TWI684952B - Tax refund platform, tax refund system and tax refund method - Google Patents

Abstract

A tax refund platform includes a communication module configured for receiving at least a tax refund details information, a control module electrically connected to the communication module and configured for generating tax refund amount data corresponding to the tax refund details information based on the tax refund details information, and a bar code generation module electrically connected to the control module and configured for generating an application bar code for the tax refund amount data based on the tax refund amount data, wherein the application bar code is stored in a database for tax refund counters or customhouses to verify or check. The present invention can save printing cost and paper cost and is environment-friendly. Therefore, the overall tax refund process is simplified and the overall tax refund efficiency is increased. The present invention also provides a tax refund system having the tax refund platform and a tax refund method thereof.

Description

Tax refund platform, tax refund system and tax refund method

The invention relates to a tax refund technology, in particular to a tax refund platform, tax refund system and tax refund method for passengers.

In response to the rise of the concept of a global village, people from all over the world have become more and more frequent. Due to Taiwan’s transportation hub in East Asia, the technology is developed and the scenery is pleasant. It has become one of the major technology towns and tourist attractions in the eyes of foreign tourists.

As shown in Figure 1, in the past, when foreign tourists came to Taiwan to travel, after purchasing goods locally in Taiwan, specific business operators can provide foreign tourists with "refunds for the purchase of specific goods for foreign tourists" The "application form" paper information is for foreign passengers to use when using the "foreign passenger purchase tax refund form for specific goods" to apply for tax refund when they leave the country.

However, if the foreign passenger loses the paper information of the "Application Form for Tax Refund for Purchase of Specific Goods by Foreign Passengers", the tax refund will not be processed, resulting in a loss of money for the foreign passenger. In addition, for follow-up verification needs, these paper materials still need to be stored for future reference. For example, if a dispute arises in the future and needs to be checked, the customs unit needs to retrieve these paper materials in order to clarify the facts. However, with the accumulation of paper materials over time, the number will become larger and larger, and customs units need to free up more space to store these paper materials, causing pressure on inventory. In addition, once there is a need to check and retrieve these paper materials, the customs unit needs to perform manual search operations, which not only consumes manpower but also wastes time. In addition, because the "Application Form for Tax Refund for Purchase of Specific Goods by Foreign Passengers" is a paper document, in today's pursuit of paperlessness and emphasis on environmental protection, this approach does not conform to the current trend of carbon reduction.

Therefore, how to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology has become a major issue for those skilled in the art.

In view of this, the present invention provides a tax refund platform, including: a communication module for receiving at least one tax refund detail information; a control module for electrically connecting the communication module and generating according to the tax refund detail information Tax refund amount data corresponding to tax refund detail information; and a barcode generation module, which is electrically connected to the control module, and generates an application bar code corresponding to the tax refund amount data according to the tax refund amount data, wherein the application form Barcodes are stored in a database for verification or inspection by the tax refund counter or customs.

The aforementioned tax refund platform further includes a storage module, the storage module is electrically connected to the control module, and the database is set in the storage module.

In the aforementioned tax refund platform, the application barcode is a one-dimensional barcode (Barcode) or a two-dimensional barcode (QR code).

The present invention further provides a tax refund system, including: a tax refund platform as described above; a tax refund service website for receiving the at least one tax refund detail information; A merchant sales terminal is used to transmit at least one tax refund detail information to the tax refund platform and the tax refund service website; and a mobile communication device to receive the application barcode generated by the tax refund platform to display the application barcode.

In the aforementioned tax refund system, the tax refund service website uses the tax refund detail information to compare with the application barcode, and if the comparison is successful, the tax refund declaration is completed.

In the aforementioned tax refund system, the mobile communication device receives the tax refund amount data generated by the tax refund platform to display the tax refund amount data.

The present invention further provides a tax refund method, which includes: receiving at least one tax refund detail information through a communication module; generating a tax refund amount data corresponding to the tax refund detail information through a control module; and generating a correspondence corresponding to a barcode generation module The application barcode of the tax refund amount information, and store the application barcode in a database for the tax refund counter or customs to perform verification or inspection operations based on the application barcode.

In the aforementioned tax refund platform, system and method, the communication module further includes receiving an electronic signature with detailed information on the tax refund.

The aforementioned tax refund platform, system and method further include generating a verification barcode by using the barcode generation module corresponding to the application barcode.

It can be seen from the above that the tax refund platform, tax refund system and tax refund method of the present invention directly transmit the tax refund amount data to the mobile communication device of the foreign passenger through the network, so that the foreign passenger can now know the tax refund amount of the consumption. In addition, the present invention uses the application barcode to provide verification or inspection operations to the tax refund counter or customs. As a result, foreign travelers do not need to provide the paper information of the "Application Form for Tax Refund for Purchase of Specific Goods by Foreign Passengers". Space needs to be made available to store a pile of paper documents. Moreover, the efficiency of querying and retrieving digital documents through computers and the Internet is very high. Customs units no longer need to waste a lot of manpower and time on the work of looking up paper materials. In addition, because foreign travelers do not need to provide additional paper information on the "Application Form for Tax Refund for Purchase of Specific Goods by Foreign Tourists", this not only saves printing costs and paper costs, but also meets environmental protection requirements, and simplifies the overall tax refund process and improves Overall tax refund efficiency.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the embodiments are specifically described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings for detailed description. Additional features and advantages of the present invention will be partially explained in the following description, and these features and advantages will be partially apparent from the description, or may be learned by practicing the present invention. The features and advantages of the present invention are recognized and achieved by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the scope of the patent application. It should be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory, and are not intended to limit the claimed scope of the invention.

1‧‧‧ Passenger Tax Refund System

10‧‧‧ Passenger tax refund platform

11‧‧‧Control module

12‧‧‧Communication module

13‧‧‧ Barcode generation module

14‧‧‧storage module

141‧‧‧ Database

20‧‧‧ Merchant sales terminal

30‧‧‧Mobile communication device

31‧‧‧ Application barcode

32‧‧‧Check barcode

40‧‧‧ Foreign passenger tax refund service website

50‧‧‧Internet

S10~S30‧‧‧Step

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a foreign passenger's tax refund application form for purchasing specific goods; Figure 2 shows a block diagram of the passenger tax refund system of the present invention; Figures 3A and 3B show schematic diagrams of the login screen of the mobile communication device of the present invention; Figure 4 Schematic diagram showing the barcode of the application of the present invention to the tax refund counter for tax refund application; Figure 5 shows the barcode of the present invention to the tax refund counter for verification application Schematic diagram; and Figure 6 shows a flowchart of the passenger tax refund method of the present invention.

The following describes the embodiments of the present invention by specific specific embodiments. Those familiar with this technology can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification, and can also be implemented by other different specific embodiments. Or application.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the passenger tax refund system of the present invention; Figures 3A and 3B are schematic diagrams showing the login screen of the mobile communication device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the passenger tax refund system 1 includes a passenger tax refund platform 10, a merchant sales terminal 20, a mobile communication device 30, and a foreign passenger tax refund service website 40. The passenger tax refund platform 10, the merchant sales terminal 20, the mobile communication device 30, and the foreign passenger tax refund service website 40 can be connected to each other through the Internet 50. The merchant terminal 20 may include a cash register to which a specific business owner belongs. The mobile communication device 30 may include a mobile communication device such as a smart phone or a tablet computer to which the foreign passenger belongs.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, foreign passengers may first install a specific application (App) provided by the passenger tax refund platform 10 on the mobile communication device 30, and then register the nationality, nationality, etc. on the screen of the mobile communication device 30. After the ID number and basic data of the departure date, when you choose to purchase the goods, the tax refund method you choose, such as: cash, cheque and credit card payment methods, the above tax refund payment methods are for reference only, but not limited to this.

After the foreign passenger purchases the goods at the place of a specific business person, when issuing an invoice at the checkout, the cash register (that is, the merchant sales terminal 20) details the tax refund The information is transmitted to the passenger tax refund platform 10 and the foreign passenger tax refund service website 40. In some embodiments, at the same time when the invoice is issued at the checkout, the merchant sales terminal 20 can simultaneously send the electronic signature of the foreign passenger to the passenger tax refund platform 10 and the foreign passenger tax refund service website 40, by which the foreign passenger electronic signature Chapter of the certification action to avoid the occurrence of theft.

The passenger tax refund platform 10 includes a control module 11, a communication module 12, a barcode generation module 13 and a storage module 14. The control module 11 is electrically connected to the communication module 12, the barcode generation module 13 and the storage module 14. After the communication module 12 receives the tax refund detail information, the control module 11 generates tax refund amount data corresponding to the tax refund detail information according to the tax refund detail information. In some embodiments, the communication module 12 may transmit the tax refund amount data to the mobile communication device 30 of the foreign passenger. At this time, the foreign passenger can know the data of the tax refund amount after consumption of the invoice through the screen display of the mobile communication device 30, such as the tax refund amount and consumption details. In this way, foreign travelers can be informed of relevant tax refund amounts in real-time, and in case of fraud, foreign travelers can also be informed within the first time.

When the foreign passenger prepares to leave the country, the barcode generation module 13 can generate the application barcode 31 according to the tax refund amount data corresponding to the tax refund amount data. The application barcode 31 is stored in a database 141, and the database 141 is set in the storage module 14. The application barcode 31 may be a one-dimensional barcode (Barcode) or a two-dimensional barcode (QR code). At this time, the control module 11 in the passenger tax refund platform 10 transmits the application barcode 31 to the mobile communication device 30 of the foreign passenger through the communication module 12.

Figure 4 shows the barcode of the application form of the invention to the tax refund counter for tax refund application Schematic diagram. As shown in Figure 4, foreign passengers can use the application barcode 31 displayed on the screen of the mobile communication device 30 to the tax refund counter to perform the tax refund action. At this time, the tax refund staff scans the barcode 31 of the application, and the result of the scan will be transmitted to the foreign passenger tax refund service website 40 for comparison. In other words, the foreign passenger tax refund service website 40 compares the tax refund details with the application barcode 31. If the comparison is successful, the tax refund declaration is completed. At this time, the tax refund amount will be refunded to the foreign passenger in the form of cash, cheque, credit card and other payment methods in accordance with the previous foreign passenger setting.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the inspection barcode of the present invention to the tax refund counter for inspection application. As shown in FIG. 5, in some embodiments, when the foreign passenger is randomly selected or/and fails the customs inspection operation, and the inspection action needs to be performed again, the passenger tax refund platform 10 receives the inspection notice Afterwards, the control module 11 controls the barcode generation module 13 to generate an inspection barcode 32 corresponding to the application barcode 31 using the barcode generation module 13. Subsequently, the control module 11 in the passenger tax refund platform 10 transmits the inspection barcode 32 to the foreign passenger's mobile communication device 30 through the communication module 12 for the foreign passenger to use the inspection barcode 32 to the tax refund counter for verification again.

Figure 6 is a flowchart of the passenger tax refund method of the present invention. As shown in Figure 6, the passenger tax refund method includes:

As shown in step S10: receiving at least one tax refund detail information through a communication module 12. The communication module 12 in the passenger tax refund platform 10 receives detailed tax refund information transmitted from the merchant sales terminal 2.

As shown in step S20: a control module 11 generates tax refund amount data corresponding to tax refund detail information.

As shown in step S30: a barcode 31 of an application corresponding to the tax refund amount data is generated through a barcode generation module 13 for the tax refund counter or customs to perform the verification or inspection operation. In some embodiments, the barcode generation module 13 in the passenger tax refund platform 10 may generate an application barcode 31 corresponding to the tax refund amount data. The application barcode 31 is stored in a database 141, and the database 141 is set in the storage module 14. At this time, the control module 11 in the passenger tax refund platform 10 transmits the application barcode 31 to the mobile communication device 30 of the foreign passenger through the communication module 12. The foreign passenger then uses the application barcode 31 displayed on the screen of the mobile communication device 30 to the tax refund counter to perform the tax refund action.

It can be seen from the above that the tax refund platform, tax refund system and tax refund method of the present invention directly transmit the tax refund amount data to the mobile communication device of the foreign passenger through the network, so that the foreign passenger can now know the tax refund amount of the consumption. In addition, the present invention uses the application barcode to provide verification or inspection operations to the tax refund counter or customs. As a result, foreign travelers do not need to provide the paper information of the "Application Form for Tax Refund for Purchase of Specific Goods by Foreign Passengers", and customs units do not need to make room to store a pile of paper documents. Moreover, the efficiency of querying and retrieving digital documents through computers and the Internet is very high. Customs units no longer need to waste a lot of manpower and time on the work of looking up paper materials. In addition, because foreign travelers do not need to provide additional paper information on the "Application Form for Tax Refund for Purchase of Specific Goods by Foreign Tourists", this not only saves printing costs and paper costs, but also meets environmental protection requirements.

The above-mentioned embodiments only exemplarily illustrate the principles, features and effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Any familiar with this item Those skilled in the art can modify and change the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Any equivalent changes and modifications made using the disclosure of the present invention should still be covered by the scope of the patent application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the rights of the present invention should be as listed in the scope of patent application.

1‧‧‧ Passenger Tax Refund System

10‧‧‧ Passenger tax refund platform

11‧‧‧Control module

12‧‧‧Communication module

13‧‧‧ Barcode generation module

14‧‧‧storage module

141‧‧‧ Database

20‧‧‧ Merchant sales terminal

30‧‧‧Mobile communication device

40‧‧‧ Foreign passenger tax refund service website

50‧‧‧Internet

Claims (11)

A tax refund platform includes: a communication module for receiving at least one tax refund detail information; a control module for electrically connecting the communication module and generating a tax refund amount corresponding to the tax refund detail information according to the tax refund detail information Data to enable the communication module to send the tax refund amount data to a mobile communication device; and a barcode generation module that is electrically connected to the control module and generates a data corresponding to the tax refund amount data according to the tax refund amount data The application barcode, where the application barcode is stored in a database for verification or inspection by the tax refund counter or customs. The tax refund platform as described in item 1 of the patent application scope further includes a storage module, the storage module is electrically connected to the control module, and the database is set in the storage module. The tax refund platform as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the communication module further includes receiving an electronic signature with detailed information of the tax refund. The tax refund platform as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the barcode of the application is a one-dimensional barcode (Barcode) or a two-dimensional barcode (QR code). For example, the tax refund platform described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the barcode generation module also generates an inspection barcode corresponding to the application barcode. A tax refund system, including: the tax refund platform as described in any of items 1 to 5 of the patent application scope; A tax refund service website is used to receive the at least one tax refund detail information; a merchant sales terminal is used to send the at least one tax refund detail information to the tax refund platform and the tax refund service website; and a mobile communication device to receive the The application barcode generated by the tax refund platform is used to display the application barcode. For example, the tax refund system described in item 6 of the patent application scope, in which the tax refund service website uses the tax refund detail information to compare with the application barcode, and if the comparison is successful, the tax refund declaration is completed. The tax refund system as described in item 6 of the patent application scope, wherein the mobile communication device receives the tax refund amount data generated by the tax refund platform to display the tax refund amount data. A tax refund method includes: receiving at least one tax refund detail information through a communication module; generating tax refund amount data corresponding to the tax refund detail information through a control module; transmitting the tax refund amount data to a mobile communication through the communication module Device; and a barcode generation module generates an application barcode corresponding to the tax refund amount data, and stores the application barcode in a database for the tax refund counter or customs to perform verification or inspection operations based on the application barcode. The tax refund method as described in item 9 of the patent application scope further includes receiving an electronic signature with the tax refund details through the communication module. The passenger tax refund method as described in item 9 of the patent application scope further includes generating a check barcode by using the barcode generation module corresponding to the application barcode.

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