KR20220126147A - The automatic tax refund method using online tax free shop - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic tax refund method using an online post-tax-free shop. After a purchaser terminal accesses an online post-tax-free product site, enters passport information, and receives a unique code matching the passport information, when the purchaser terminal selects a specific post-tax-free product from the online post-tax-free product site, specifies a delivery location, and pays for the product with a credit card to generate a purchase event, a server of the online post-tax-free product site issues an electronic refund slip separately from an electronic receipt. When a delivery terminal or a handover terminal transmits a delivery confirmation event to a buyer terminal through the online post-tax-free product site server while delivering the post-tax-free product corresponding to the purchase event at a designated delivery location, the online post-tax-free product site server automatically transmits the electronic refund slip to a refund window operator system server. When a customs reader reads the unique code of the customer through a screen of the buyer terminal, a unique code confirmation event is sent to the refund window operator server, and thereby, the refund window operator server issues a tax refund to the credit card used at a time of purchase. By innovatively simplifying a complex tax refund process, an online post-tax-free shop can be operated efficiently.

Description

Automatic tax refund method using online post duty free shop {THE AUTOMATIC TAX REFUND METHOD USING ONLINE TAX FREE SHOP}

The present invention relates to an online duty free shop system. In particular, it relates to a tax-free store, not a duty-free store.

Duty-free shops are divided into two types of duty-free shops. It is a duty free shop and a tax free shop.

A pre-duty-free shop refers to a duty-free shop that is exempted from duties and consumption taxes (value-added tax, individual consumption tax, liquor tax, tobacco consumption tax, etc.). Lotte Duty Free, Shilla Duty Free, and Shinsegae Duty Free, which we are familiar with, are pre-emptive duty-free shops. Traditionally, it was an offline duty free shop, but recently, an online post duty free shop is also popular. Not only foreigners, but also Koreans planning to leave the country can freely use it.

On the other hand, duty-free shops are not exempted from duty. It refers to a duty-free shop that is exempted from consumption tax (value-added tax, individual consumption tax) only. As of November 2018, there are only offline stores in 17,793 locations nationwide. Although the range of duty-free is small, since customs duties are not applied to domestic products sold at post duty free shops, a similar price discount effect can be obtained as in advance duty free shops. However, the qualification to use the benefits of the post duty free shop is strictly limited compared to the prior duty free shop. (1) Foreigners (staying in Korea less than 6 months), (2) Overseas Koreans (residents overseas for more than 2 years / period of stay in Korea less than 3 months), (3) Non-income earners in Korea, and (4) International students who have lived abroad for 3 years or more.

Table 1 below compares the pre-duty-free shop and the post-duty-free shop.

division advance duty free post duty free shop Terms Duty Free Tax Free related law customs law Article 107 of the Restriction of Special Taxation Act duty free range Customs duty, value-added tax, individual consumption tax VAT, individual consumption tax Tax-free method Purchase at a duty-free price After purchasing at a tax-added price, post refund (Tax Refund) and immediate refund within a certain limit Scope of use Foreigners and Koreans scheduled to depart Foreigners planning to leave the country, etc. store permit Patents and permits required by the Korea Customs Service Report to the competent tax office

Although there were far more post-duty-free shops than pre-duty-free shops, it was not possible to evolve into an online system. The reason is that the pre-duty-free shop is a system in which the buyer purchases duty-free products, but the post-duty-free shop is a system in which tax-free products are purchased and then refunded using a receipt to apply the tax exemption afterwards. because it was complicated.

The inventor of the present invention has completed the present invention after long devising, researching, and striving to solve these problems.

An object of the present invention is to propose a novel online post duty free shop system to which an automatic refund system is applied. In order to better understand the purpose of the present invention, it is necessary to understand the current post-duty duty free shop. Therefore, the current status of the duty-free shop will be explained first.

As mentioned above, ex-post duty-free shops, where foreign tourists, etc. purchase goods worth KRW 30,000 or more at the duty-free shop designated by the head of the competent tax office and take them out within 3 months, it is regarded as export, and the goods are stored in the departure hall, etc. according to the Restriction of Special Taxation Act. It is a system that refunds value-added tax and individual consumption tax. This system was introduced on April 1, 1986 to increase the purchase of goods by foreign tourists and to promote tourism. The “immediate refund system” that immediately refunds value-added tax and individual consumption tax at the purchase stage was operated in parallel, and the limit has been raised from September 2019 (500,000 won per person / 2 million won per person). In addition, as the number of foreign tourists increases, there is a limit for the refund window operator to perform a tax refund at the offline refund window at the departure port (airport, port). We made it possible to carry out the tax refund process for customers who use it. However, in order to receive a tax refund, customers go through the process of registering passport information and refund slips (purchase details) at the kiosk installed before immigration screening (before entering the bonded area), and after immigration (after entering the bonded area) The refund had to be done through passport recognition at the kiosk. In other words, the inconvenience of having to stand in line twice at the kiosk before and after entering the bonded area for tax refund occurred. In addition, since the tax refund can be processed within the bonded area after the checkout of duty-free goods is completed, registration of passports and refund slips at the kiosk prior to immigration inspection, confirmation of export by customs, and refund at the kiosk after immigration inspection are performed in total. had to stand There is a problem that customers who do not have enough time for departure (aircraft, ship) give up their refund. The present invention intends to propose a method for innovatively solving these various problems.

On the other hand, other objects not specified in the present invention will be additionally considered within the range that can be easily inferred from the following detailed description and effects thereof.

The present invention for achieving the above object is an automatic tax refund method using an online post duty free shop:

After the purchaser terminal accesses the online post-duty-free goods site, enters passport information, and receives a unique code matching the passport information, the purchaser terminal selects a specific post-duty-free article on the online post-duty-free site and designates a delivery location. When a purchase event occurs by paying with a card, the online post-duty-free goods site server issues an electronic refund slip separately from the electronic receipt,

When the delivery terminal or delivery terminal sends a delivery confirmation event to the purchaser terminal to the online post-duty-free site server while delivering the post-duty-free goods corresponding to the purchase event at the designated delivery location, the online post-duty-free article site server operates a refund window Automatically transmits the electronic refund slip to the operator system server,

When the customs reader reads the buyer's unique code through the screen of the buyer's terminal, a unique code confirmation event is transmitted to the refund window operating business server, whereby the refund window operating business server refunds the tax to the credit card at the time of purchase. It is characterized in that it comprises a step.

The present invention can innovatively simplify the complicated tax refund procedure that has been a problem in the post duty free shop (Tax Free) rather than the prior duty free shop (Duty Free). Accordingly, it creates an environment in which an online post-duty duty free shopping mall can be operated effectively.

On the other hand, even if it is an effect not explicitly mentioned herein, it is added that the effects described in the following specification expected by the technical features of the present invention and their potential effects are treated as described in the specification of the present invention.

1 schematically shows a system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 schematically shows the overall process of the method according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention.
※ It is revealed that the accompanying drawings are exemplified as a reference for understanding the technical idea of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereby.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention guided by various embodiments of the present invention and effects resulting from the configuration will be described with reference to the drawings. In the description of the present invention, if it is determined that the subject matter of the present invention may be unnecessarily obscured as it is obvious to those skilled in the art with respect to related known functions, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 schematically shows an example of a system configuration according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The post duty free shop server 100 operates and manages an online post duty free shop shopping mall site (including a mobile-based shopping app). It includes one or more server devices, which server devices consist of software/hardware equipment.

The unique code issuer 110 issues a unique code for each individual to a user who has signed up for a membership based on the user's passport number. Preferably, it may be a QR code, or a barcode. A user can be identified through a unique code, and data such as the user's personal information, passport number, purchase history, and electronic refund slip information can be read.

When a product purchase event occurs after payment is completed in the online shopping mall, the electronic refund slip issuer 120 issues an electronic refund slip for transmission to the refund window operating system as an electronic slip corresponding to the product purchase event. This is a different concept from issuing a receipt. According to the system of the present invention, a receipt is issued and an electronic refund slip is also issued. Preferably, the electronic refund slip issued at this time is transmitted to the refund window operating operator system server 200 in a timely manner.

The post duty free shop server 100 includes one or more databases 131 , 133 , and 135 . The database 131 stores user information matched with a unique code. The database 133 stores electronic refund slip information. The database 135 stores duty-free product information. In addition, various databases can be added as needed. Examples of such databases include a database that records logs, a database related to payment, and the like.

The purchaser terminals 10 and 10 execute a series of events such as a membership registration event and a product purchase event through the post duty free shop server 100 . It may be a computer terminal or may be a mobile terminal including a smartphone.

In addition, the purchaser terminals 10 and 10 access a website provided by the duty-free shop server 100 through the Internet and enter passport information to register as a member. After downloading and installing the mobile application, you can register as a member. Accordingly, a unique code is issued by the unique code issuer 110 .

In the present invention, the refund window operating operator system server 200 may communicate with the post-duty-free shop server 100 described above. Preferably, it can be integrated and operated as one system. The refund window operating operator system server 200 operates and manages a system related to tax refund agency work for post-tax exemption products. Register the aforementioned electronic refund slip and process the refund business.

The customs server 300 may read the above-described unique code by a customs reader (not shown) to record the export of the purchased product and store it in the database. By reading the user's unique code, the export confirmation event of the customs at the departure port is generated, and the export confirmation event is automatically transmitted to the refund window operating system. This will automatically complete the refund request. In addition, the information related to the tax refund business is matched in connection with the refund window operating business system.

Although not shown, the user may purchase the duty-free goods after purchase at the online shopping mall, and then designate a place to receive the duty-free goods. Such places may be a hotel, a departure port delivery area, an arrival port delivery area, and the like. In a preferred embodiment, a mobile application dedicated to the deliverer may be installed on the device of the deliverer who delivers the duty-free goods, and the delivery completion event may be transmitted to the post duty free shop server 100 through the mobile application dedicated to the deliverer.

2 discloses the overall process of the method according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention. This is the procedure for receiving a tax refund when a user purchases duty-free items from the duty-free shopping mall site after online with a credit card.

First, the buyer terminal accesses the online post-duty-free shopping mall site and pays certain duty-free item(s) using a credit card (S100). After completing the payment, a purchase event for duty-free items occurs. Preferably, the server has already stored personal information including the buyer's passport information, and has issued a unique code corresponding to this information. The unique code is preferably a QR code or barcode that can be read by a reader, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to such a code.

When a purchase event occurs, the server issues an electronic receipt and at the same time issues an electronic refund slip distinct from the electronic receipt (S110). An electronic receipt is an electronic document proving that a purchase event occurred by paying for duty-free goods with a credit card. However, the electronic refund slip is an electronic document that is registered in the refund window operator system and records the data required to calculate the tax refund.

On the other hand, if the post-duty-free product corresponding to the purchase event is less than 500,000 won, up to the limit of 2 million won per person, it is immediately refunded (S115). Refund the set tax to the credit card.

After payment, the duty-free goods must be delivered. Preferably, in the payment process, the buyer can specify the delivery location. The duty free goods will then be shipped to the delivery location after payment. A delivery confirmation event is generated by the deliverer (meaning a computer terminal or mobile terminal of a delivery system) (S120). The shipper will check the buyer's passport and deliver the duty-free items. Upon receiving a delivery confirmation event proving this fact, the server delivers the electronic refund slip to the refund window operating operator system server. The electronic refund slip issued by the duty free shop server is automatically registered in the refund window operating business system. Therefore, according to the present invention, the inconvenience of the prior art of having to wait in line to register a refund slip by visiting a place designated by the refund window operator before entering the bonded area is completely eliminated.

Next, the customs reader reads the unique code displayed on the screen of the buyer terminal (S130). This is a procedure to confirm that the duty-free goods have been legally delivered/exported to the buyer. A unique code confirmation event (export confirmation event) is recorded in the customs server, and a unique code confirmation event is automatically transmitted to the refund window operating operator system. Preferably, it may be delivered to the refund window operating operator system through the customs system. In another preferred embodiment, a unique code confirmation event may be transmitted to the refund window operating operator system through the mobile application of the purchaser terminal. Since this has been confirmed by customs soon, the refund window operator has the meaning of a 'refund application' to refund the tax to the buyer's credit card used at the time of payment. Therefore, there is no need for the buyer to separately apply for a refund by visiting the kiosk of the operator operating the refund window installed in the bonded area after customs confirmation, which was one of the major inconveniences of the prior art.

Finally, the refund window operating operator system server applies the tax to the credit card of the buyer used at the time of payment (S140). Preferably, the credit card information of the purchaser may be recorded in the electronic refund slip. Also, preferably, the refund window operating operator system server may receive credit card information from the duty-free shop server afterward.

Through the above process, all procedures are performed automatically in a computer network system, so it has the advantage of dramatically reducing the time a buyer has to wait for a tax refund, apply, and wait. In addition, in the present invention, since there is no paper receipt or slip, illegal supply and demand using another person's slip can be fundamentally blocked.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the system of the post duty-free shop and the refund window operating operator is integrated and configured, the rebate flowing from the refund window operating operator to the post-duty duty free shop is fundamentally prevented, thereby satisfying the purpose and purpose of the government's post-duty duty free shop operation. results can be derived.

On the other hand, if the payment was made with cash instead of a credit card in step S100, the tax is refunded using a kiosk (usually managed by a refund window operator) that refunds the tax in cash because step S140 is impossible.

Events made in the buyer terminal and the delivery terminal may be made through a dedicated application installed on the smartphone.

For reference, the automatic tax refund method using an online post-duty duty free shop according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

Examples of computer-readable media include hard disks, magnetic media such as floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROM, RAM, A hardware device specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as flash memory, may be included. Examples of program instructions include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter as well as machine codes such as those generated by a compiler. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

The protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the description and expression of the embodiments explicitly described above. In addition, it is added once again that the protection scope of the present invention cannot be limited due to obvious changes or substitutions in the technical field to which the present invention pertains.

Claims (1)

After the purchaser terminal accesses the online post-duty-free goods site, enters passport information, and receives a unique code matching the passport information, the purchaser terminal selects a specific post-duty-free article on the online post-duty-free site and designates a delivery location. When a purchase event occurs by paying with a card, the online post-duty-free goods site server issues an electronic refund slip separately from the electronic receipt,
When the delivery terminal or delivery terminal sends a delivery confirmation event to the purchaser terminal to the online post-duty-free site server while delivering the post-duty-free goods corresponding to the purchase event at the designated delivery location, the online post-duty-free article site server operates a refund window Automatically transmits the electronic refund slip to the operator's system server,
When the customs reader reads the buyer's unique code through the screen of the buyer's terminal, a unique code confirmation event is transmitted to the refund window operating business server, whereby the refund window operating business server refunds the tax to the credit card at the time of purchase. Automatic tax refund method using an online post-duty duty free shop, comprising the steps of.

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