person who has finished shopping at each duty-free shop 4 goes to the procedure counter 6. Then, the tax exemption target person presents the tax exemption sheet S to the person in charge of business who performs the tax exemption measure. The person in charge of business who receives the tax exemption sheet S from the tax exemption person activates the settlement terminal 60. For example, the settlement terminal 60 is activated when the touch panel 607 is touch-operated. When the settlement terminal 60 is activated, the CPU 601 starts the process of the procedure shown in the flow chart of FIG. 8, the so-called settlement process.

First, the CPU 601 receives the purchaser code as ACT1. Specifically, the CPU 601 causes the touch panel 607 to display guidance such as "Please scan the barcode on the duty-free sheet." After confirming this guidance, the person in charge of business has the scanner 608 read the barcode of the tax exemption sheet S presented by the tax exemption target person. When the barcode of the tax exemption sheet S is read by the scanner 608, the CPU 601 receives the code obtained by analyzing the barcode as the purchaser code.

Next, the CPU 601 determines whether or not the purchaser code can be legitimately received as the ACT2. If the code system obtained from the barcode read by the scanner 608 is different from the purchaser code system, the CPU 601 determines that the purchaser code could not be received. If the purchaser code cannot be received, the CPU 601 determines NO in ACT2. The CPU 601 displays an error message such as "The purchaser code could not be read" on the touch panel 607, and ends the settlement process.

If the purchaser code can be received, the CPU 601 determines YES in ACT2 and proceeds to ACT3. The CPU 601 requests the management server 30 for the purchaser data file 32 as the ACT 3. Specifically, the CPU 601 controls the communication interface 606 so as to generate an inquiry command for the purchaser data file 32 including the purchaser code received in the process of ACT1 and send it to the management server 30. Under this control, the communication interface 606 transmits an inquiry command to the management server 30 via the network 7.

The CPU 301 of the management server 30 that has received the inquiry command searches for the purchaser data file 32 in which the purchaser code in the command is set. Then, when the corresponding purchaser data file 32 is detected, the CPU 301 transmits the purchaser data file 32 to the settlement terminal 60 of the inquiry command transmission source via the network 7.

The CPU 601 that has transmitted the inquiry command confirms whether or not the purchaser data file 32 has responded as ACT4. Then, when there is no response from the purchaser data file 32, the CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT4. The CPU 601 displays an error message such as "Purchaser data could not be acquired" on the touch panel 607, and ends the settlement process.

When there is a response from the purchaser data file 32, the CPU 601 determines YES in ACT4 and proceeds to ACT5. The CPU 601 stores the purchaser data file 32 as the ACT 5 in the work area of the RAM 303. Then, the CPU 601 executes the tax exemption determination process described later as the ACT 6 and ends the settlement process.

Next, the tax exemption determination process will be described. In the following, the purchaser data file 32 stored in the work area will be referred to as a purchaser data file 32M.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a specific procedure of the tax exemption determination process. When entering the tax exemption determination process, the CPU 601 confirms whether or not the settlement date and time is set in the purchaser data file 32M as ACT11. If the settlement date and time is not set, the tax exemption settlement for the purchaser data file 32M has not yet been executed today. In this case, the CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT 11 and proceeds to the ACT 12. The CPU 601 acquires the total amount of general goods n and the total amount of consumables m from the purchaser data file 32M as ACT12.

Here, the CPU 601 configures the acquisition means by executing the process of the ACT 12. Specifically, the CPU 601 is the first amount, which is the total amount of goods belonging to general goods, that is, the total amount n of general goods, and the total amount of goods belonging to consumables, among the goods purchased by the tax exemption person at the duty-free shop. The second amount, that is, the total amount of consumables m is acquired.

When the processing of the ACT 12 is completed, the CPU 601 resets the number counter k to "0" as the ACT 13. The number counter k is formed in the RAM 603. The CPU 601 counts up the number counter k by "1" as the ACT 14. Then, the CPU 601 refers to the determination table 33D as the ACT 15 and acquires the conditional expression data C1, C2, and C3 corresponding to the numbers of the number counter k.

The CPU 601 confirms whether or not the total amount n of general goods and the total amount m of consumables acquired from the purchaser data file 32M as ACT 16 satisfy all of the conditional expression data C1, C2, and C3. Here, if at least one conditional expression data is not satisfied, the CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT 16 and returns to the ACT 14. The CPU 601 further counts up the number counter k by "1". Then, the CPU 601 acquires the conditional expression data C1, C2, C3 corresponding to the number of the number counter k, and does the total amount n of general goods and the total amount m of consumables satisfy all the conditional expression data C1, C2, C3? Check if it is not.

The CPU 601 repeats the processes of ACT 14 to ACT 16 until the total amount of general goods n and the total amount of consumables m satisfy all the conditional expression data C1, C2, and C3. Then, if all the conditional expression data C1, C2, and C3 are satisfied, the CPU 601 determines YES in the ACT 16 and proceeds to the ACT 17. The CPU 601 confirms whether or not the total processing flag F3 corresponding to the number of the number counter k is set to "1" as the ACT 17. When the total processing flag F3 is reset to "0", the CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT 17 and proceeds to the ACT 20. The processing of ACT20 will be described later.

On the other hand, when the total processing flag F3 is set to "1", the CPU 601 determines YES in the ACT 17 and proceeds to the ACT 18. The CPU 601 executes the notification / inquiry process as the ACT 18. Specifically, the CPU 601 displays the notification / inquiry image SC1 (see FIG. 12) on the touch panel 607.

FIG. 12 is an example of the notification / inquiry image SC1. As shown in FIG. 12, in the notification / inquiry image SC1, for example, as a message notifying that the total amount n + m of the total amount n of general goods and the total amount m of consumables satisfies the requirement for tax exemption, for example, "general". Tax exemption is possible by adding up the goods and consumables. "Is displayed. In addition, as a message for inquiring whether or not to perform tax exemption settlement in the total processing, for example, "However, when totaling, general goods are treated in the same way as consumables. Do you want to switch to the total processing?" Is displayed. Further, a "yes" touch button BT1 and a "no" touch button BT2 are also displayed.
In the ACT 18, the notification process may be performed first, and then the inquiry process may be performed. In this case, the CPU 601 first displays a message to be notified from the notification / inquiry image SC1 (see FIG. 12) to the touch panel 607. The "Yes" touch button BT1 and the "No" touch button BT2 are not displayed. After that, the CPU 601 may switch the screen display to display an inquiry image showing the "yes" touch button BT1 and the "no" touch button BT2 together with the inquiry message.

The person in charge of business who has confirmed the notification / inquiry image SC1 notifies the tax exemption target person that the total processing is possible, and inquires whether or not to switch to the total processing. Here, if the tax exemption person does not want to specially wrap general goods like consumables and refuses to switch to the total processing, the person in charge of business touches the "No" button BT2. On the other hand, when the tax exemption person approves the switch to the total processing, the person in charge of business touches the "Yes" button BT1. In addition, the tax exemption purchaser himself displays a "yes" touch button and a "no" touch button on the screen of the pen tablet 62 along with a message notifying that the total amount n + m satisfies the requirements for tax exemption. May choose whether or not to switch to the summation process.

Returning to the description of FIG.
The CPU 601 that controls the display of the notification / inquiry image SC1 confirms whether or not the summation process is selected as the ACT 19. When it is detected that the "No" button BT2 of the notification / inquiry image SC1 is touched, the CPU 601 determines that the summation process is not selected. The CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT 19 and proceeds to the ACT 20. On the other hand, when it is detected that the "Yes" button BT1 of the notification / inquiry image SC1 is touched, the CPU 601 determines that the summation process has been selected. The CPU 601 determines YES in the ACT 19, and proceeds to the ACT 21.

That is, when the CPU 601 confirms that the summation processing flag F3 is "0" in ACT17 or confirms that the summation processing is not selected in ACT19, the CPU601 proceeds to ACT20. The CPU 601 executes individual processing as the ACT 20. On the other hand, when it is confirmed in ACT17 that the summation processing flag F3 is "1" and further it is confirmed in ACT19 that the summation process is selected, the CPU 601 proceeds to ACT21. The CPU 601 executes the summation process as the ACT 21.

Next, the individual processing and the total processing will be described.
FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing a specific procedure of individual processing. As shown in FIG. 10, when the CPU 601 enters the individual processing, the settlement screen SC2 (see FIG. 13) is displayed on the touch panel 607 as the ACT 31.

FIG. 13 is an example of the settlement screen SC2 in the individual processing. As shown in FIG. 13, the settlement screen SC2 includes a store name display area A1, a general goods information display area A2, a consumables information display area A3, and a tax exemption amount display area A4. Then, in the display area A1, the name of the duty-free shop 4 where the tax-exempt person shopped is displayed.

In the display area A2, the number of general goods purchased by the tax exemption person at the corresponding store, the purchase amount (excluding tax) and the consumption tax amount, and the total of all the stores are displayed. In addition, if the total purchase price (tax excluded) of general goods at all stores does not meet the tax exemption requirements for general goods, the text indicating that the total purchase price (tax excluded) has not reached the tax exemption range "The tax exemption range has not been reached" is displayed.

In the display area A3, the number of consumables purchased at the corresponding store by the tax exemption person, the purchase amount (excluding tax) and the consumption tax amount, and the total of all the stores are displayed. In addition, if the total purchase price (tax excluded) of consumables at all stores does not meet the tax exemption requirements for consumables, the text indicating that the total purchase price (tax excluded) has not reached the tax exemption range "The tax exemption range has not been reached" is displayed.

Incidentally, in the case of the example of FIG. 13, since the total purchase price (excluding tax) of general goods is 4,000 yen, the requirement for tax exemption for general goods is not satisfied. Moreover, since the total purchase price (excluding tax) of consumables is 3,500 yen, the requirements for tax exemption for consumables are not satisfied. Therefore, the tax exemption amount in the display area A4 is 0 yen.

Returning to the description of FIG.
The CPU 601 that controls the display of the settlement screen SC2 confirms whether or not the general goods flag F1 corresponding to the number of the number counter k is set to "1" as the ACT 32. If the general article flag F1 is not set to "1", the CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT 32 and proceeds to the ACT 33. The CPU 601 confirms whether or not the consumable flag F2 corresponding to the number of the number counter k is set to "1" as the ACT 33. If the consumables flag F2 is also not set to "1", the CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT 33 and proceeds to the ACT 34. The CPU 601 displays a message "for example, not subject to tax exemption" on the touch panel 607 as an ACT 34 to notify that the touch panel is not subject to tax exemption. With the above, the CPU 601 ends the individual processing.

When the general article flag F1 corresponding to the number of the number counter k is set to "1", the CPU 601 determines YES in the ACT 32 and proceeds to the ACT 35. The CPU 601 acquires the tax amount T1 for general goods as an ACT 35. Specifically, the CPU 601 acquires the total consumption tax amount of the general goods purchase record stored in the purchaser data file 32M as the tax amount T1.

Next, the CPU 601 confirms whether or not the consumable flag F2 corresponding to the number of the number counter k is set to "1" as the ACT 36. If the consumables flag F2 is not set to "1", the CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT 36, skips the processing of the ACT 37, and proceeds to the ACT 38.

When the consumables flag F2 is set to "1", the CPU 601 determines YES in the ACT 36 and proceeds to the ACT 37. The CPU 601 acquires the tax amount T2 for consumables as the ACT 37. Specifically, the CPU 601 acquires the total consumption tax amount of the consumables purchase record stored in the purchaser data file 32M as the tax amount T2. Then, when the processing of the ACT 37 is completed, the CPU 601 proceeds to the ACT 38.

On the other hand, even when the consumables flag F2 is set to "1" in the ACT 33, the CPU 601 determines YES and proceeds to the ACT 37. Then, when the CPU 601 acquires the tax amount T2 for consumables as the ACT 37, the CPU 601 proceeds to the ACT 38.

In this way, the CPU 601 acquires the tax amount T1 for general goods when the general goods flag F1 corresponding to the number of the number counter k is set to "1", and the consumables corresponding to the number of the number counter k. If the flag F2 is set to "1", the tax amount T2 for consumables is acquired. Then, when the CPU 601 acquires at least one of the tax amount T1 and the tax amount T2, the CPU 601 calculates the tax exemption amount by adding the tax amount T1 and the tax amount T2 as the ACT 38. The tax exemption amount calculated in ACT38 is displayed in the display area A4 of the settlement screen SC2.

If the tax exemption amount larger than 0 yen is displayed in the display area A4 of the settlement screen SC2, the person in charge of business determines that the tax exemption is applicable. If the tax exemption is applicable, the person in charge of business requests the tax exemption person to sign the pen tablet 62 (electronic signature).

The CPU 601 that has calculated the tax exemption amount accepts the input of an electronic signature (electronic signature) as the ACT 39. Specifically, the CPU 601 captures handwriting data from the pen tablet 62 via the external device interface 611. Then, the CPU 601 stores this handwriting data in the work area as electronic signature data by the purchaser who is the tax exemption target.

Next, the CPU 601 creates a purchaser pledge as the ACT 40 based on the data of the purchaser data file 32M. A purchaser pledge is created for each duty-free shop 4.

The purchaser's pledge requires the name, nationality, date of birth, passport number, etc. of the purchaser (tax exempt person) as common items. The CPU 601 obtains this information from the non-resident data of the purchaser data file 32M. In addition, the purchaser's pledge requires the date of purchase as a common item. The CPU 601 obtains the date of purchase from the reception date / time data of the purchaser data file 32M. Alternatively, the date and time of purchase may be obtained from the date and time data measured by the clock unit 605. In addition, the purchaser's pledge requires the name or name of the business operator who manages the duty-free shop 4 as a common item. In the auxiliary storage device 604 of the settlement terminal 60, a data table in which the name or name of the business operator of the duty-free shop is set in association with the shop code of each duty-free shop 4 is stored. The CPU 601 obtains the name or name of the business operator from the above data table using each store code included in the general goods purchase record and the consumables purchase record as a key.

On the other hand, the purchaser's pledge requires the item name, quantity, and tax-excluded price of all purchased items classified as general goods, and the total of the tax-excluded price. The CPU 601 obtains such information from the general goods purchase record of the purchaser data file 32M and the data of the general goods total. Similarly, the purchaser's pledge requires the item name, quantity and tax-excluded price of all purchased items classified as consumables and the sum of their tax-excluded prices. The CPU 601 obtains this information from the consumables purchase record of the purchaser data file 32M and the consumables total data.

In addition, the purchaser's pledge requires the purchaser's signature as a common item. The CPU 601 obtains the electronic signature data stored in the RAM 603 as the purchaser's signature.

In addition, the auxiliary storage device 604 of the settlement terminal 60 stores the layout data of the purchaser's pledge that records the contents of the pledge to the duty-free shop in the native language. The CPU 601 obtains layout data of the purchaser's pledge as many as the number of store codes included in the general goods purchase record and the consumables purchase record of the purchaser data file 32. Then, the CPU 601 completes the electronic data of the purchaser pledge for each duty-free shop 4 by arranging the data of the record items acquired from the purchaser data file 32M or the like in the layout data.

Next, the CPU 601 issues a purchase record slip or the like as the ACT 41 based on the data of the purchaser data file 32M. The purchase record slip contains seller information (name or name), purchaser information (name, date of birth, passport number, etc.), purchase date, and information related to the purchased product (item name, tax excluded). It records the selling price, the number of items sold, the total amount excluding tax, etc.) and notes. Therefore, the auxiliary storage device 604 of the settlement terminal 60 stores the layout data of the purchase record slip in which the precautions are recorded in the mother tongue. The CPU 601 completes the print data of the purchase record slip by arranging the data of the record items acquired from the purchaser data file 32M or the like in the layout data. Then, the CPU 601 notifies the printer interface 610 that the print data of the purchase record slip is output to the printer 61. Upon receiving this notification, the printer interface 610 outputs the print data of the purchase record slip to the printer 61. By the above processing, the printer 61 is driven, and the purchase record slip is issued by printing.

After completing the creation of the purchaser's pledge and the issuance of the purchase record slip, the CPU 601 performs refund processing as ACT42. Specifically, the CPU 601 notifies the external device interface 612 that the withdrawal data of the tax exemption amount calculated by the processing of the ACT 38 is output to the withdrawal machine 63. Upon receiving this notification, the external device interface 612 outputs the withdrawal data to the withdrawal machine 63. By the above processing, the withdrawal machine 63 is driven, and cash equivalent to the tax exemption amount is paid out as the refund amount.

When the refund process is completed, the CPU 601 confirms whether or not the consumable flag F2 corresponding to the number of the number counter k is set to "1" as the ACT 43. When the consumables flag F2 is set to "1", the CPU 601 determines YES in the ACT 43 and proceeds to the ACT 44. CPU601 issues a packaging label as ACT44. The packaging label is a label affixed to specially packaged consumables. A list of consumable items and quantities is printed on the label. The CPU 601 generates printing data of the packaging label based on the data of consumables stored in the purchaser data file 32M. Then, the CPU 601 notifies the printer interface 610 that the print data is output to the printer 61. Upon receiving this notification, the printer interface 610 outputs the print data of the packaging label to the printer 61. By the above processing, the printer 61 is driven, and the packaging label is issued by printing.

When the issuance of the packaging label is completed, the CPU 601 proceeds to the ACT 45. If the consumable flag F2 corresponding to the number of the number counter k is not set to "1", the CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT 43, skips the processing of the ACT 44, and proceeds to the ACT 45.

The CPU 601 generates tax exemption settlement data as ACT45. Specifically, the CPU 601 has the purchaser code acquired by the processing of ACT1 in FIG. 8, the date and time data (payment date and time) clocked by the clock unit 605, and the electronic data of the purchaser's pledge created by the processing of ACT40. And, it is used as tax exemption settlement data. After generating the tax exemption settlement data in this way, the CPU 601 controls the communication interface 606 so as to transmit the tax exemption settlement data to the management server 30 as the ACT 46. By this control, the communication interface 606 transmits the tax exemption settlement data to the management server 30 via the network 7.

The CPU 301 of the management server 30 that has received the tax exemption settlement data describes the settlement date and time in the purchaser data file 32 in which the purchaser code included in the tax exemption settlement data is set. Further, the CPU 301 sets the classification of the purchaser data file 32 as data indicating that the tax exemption processing has been performed individually.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a specific procedure of the summation process. As shown in FIG. 11, when the CPU 601 enters the total processing, the general goods purchase record stored in the purchaser data file 32M as the ACT 51 is treated as a consumables purchase record. Then, the CPU 601 displays the settlement screen SC3 (see FIG. 14) on the touch panel 607 as the ACT 52.

FIG. 14 is an example of the settlement screen SC3 in the summation process. As shown in FIG. 13, the layout of the settlement screen SC3 is the same as that of the settlement screen SC2 in the individual processing. However, in the case of total processing, the general goods purchase record is treated as a consumables purchase record, so in the individual processing, the purchase points, purchase amount, and consumption tax amount data of general goods that should be displayed in the display area A2 are displayed. It is added up and displayed with the data of the same item in area A3.

The example of FIG. 14 shows the settlement screen SC3 when the summation process is selected when the settlement screen SC2 of FIG. 13 is displayed in the individual processing. As shown in FIG. 14, on the settlement screen SC3, the data of the general goods purchased at the store AAA and the data of the general goods purchased at the store CCC are both added together with the data of the consumables of the store. As a result, the total purchase price (tax excluded) of consumables becomes 7,500 yen, and the total purchase price (tax excluded) is included in the tax exemption range in the display area A3 in order to satisfy the tax exemption requirements for consumables. The text "Unachieved tax exemption range" indicating that the tax has not been reached is not displayed.

Returning to the description of FIG.
The CPU 601 that controls the display of the settlement screen SC3 calculates the tax exemption amount as the ACT 53. Specifically, the CPU 601 calculates the total amount of the consumption tax amount of the general goods purchase record and the consumption tax amount of the consumables purchase record stored in the purchaser data file 32M as the tax exemption amount. The calculated tax exemption amount is displayed in the display area A4 of the settlement screen SC3.

If the tax exemption amount larger than 0 yen is displayed in the display area A4 of the settlement screen SC3, the person in charge of business determines that the tax exemption is applicable. If the tax exemption is applicable, the person in charge of business requests the tax exemption person to sign the pen tablet 62 (electronic signature).

The CPU 601 that has calculated the tax exemption amount executes the same processing as the individual processing ACT39 to ACT42 shown in FIG. 10 as ACT54 to ACT57. That is, the CPU 601 accepts an input of an electronic signature (electronic signature) as the ACT 54. Then, the CPU 601 creates a purchaser's pledge as ACT55. At this time, the CPU 601 incorporates, for example, a text "treat general goods as consumables and carry out tax exemption sales procedure" as information indicating that the total processing has been performed on the purchaser's pledge.

Further, the CPU 601 issues a purchase record slip or the like as the ACT 56. In this case as well, the CPU 601 incorporates, for example, a text "treat general goods as consumables and carry out duty-free sales procedures" as information indicating that the total processing has been performed on the purchase record slip.

After that, the CPU 601 performs a refund process as an ACT 57. Then, when the refund process is completed, the CP601 displays an instruction image SC4 (see FIG. 15) on the touch panel 607 for instructing the general goods to be specially packaged as the ACT58 in the same manner as the consumables.

FIG. 15 shows an example of the instruction image SC4. As shown in FIG. 15, in the instruction image SC4, for example, "Please specially wrap all products in the same way as consumables" is displayed as a message instructing to specially wrap. In addition, the "OK" button BT3 for confirmation is also displayed.

The person in charge of business who has confirmed the instruction image SC4 confirms whether or not the general goods are specially packaged in the same manner as the consumables. And if it is specially wrapped, touch the OK button BT3. If it is not specially wrapped, specially wrap it in a specified manner so that the article is not consumed, and then touch the OK button BT3.

The CPU 601 that controls the display of the instruction image SC4 waits for the OK button BT3 to be touched as the ACT 59. When it is detected that the OK button BT3 is touched, the CPU 601 determines YES in the ACT 59 and proceeds to the ACT 60. The CPU 601 controls the issuance of the packaging label as the ACT 60.

Next, the CPU 601 generates tax exemption settlement data as ACT61. Then, the CPU 601 controls the communication interface 606 so as to transmit the tax exemption settlement data to the management server 30 as the ACT 62. By this control, the communication interface 606 transmits the tax exemption settlement data to the management server 30 via the network 7.

In the management server 30 that has received the tax exemption settlement data, the settlement date and time is described in the purchaser data file 32 in which the purchaser code included in the tax exemption settlement data is set. Further, the CPU 301 sets the classification of the purchaser data file 32 as data indicating that the tax exemption processing has been performed by the total processing.

FIG. 16 is an output example of the purchase record slip PR1 in the total processing. As shown in FIG. 16, the purchase record slip PR1 includes the tax office in charge, the name of the purchaser, the type of passport, the date of purchase, etc., as well as the name, unit price, points, and amount of goods processed as consumables. Etc. are output. Incidentally, in the case of the total processing, since general goods are also treated as consumables, data such as the name, unit price, points, amount of money, etc. of the goods processed as general goods are not output. Further, on the purchase record slip PR1, as information indicating that the total processing has been performed, for example, the text TX1 "treat general goods as consumables and carry out tax exemption sales procedure" is also displayed. A similar text TX1 is also output in the purchaser's pledge. Therefore, a person who confirms the purchase record slip PR1 or the purchaser's pledge can easily know that the total processing of treating general goods as consumables has been performed.

Returning to the description of FIG.
If the settlement date and time is set in the purchaser data file 32M stored in the work area, the tax exemption settlement has already been executed for the purchaser data file 32M by the end of the day. In this case, the CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT 11 and proceeds to the ACT 22. The CPU 601 confirms whether or not the classification set in the purchaser data file 32M as the ACT 22 is data indicating that the tax exemption processing has been performed by the total processing. If the classification is not data indicating that the tax exemption processing has been performed by the total processing, that is, if the data indicates that the tax exemption processing has been performed by the individual processing, the CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT 22 and proceeds to the above-mentioned ACT 12. Proceed with. Then, the CPU 601 executes the processing after ACT12 in the same manner as described above.

On the other hand, when the classification is data indicating that the tax exemption processing has been performed by the total processing, the CPU 601 determines YES in the ACT 22 and proceeds to the ACT 21. That is, the CPU 601 executes the above-mentioned total processing. In this way, the tax exemption amount will be automatically recalculated by the total processing for the tax exemption target persons who have already been tax exempted by the total processing today. On the other hand, it is determined whether or not the total processing is possible for the tax exemption target persons who have already been tax exempted by individual processing. Then, when the total processing is possible, it becomes possible to select whether to perform the total processing or the individual processing, and the tax exemption settlement is carried out by the selected method. If the summation process is not possible, the tax exemption settlement will be carried out by the individual process.

In this way, when the tax exemption settlement by the individual processing or the total processing is completed, the CPU 601 ends the tax exemption determination processing.

Here, the CPU 601 configures the notification means and the inquiry means by executing the process of the ACT 18 of FIG. 9 in cooperation with the touch panel 607. That is, the CPU 601 requires that the total amount of the first amount, which is the total amount of general goods n, and the second amount, which is the total amount of consumables m, is subject to tax exemption in the total processing of treating general goods as consumables, that is, a condition. When the expression data C3 is satisfied, the notification / inquiry image SC1 is displayed for notification. Further, when the total amount of the first amount and the second amount satisfies the requirement for tax exemption in the above total processing, the CPU 601 determines whether or not the tax exemption settlement is performed in the total processing by displaying the notification / inquiry image SC1. Inquire.

Then, the CPU 601 configures the settlement means by executing the processes of ACT 19 to ACT 21 of FIG. That is, when it is selected to perform tax exemption settlement in the total processing for the inquiry, the CPU 601 calculates the tax exemption amount in the total processing from the tax amount for general goods and the tax amount for consumables. When it is selected not to perform tax exemption settlement in the total processing, the CPU 601 pays the tax amount for general goods when the total amount n of general goods satisfies the requirement for tax exemption for general goods, and the total amount of consumables m. Calculates the tax exemption amount by individual processing from the tax amount for consumables when the requirements for tax exemption for consumables are satisfied, and settles the tax exemption amount.

As described above, according to the settlement terminal 60 of the present embodiment, among the products related to the transaction, that is, the products purchased by the duty-free shop at the duty-free shop, the total amount n + m of the total amount n of general goods and the total amount m of consumables. However, when the requirements for tax exemption of consumables are satisfied, the person in charge of business is notified by the total processing that the requirements for tax exemption are satisfied. Therefore, the person in charge of business does not need to add up the total amount n of general goods and the total amount m of consumables to determine whether or not the requirements subject to tax exemption are satisfied. As a result, the procedure for tax exemption can be simplified, and the burden on the person in charge of business can be reduced. In addition, it is possible to prevent mistakes that may cause a disadvantage to tax exemption persons by overlooking the requirements for total processing.

Further, according to the settlement terminal 60, if the total amount n + m of the total amount of general goods n and the total amount of consumables m satisfies the requirement for tax exemption of consumables, whether or not the tax exemption settlement is performed by the total processing. Is inquired. Then, when the tax exemption settlement is selected in the summation process, the tax exemption amount is settled by the summation process. If tax exemption settlement is selected for individual processing, the tax exemption amount will be settled by individual processing of general goods or consumables. Therefore, since the person in charge of business only has to perform the selection operation for the inquiry, the burden on the person in charge of business can be reduced from this point as well.

Further, the CPU 601 constitutes the display means by executing the processes of the ACT 31 of FIG. 10 and the ACT 52 of FIG. 11 in cooperation with the touch panel 607. That is, the CPU 601 displays on the touch panel 607 a settlement screen capable of displaying the data of the products purchased by the duty-free person at the duty-free shop separately for the products belonging to general goods and the products belonging to consumables. Then, when it is selected to perform tax exemption settlement in the total processing for the inquiry, the CPU 601 displays the data of the goods belonging to the general goods in the column where the data of the goods belonging to the consumables is displayed.

Therefore, the person in charge of business simply browses the settlement screen SC2 or SC3, and the points of the purchased products for the tax exemption amount calculated by the individual processing, the amount and the consumption tax amount, or the points of the purchased products for the tax exemption amount calculated by the total processing. , Amount and consumption tax amount can be easily confirmed.

Further, the CPU 601 constitutes the notification means by executing the process of the ACT 58 of FIG. 11 in cooperation with the touch panel 607. That is, when the CPU 601 is selected to perform tax exemption settlement in the total processing for the inquiry by displaying the instruction image SC4 on the touch panel 607, the tax exemption person specially packages all the products purchased at the duty free shop. Notify that.

Therefore, the person in charge of business can surely confirm that all the goods including general goods must be specially packaged when the total processing is selected.

Further, the CPU 601 constitutes an output means by executing the processes of ACT 40 to ACT 41 and ACT 45 to ACT 46 of FIG. 10 and the processes of ACT 55 to ACT 56 and ACT 61 to ACT 62 of FIG. That is, the CPU 601 outputs the data of the purchaser's pledge, which is a vote for recording the contents of the products purchased by the tax exemption person at the duty-free shop, to the management server 30, and outputs the data of the purchase record slip, which is the same vote, to the printer 61. Is output. Then, when the CPU 601 is selected to perform the tax exemption settlement in the total processing for the inquiry, the purchaser's pledge or the purchase record slip contains, for example, "general goods as consumables" as information indicating that the total processing has been performed. The text TX1 is output.

Therefore, anyone can easily know that the total processing has been performed from the data of the purchaser's pledge or the purchase record slip.

By the way, in the above embodiment, when the total amount of the total amount of general goods n and the total amount of consumables m satisfies the requirement for tax exemption in the total processing, an inquiry is made as to whether or not the tax exemption settlement is performed in the total processing. An example shows a case where the tax exemption amount by the total processing is calculated from the tax amount for general goods and the tax amount for consumables when the tax exemption settlement is selected in the total processing. If tax exemption is settled by the total processing, special packaging is required for general goods as well as consumables. For this reason, the tax exemption subject is entrusted with the choice of whether or not to perform tax exemption settlement in the total processing. However, even if the total amount of general goods n does not satisfy the requirement for tax exemption for general goods and the total amount of consumables m does not satisfy the requirement for tax exemption for consumables, the total amount of general goods n and consumption When the total amount of goods and the total amount of goods satisfies the tax exemption requirement of the total processing, that is, when the total amount corresponds to the number "2" of the determination table, the total processing is indispensable. In that case, it is more efficient to perform tax exemption settlement by total processing without making inquiries.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing another embodiment of the tax exemption determination process. The difference between the tax exemption determination process and the tax exemption determination process described with reference to FIG. 9 is the process after the total process flag F3 corresponding to the number of the number counter k is set to "1" in ACT17. .. That is, when the total processing flag F3 corresponding to the number of the number counter k is set to "1", the CPU 601 determines YES in the ACT 17 and proceeds to the ACT 17a. The CPU 601 confirms whether or not the number of the number counter k is "2" as the ACT 17a. If the number of the number counter k is not "2", the CPU 601 determines NO in the ACT 17a and proceeds to the ACT 18. On the other hand, when the number of the number counter k is "2", the CPU 601 determines YES in the ACT 17a, skips the processes of the ACT 18 and ACT 19, and proceeds to the ACT 21. That is, when the number of the number counter k is "2", the CPU 601 executes the total processing without performing notification and inquiry (total settlement means).

With the settlement terminal 60 of such an embodiment, unnecessary inquiries can be eliminated, so that processing efficiency can be improved.

As described above, the settlement terminal 60 installed in the procedure counter 6 of the specified commercial facility 2 will be described as an embodiment of the settlement device that can simplify the procedure of tax exemption measures, reduce the burden on the person in charge of business, prevent mistakes, and the like. However, the embodiment of the settlement device is not limited to this. It may be a settlement device installed in a general consumption tax exemption shop.

Further, for example, the notification means is not limited to notification by displaying the notification / inquiry image SC1. It may be notified by lighting or blinking of the indicator lamp, voice output, or the like. In addition, the target of notification is not limited to the person in charge of business. The tax exemption person may be notified.

The same applies to the means of inquiry. That is, an inquiry may be made by a method other than the notification / inquiry image SC1. In addition, the target of inquiries is not limited to the person in charge of business, and inquiries may be made to persons subject to tax exemption.

The procedure for settling the tax exemption amount by the total processing is not limited to the above embodiment. In short, if the total amount of the total amount of general goods n and the total amount of consumables m satisfies the requirements for tax exemption in the total processing, the tax exemption amount should be calculated by the total processing and the tax exemption amount should be settled. .. Processing such as inputting an electronic signature, creating a purchaser's pledge, issuing a purchase record slip, issuing a packaging label, creating and transmitting tax exemption settlement data, etc. are additional processes and are not necessarily essential as a total process. ..
In the above embodiment, the amount of the requirement subject to tax exemption is 5,000 yen and 500,000 yen, but this amount is an example. When the amount of money is changed due to a revision of the law or the like, the amount of money may be changed in the above-described embodiment accordingly.

In addition, although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 ... Tax exemption processing system, 2 ... Specified commercial facility (facility), 3 ... Data center, 4 ... Consumption tax exemption shop (duty free shop), 5 ... Tax exemption reception counter (reception counter), 6 ... Tax exemption procedure counter (procedure counter) , 7 ... Computer network (network), 30 ... Management server, 31 ... Duty free database, 32 ... Purchaser data file, 33 ... Judgment table, 40 ... POS terminal, 50 ... Reception terminal, 60 ... Payment terminal, 61 ... Printer , 62 ... Pen tablet, 63 ... Withdrawal machine, 301,601 ... CPU, 302,602 ... ROM, 303,603 ... RAM, 304,604 ... Auxiliary storage device, 305,605 ... Clock unit, 306,606 ... Communication Interface, 307 ... LAN interface, 607 ... Touch panel, 608 ... Scanner, 609 ... Card reader, 610 ... Printer interface, 611, 612 ... External device interface.

Claims (8)

An acquisition means for acquiring the first amount, which is the total tax-excluded price of goods belonging to general goods, and the second amount, which is the total tax-excluded price of goods belonging to consumables, among the goods involved in the transaction.
A notification means for notifying when the total amount of the first amount and the second amount satisfies the tax exemption requirement for the total processing of treating general goods as consumables.
A payment device equipped with. When the total amount of the first amount and the second amount satisfies the requirements for tax exemption in the total processing, an inquiry means for inquiring whether or not tax exemption settlement is performed in the total processing.
When it is selected to perform tax exemption settlement in the total processing for the inquiry, the tax exemption amount is calculated from the tax amount for the general goods and the tax amount for the consumables, and the tax exemption settlement is not performed in the total processing. If selected, the first amount satisfies the tax exemption requirement for general goods and the second amount satisfies the tax exemption requirement for consumables. The tax exemption amount is calculated from the tax amount for the consumables in the case, and the tax exemption amount is settled.
The settlement device according to claim 1, further comprising. A display means for displaying the data of products related to transactions in separate columns for products belonging to general goods and products belonging to consumables.
Further equipped,
When it is selected to perform tax exemption settlement in the total processing for the inquiry, the display means displays the data of the product belonging to the general goods in the column where the data of the product belonging to the consumables is displayed. The settlement device according to claim 2. A notification means that notifies the tax exemption person that all products purchased at the duty-free shop will be specially packaged when it is selected to perform tax exemption settlement in the total processing for the above inquiry.
The settlement device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising. An output means that outputs a vote that records the data of products purchased by a duty-free shop at a duty-free shop.
Further equipped,
The settlement according to claim 2, wherein the output means outputs information indicating that the tax exemption settlement has been performed in the summation process to the slip when it is selected to perform the tax exemption settlement in the summation process for the inquiry. apparatus. An acquisition means for acquiring the first amount of goods that belong to general goods and the second amount of goods that belong to consumables among the goods involved in the transaction.
If the total amount of the first amount and the second amount satisfies the tax exemption requirement for the total processing of treating general goods as consumables, the tax amount for the general goods and the tax amount for the consumables are taken into consideration. A total settlement method that calculates the tax exemption amount by the total processing and setstles the tax exemption amount,
A payment device equipped with. The total settlement means is the first when the first amount does not satisfy the requirement for tax exemption for the general goods and the second amount does not satisfy the requirement for tax exemption for the consumables. The settlement device according to claim 6, wherein the tax exemption amount is settled when the total amount of the amount and the second amount satisfies the tax exemption requirement of the total processing. On the computer of the checkout device,
A function to acquire the first amount, which is the total tax-excluded price of products belonging to general goods, and the second amount, which is the total tax-excluded price of products belonging to consumables, among the products related to the transaction.
A function to notify when the total amount of the first amount and the second amount satisfies the tax exemption requirement for the total processing of treating general goods as consumables.
Control program to realize.

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