Tax-exemption management device, tax-exemption management method, and tax-exemption management program

The tax-exemption management device automatically issues discount tickets for non-tax-exempt items, addressing inefficiencies in mixed purchases and ensuring seamless tax-free shopping.

JP2025139302AActive Publication Date: 2025-09-26BILLING SYST CORP
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Application Number
JP2024038155
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-12
Publication Date
2025-09-26
Estimated Expiration
2044-03-12

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing systems fail to automatically issue discount tickets for non-tax-exempt items during mixed purchases, leading to inefficiencies in tax-free shopping.

Method used

A tax-exemption management device connected to a terminal device, featuring a memory unit and control unit, which determines tax-exempt status and issues discount tickets for non-exempt items, using payment services like debit/credit cards or electronic money, ensuring seamless payment.

Benefits of technology

Enables immediate issuance of discount tickets for non-tax-exempt items, maintaining sales revenue and ensuring all items are purchased tax-free, avoiding additional tax collection.

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Abstract

To provide a tax-exemption management device, a tax-exemption management method, and a tax-exemption management program that, when checking tax exemption of the entire tax exemption purchase desired commodities, if there are any commodities that are not subjected to the tax exemption among commodities to be purchased from now, immediately issue a certain discount ticket for the taxable commodities and allow it to be used for payment on them.SOLUTION: A control part of a tax-exemption management device is configured to: acquire tax-exemption desired commodity prices of multiple tax-exemption desired commodities desired to be purchased by a tax-exemption target customer, which are sent from a terminal device of a duty-free store; determine whether or not some of the tax-exemption desired commodities are outside a tax-exemption range based on tax-exemption setting data and cumulative data; and immediately issue discount ticket data that can be used to pay for the tax-exemption desired commodities that are outside the tax-exemption range and transmit the discount ticket data to the terminal device of the duty-free store, when it is determined that some of the tax-exemption desired commodities are outside the tax-exemption range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
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Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a tax exemption management device, a tax exemption management method, and a tax exemption management program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that checks whether tax exemption applies, and if tax exemption is not applicable, deducts a certain discount amount from the unit price of one product through discount processing according to predetermined rules. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7248461 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the invention described in Patent Document 1 had the problem that when paying for tax-free items that include a mixture of tax-free and non-tax-free items, discount tickets for the non-tax-free items could not be automatically issued immediately and used to pay for them.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and aims to provide a tax exemption management device, a tax exemption management method, and a tax exemption management program that, when checking the tax exemption of all the products desired to be purchased, if there are any products that are not subject to tax exemption among the products to be purchased, instantly issue certain discount tickets for those taxable products and allow them to be used for payment. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the tax-exemption management device of the present invention is a tax-exemption management device that is communicably connected to a terminal device and includes a memory unit and a control unit, wherein the memory unit includes tax-exemption management storage means that stores tax-exempt setting data that sets a tax-exempt range and cumulative data including the cumulative price of tax-exempt sales goods linked to the passport of each tax-exempt person, and the control unit includes: preference acquisition means that acquires tax-exempt product prices of a plurality of tax-exempt products that the tax-exempt person wishes to purchase, sent from the terminal device of the tax-free shop; tax-exemption determination means that determines whether or not some of the tax-exempt products are outside the tax-exempt range based on the tax-exempt setting data and the cumulative data; and ticket issuance means that, when it is determined that some of the tax-exempt products are outside the tax-exempt range, immediately issues discount ticket data that can be used to pay for the tax-exempt products that are outside the tax-exempt range, and transmits the discount ticket data to the terminal device of the tax-free shop.

[0007] In the tax exemption management device according to the present invention, the discount ticket data is discount application data of an amount equal to the amount of consumption tax on the desired tax-exempt product that falls outside the tax exemption range.

[0008] In addition, in the tax exemption management device according to the present invention, the tax exemption range is set to an upper limit of tax exemption amount, and the tax exemption determination means determines whether or not a part of the desired tax-exempt goods falls outside the tax exemption range by determining whether the amount of the desired tax-exempt goods exceeds the upper limit of tax exemption amount based on the tax exemption setting data and the cumulative data.

[0009] In addition, in the tax-exemption management device according to the present invention, the tax-exemption management storage means further stores payment service data in which a user account for a payment service is set, and the ticket issuing means, when it is determined that part of the desired tax-exempt goods is outside the tax-exemption range, immediately issues the discount ticket data that can be used to pay for the desired tax-exempt goods that are outside the tax-exemption range by the payment service, and transmits the discount ticket data to a terminal device of the duty-free shop.

[0010] In the tax exemption management device according to the present invention, the discount ticket data is set with a discount amount that minimizes the amount of consumption tax.

[0011] In addition, in the tax-free management device of the present invention, the ticket issuing means is further characterized in that, when it is determined that some of the desired tax-free goods are outside the tax-free range, it sends a warning notice and / or a comment notice regarding the existence of the desired tax-free goods that are outside the tax-free range to the terminal device of the tax-free shop.

[0012] In the tax-exemption management device according to the present invention, the ticket issuing means is further characterized in that, when it is determined that some of the desired tax-exempt goods are not outside the tax-exempt range, it transmits a comment notification indicating that all of the desired tax-exempt goods will be tax-exempt, or a comment notification indicating that all of the desired tax-exempt goods will not be tax-exempt, to the terminal device of the tax-free shop.

[0013] In addition, in the tax-free management device according to the present invention, the payment service is a debit card, a credit card, electronic money, a two-dimensional code payment service, a barcode payment service, a smartphone payment service, or a prepaid card.

[0014] Further, a tax exemption management method according to the present invention is a tax exemption management method to be executed by a tax exemption management device which is communicatively connected to a terminal device and which has a memory unit and a control unit, wherein the memory unit comprises tax exemption management storage means which stores tax exemption setting data which sets a tax exemption range and cumulative data which includes the cumulative price of tax-free sales goods linked to the passport of each tax exempt person, and is executed by the control unit, and is characterized in that the method includes: a desire acquisition step which acquires tax-free product prices of a plurality of tax-exempt products which the tax exempt person wishes to purchase and which are sent from the terminal device of a tax-free shop; a tax exemption determination step which determines whether or not some of the tax-exempt products are outside the tax exemption range based on the tax exemption setting data and the cumulative data; and a ticket issuance step which, when it is determined that some of the tax-exempt products are outside the tax exemption range, immediately issues discount ticket data which can be used to pay for the tax-exempt products which are outside the tax exemption range, and transmits the discount ticket data to the terminal device of the tax-free shop.

[0015] Further, a tax exemption management program according to the present invention is a tax exemption management program to be executed by a tax exemption management device which is communicatively connected to a terminal device and which has a memory unit and a control unit, wherein the memory unit comprises tax exemption management storage means which stores tax exemption setting data which sets a tax exemption range and cumulative data which includes the cumulative price of tax-free sales goods linked to the passport of each tax exempt person, and the control unit executes the following steps in the tax exemption management program: a request acquisition step which acquires tax exemption desired product prices of a plurality of tax-exempt desired products which the tax exempt person wishes to purchase and which are sent from the terminal device of the tax-free shop; a tax exemption determination step which determines whether or not some of the tax-exempt desired products fall outside the tax exemption range based on the tax exemption setting data and the cumulative data; and a ticket issuance step which, when it is determined that some of the tax-exempt desired products fall outside the tax exemption range, immediately issues discount ticket data which can be used to pay for the tax-exempt desired products which are outside the tax exemption range, and transmits the discount ticket data to the terminal device of the tax-free shop. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] According to the present invention, by offering a fixed discount (for example, the same amount as the consumption tax) on taxable items, sellers can avoid a decrease in sales due to taxation. Furthermore, according to the present invention, users can purchase all items at tax-free prices. Furthermore, according to the present invention, discounted items are treated as taxable items, so they are not subject to tax exemption, and subsequent collection of additional tax can be avoided. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional tax exemption management process. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the tax exemption management process in this embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the tax exemption management system according to this embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the process of the tax exemption management system in this embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

[0019] [1. Overview] First, an outline of the present invention will be described. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional tax exemption management process. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a tax exemption management process in this embodiment.

[0020] As shown in Figure 1, traditionally, at tax-free registers, staff would check customers' passports, confirm whether the products were eligible for tax-free shopping, process the tax-free process, and deliver the consumables in special tax-free packaging. The sales details of the tax-free products were linked to the passport data and sent to the National Tax Agency's tax-free database (DB). Also, as shown in Figure 1, traditionally, at tax-free counters, staff would check customers' passports, confirm whether the products purchased at each sales counter that day were eligible for tax-free shopping, and after confirming whether they were eligible for tax-free shopping, calculate the consumption tax on the receipt, refund the applicable consumption tax, deliver the consumables in special tax-free packaging, and deliver the products in special tax-free packaging. The sales details of the tax-free products were linked to the passport data and sent to the National Tax Agency's tax-free DB. As a result, the National Tax Agency's tax-free DB previously accumulated detailed shopping data linked to the passport data handled at each tax-free store, allowing for the creation of a detailed list of what was purchased tax-free for each passport number, in what order, at which store, without the need to check items taken out of the country.

[0021] Therefore, as shown in Figure 2, in this embodiment, purchase detail data linked to the same passport as the data sent from the duty-free shop to the National Tax Agency database is received, and a database is constructed that accumulates data linking the purchase detail data of each person's tax-free purchases with the purchaser's passport data, similar to the database constructed by the National Tax Agency. Then, in this embodiment, the shopping detail data linked to the passport number of the item being purchased now is aggregated with the shopping data of already purchased duty-free items linked to the same passport number, and when checking the tax-free status of all tax-free purchases, if there are any items among the items being purchased now that are not eligible for tax-free exemption, a system is provided in which certain discount tickets (for example, a discount equal to the amount of consumption tax) are immediately issued for those tax-exempt items and can be used to pay for them.

[0022] [2. Duty-free management system configuration] An example of the configuration of a tax exemption management system in which a terminal device 100 (terminal device 100 of a duty-free shop), a server (tax exemption management device) 200, and a financial institution system (electronic banking system) 500 according to this embodiment are communicatively connected will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the tax exemption management system in this embodiment.

[0023] [Configuration of terminal device 100] In FIG. 3, the terminal device 100 may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PHS, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or a code reader (e.g., a QR Code (registered trademark) reader), or an information processing device such as a commercially available desktop or notebook personal computer.

[0024] The terminal device 100 includes a control unit 102, a storage unit 106, and an input / output unit 112, and the units included in the terminal device 100 are communicably connected via any communication path.

[0025] The input / output unit 112 may have a function for inputting and outputting data (I / O). Here, the input / output unit 112 may be, for example, a key input unit, a touch panel, a control pad (e.g., a touch pad, a game pad, etc.), a mouse, a keyboard, a microphone, etc. The input / output unit 112 may also be a display unit (e.g., a display, monitor, touch panel, etc., made of liquid crystal or organic electroluminescence, etc.) that displays (input / output) information of application software, etc. The input / output unit 112 may also be an audio output unit (e.g., a speaker, etc.) that outputs audio information as audio. The input / output unit 112 may also be an image input unit (e.g., a camera, etc.) that records images (still images and videos) captured by an imaging element such as a CCD image sensor or a CMOS image sensor as digital data. The input / output unit 112 may also be a fingerprint sensor, a camera (e.g., an infrared camera, etc.) that can be used for iris authentication or face authentication, etc., and / or a biometric sensor such as a vein sensor.

[0026] The terminal device 100 has a function of communicatively connecting to other devices via a network 300 and communicating data with the other devices. Here, the network 300 has a function of communicatively connecting the terminal device 100 to the other devices, and is, for example, the Internet and / or a LAN (Local Area Network), etc.

[0027] The storage unit 106 stores various databases, tables, and / or files. The storage unit 106 stores computer programs that cooperate with an operating system (OS) to issue commands to a central processing unit (CPU) to perform various processes. The storage unit 106 may be, for example, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), a hard disk drive (HDD), and / or a solid state drive (SSD). The storage unit 106 may store image data recorded by the input / output unit 112, data received via the network 300, and / or input data input via the input / output unit 112.

[0028] The control unit 102 is a CPU or the like that performs overall control of the terminal device 100. The control unit 102 has an internal memory for storing control programs such as an OS, programs that define various processing procedures, and required data, and executes various information processes based on these stored programs. For example, the control unit 102 may execute processes such as acquiring image data recorded in the input / output unit 112, reading character data (such as a URL) included in the image data, sending and receiving data via the network 300, acquiring input data entered via the input / output unit 112, and displaying data (on the screen) on the output unit 114. The control unit 102 may also execute optical character recognition (OCR) processing.

[0029] [Server 200 configuration] 3, server 200 may be an information processing device such as a personal computer or a workstation. Server 200 includes a control unit 202 and a storage unit 206, and the units included in server 200 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via any communication path. Server 200 is connected to other devices via network 300 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0030] The memory unit 206 stores various databases, tables, and / or files. The memory unit 206 stores computer programs that work in cooperation with the OS to issue instructions to the CPU to perform various processes. The memory unit 206 is a storage means such as RAM, ROM, HDD, and / or SSD, and stores various databases and tables. Functionally, the memory unit 206 is equipped with a duty-free management database 206a.

[0031] The tax exemption management database 206a stores tax exemption management data. The tax exemption management database 206a may store tax exemption setting data that sets the tax exemption range and cumulative data including the cumulative price of tax-free merchandise linked to the passport of each tax exemption eligible person. The tax exemption range may be set with a maximum tax exemption amount. The tax exemption range may also include tax-free items, the maximum tax exemption quantity, and notes. The tax exemption management database 206a may also store payment service data that sets a user account for a payment service. The user account may include a personal identification code. The payment service may be a debit card, a credit card, electronic money, a two-dimensional code payment service, a barcode payment service, a smartphone payment service, a prepaid card, or the like. The payment service data may also include application software for the payment service. The user account may also include an account for the application software (payment app) for the payment service. The payment service data may also store implementation data, including whether or not the application software for the payment service is installed in the terminal device 100. The user account may also include source data for each user of the payment service. Here, the source data may include bank account data including a transfer bank account number and the account holder's name, deposit data, and / or credit card data including a credit card number, a registered user name, and / or a security code. The user account may also include a name, an address, a telephone number, an email address, and / or a password. The payment service data may also include user identification data for the user of the terminal device 100. The payment service data may also include a usage history such as the user's payment history. Here, the payment history may be set in association with the user, the payment amount, and / or the date and time of payment.

[0032] The control unit 202 is a CPU or the like that performs overall control of the server 200. The control unit 202 has an internal memory for storing control programs such as an OS, programs that define various processing procedures, required data, etc., and executes various information processes based on these stored programs. Functionally, the control unit 202 conceptually comprises a request acquisition unit 202a, a tax exemption determination unit 202b, and a ticket issuance unit 202c.

[0033] The request acquisition unit 202a acquires the tax-exemption desired product prices of the tax-exempt desired products. Here, the request acquisition unit 202a may acquire the tax-exemption desired product prices of multiple tax-exempt desired products that the tax-exempt eligible person wishes to purchase, sent from the terminal device 100 of the tax-free store.

[0034] The tax exemption determination unit 202b determines whether or not a part of the desired tax-exempt goods falls outside the tax-exempt range. Here, the tax exemption determination unit 202b may determine whether or not a part of the desired tax-exempt goods falls outside the tax-exempt range based on the tax exemption setting data and the cumulative data. Furthermore, the tax exemption determination unit 202b may determine whether or not a part of the desired tax-exempt goods falls outside the tax-exempt range by determining whether or not the price of the desired tax-exempt goods exceeds the upper limit of tax exemption based on the tax exemption setting data and the cumulative data.

[0035] The ticket issuing unit 202c issues discount ticket data that can be used to pay for the products. If the ticket issuing unit 202c determines that some of the desired tax-exempt products fall outside the tax-exemption range, it may immediately issue discount ticket data that can be used to pay for the desired tax-exempt products that fall outside the tax-exemption range and transmit the discount ticket data to the terminal device 100 of the duty-free shop. The discount ticket data may be data that applies a discount equal to the amount of consumption tax on the desired tax-exempt products that fall outside the tax-exemption range. Alternatively, the discount ticket data may be data that applies a discount smaller than the amount of consumption tax on the desired tax-exempt products that fall outside the tax-exemption range. Alternatively, the discount ticket data may be data that applies a discount larger than the amount of consumption tax on the desired tax-exempt products that fall outside the tax-exemption range. If the ticket issuing unit 202c determines that some of the desired tax-exempt products fall outside the tax-exemption range, it may immediately issue discount ticket data that can be used to pay for the desired tax-exempt products that fall outside the tax-exemption range via a payment service and transmit the discount ticket data to the terminal device 100 of the duty-free shop. The discount ticket data may be set with a discount amount that minimizes the amount of consumption tax. Furthermore, when it is determined that some of the desired tax-exempt items fall outside the tax-exempt range, the ticket issuing unit 202c may transmit a warning notice and / or a comment notice regarding the existence of the desired tax-exempt items that fall outside the tax-exempt range to the terminal device 100 of the duty-free shop. Furthermore, when it is determined that some of the desired tax-exempt items do not fall outside the tax-exempt range, the ticket issuing unit 202c may transmit a comment notice indicating that all the desired tax-exempt items will be tax-exempt, or a comment notice indicating that all the desired tax-exempt items will not be tax-exempt, to the terminal device 100 of the duty-free shop.

[0036] [Configuration of financial institution system 500] In Figure 3, the financial institution system 500 may be an information processing device such as a personal computer or a workstation. Here, the financial institution system 500 is connected to other devices via a network 300 so that they can communicate with each other. The financial institution system 500 may also have an account for a payment service. The financial institution system 500 may also execute an account transfer process from the account for the payment service to the account of a product seller. The financial institution system 500 may also execute a transfer process from the account for the payment service to the account of a product seller at another financial institution.

[0037] [3. Processing of the tax exemption management system] An example of the processing of the tax exemption management system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing of the tax exemption management system according to this embodiment.

[0038] As shown in FIG. 4, the request acquisition unit 202a of the server 200 acquires the prices of the tax-free items that the tax-exempt customer wishes to purchase, sent from the terminal device 100 of the tax-free shop (step SA-1).

[0039] Then, the tax exemption determination unit 202b of the server 200 determines whether or not some of the desired tax-exempt products fall outside the tax-exempt range by determining whether the amount of the desired tax-exempt products exceeds the tax-exemption upper limit, based on the tax-exempt setting data and cumulative data stored in the tax-exemption management database 206a (step SA-2).

[0040] If the tax exemption determination unit 202b of the server 200 determines that some of the desired tax-exempt products are outside the tax-exempt range (step SA-2: Yes), the process proceeds to step SA-3.

[0041] The ticket issuing unit 202c of the server 200 then immediately issues discount ticket data for an amount equal to the consumption tax amount of the desired tax-exempt items that are outside the tax-exempt range, which can be used to pay for the desired tax-exempt items that are outside the tax-exempt range using the payment service, and transmits the discount ticket data, as well as a warning notice and a comment notice regarding the existence of the desired tax-exempt items that are outside the tax-exempt range, to the terminal device 100 of the duty-free store (step SA-3), and the process ends.

[0042] On the other hand, if the tax exemption determination unit 202b of the server 200 determines that some of the tax-exempt products are within the tax exemption range (step SA-2: No), the process proceeds to step SA-4.

[0043] Then, the ticket issuing unit 202c of the server 200 sends a comment notification to the terminal device 100 of the duty-free store indicating that all the desired tax-exempt items will be tax-exempt, or a comment notification indicating that all the desired tax-exempt items will not be tax-exempt (step SA-4), and ends the processing.

[0044] 4. Other Embodiments The present invention may be implemented in various different embodiments other than those described above within the scope of the technical concept set forth in the claims.

[0045] For example, among the processes described in the embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically using known methods.

[0046] Furthermore, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including parameters such as registered data and search conditions for each process, screen examples, and database configurations shown in this specification and drawings can be changed as desired unless otherwise specified.

[0047] Furthermore, the components of the terminal device 100, server 200, etc. shown in the figures are conceptual functional components, and do not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figures.

[0048] For example, all or any part of the processing functions of the terminal device 100 and the server 200, etc., particularly the processing functions performed by the control unit, may be implemented by a CPU and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be implemented as hardware using wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium containing programmed instructions for causing the information processing device to execute the processes described in this embodiment, and is mechanically read by the terminal device 100 as needed. That is, a computer program for providing instructions to the CPU in cooperation with the OS and performing various processes is recorded in a storage unit such as a ROM or HDD (Hard Disk Drive). This computer program is executed by being loaded into RAM, and cooperates with the CPU to form the control unit.

[0049] In addition, this computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the terminal device 100, the server 200, etc. via any network 300, and it is also possible to download all or part of it as needed.

[0050] Furthermore, the program for executing the processes described in this embodiment may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium or configured as a program product. Here, the term "recording medium" includes any "portable physical medium" such as a memory card, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory, a Secure Digital (SD) card, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM (registered trademark)), a Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), a Magneto-Optical disk (MO), a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), and a Blu-ray (registered trademark) disc.

[0051] Furthermore, a "program" is a data processing method written in any language or description method, and does not matter whether it is in the form of source code or binary code. Note that a "program" is not necessarily limited to a single structure, but also includes a structure that is distributed as multiple modules or libraries, or a structure that achieves its function by cooperating with a separate program, such as an OS. Note that the specific configuration and reading procedure for reading a recording medium in each device shown in this embodiment, as well as the installation procedure after reading, can use well-known configurations and procedures.

[0052] The various databases stored in the memory unit are storage means such as memory devices such as RAM and ROM, fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks, and store various programs, tables, databases, and web page files used for various processes and providing websites.

[0053] The terminal device 100 and the server 200 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may be configured as the information processing device to which any peripheral device is connected. The terminal device 100 and the server 200 may be realized by installing software (including programs or data) that causes the device to perform the processing described in this embodiment.

[0054] Furthermore, the specific form of distribution and integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and all or part of them can be configured by functionally or physically distributing and integrating them in any unit depending on various additions or functional loads. In other words, the above-described embodiments can be implemented in any combination, or embodiments can be implemented selectively. [Industrial Applicability]

[0055] The present invention is useful in the retail industry, including the duty-free industry, and in the financial industry. [Explanation of symbols]

[0056] 100 Terminal Device 102 Control section 106 Storage section 112 Input / output section 200 servers 202 Control section 202a Request Acquisition Department 202b Tax exemption determination department 202c Ticketing Department 206 Memory section 206a Tax-free Management Database 300 Network 500 Financial Institution Systems

Claims

1. A tax exemption management device that is communicably connected to a terminal device and includes a storage unit and a control unit, The storage unit a tax-free management storage means for storing tax-free setting data that sets the tax-free range and cumulative data including the cumulative amount of tax-free sales goods linked to the passport of each tax-free eligible person; Equipped with The control unit a request acquisition means for acquiring the prices of the multiple tax-exempt desired products that the tax-exempt eligible person wishes to purchase, which prices are sent from the terminal device of the tax-free shop; a tax exemption determination means for determining whether or not a part of the desired tax-exempt goods falls outside the tax-exempt range based on the tax exemption setting data and the cumulative data; a ticket issuing means for immediately issuing discount ticket data that can be used to pay for the desired tax-exempt goods that are outside the tax-exemption range when it is determined that the desired tax-exempt goods are outside the tax-exemption range, and transmitting the discount ticket data to a terminal device of the duty-free store; A tax-free management device comprising:

2. The discount ticket data is 2. The tax exemption management device according to claim 1, wherein the discount application data is the same as the amount of consumption tax on the desired tax-exempt product that falls outside the tax exemption range.

3. The tax-free range is as follows: A maximum tax-free amount is set, The tax exemption determination means 3. The tax exemption management device according to claim 1, wherein the device determines whether a part of the desired tax-exempt goods falls outside the tax-exempt range by determining whether the amount of the desired tax-exempt goods exceeds the upper tax-exemption limit based on the tax-exemption setting data and the cumulative data.

4. The tax exemption management storage means Furthermore, the payment service data for setting up a user account for the payment service is stored; The ticket issuing means The tax exemption management device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, when it is determined that some of the tax-exempt goods desired are outside the tax-exemption range, the discount ticket data that can be used to pay for the tax-exempt goods desired that are outside the tax-exemption range using the payment service is immediately issued, and the discount ticket data is transmitted to a terminal device of the tax-free store.

5. The discount ticket data is 3. The tax exemption management device according to claim 2, wherein a discount amount that minimizes the consumption tax amount is set.

6. The ticket issuing means The tax-free management device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a warning notice and / or a comment notice regarding the existence of the tax-free goods outside the tax-free range, which is sent to the terminal device of the tax-free shop when it is determined that some of the tax-free goods are outside the tax-free range.

7. The ticket issuing means The tax exemption management device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a comment notification indicating that all of the tax-exempt desired items will be tax-exempt, or a comment notification indicating that all of the tax-exempt desired items will not be tax-exempt, when it is determined that some of the tax-exempt desired items are not outside the tax-exempt range, being sent to the terminal device of the tax-free shop.

8. The payment service is 5. The tax-exemption management device according to claim 4, wherein the device is a debit card, a credit card, electronic money, a two-dimensional code payment service, a barcode payment service, a smartphone payment service, or a prepaid card.

9. A tax exemption management method to be executed by a tax exemption management device that is communicably connected to a terminal device and includes a storage unit and a control unit, The storage unit a tax-free management storage means for storing tax-free setting data that sets the tax-free range and cumulative data including the cumulative amount of tax-free sales goods linked to the passport of each tax-free eligible person; Equipped with The control unit executes a request acquisition step of acquiring the prices of the multiple tax-exempt desired products that the tax-exempt eligible person wishes to purchase, which prices are sent from the terminal device of the duty-free shop; a tax exemption determination step of determining whether or not a part of the desired tax-exempt goods falls outside the tax-exempt range based on the tax exemption setting data and the cumulative data; a ticket issuing step of immediately issuing discount ticket data that can be used to pay for the desired tax-exempt goods that are outside the tax-exemption range, when it is determined that some of the desired tax-exempt goods are outside the tax-exemption range, and transmitting the discount ticket data to a terminal device of the duty-free store; A tax exemption management method comprising:

10. A tax exemption management program to be executed by a tax exemption management device that is communicably connected to a terminal device and has a storage unit and a control unit, The storage unit a tax-free management storage means for storing tax-free setting data that sets the tax-free range and cumulative data including the cumulative amount of tax-free sales goods linked to the passport of each tax-free eligible person; Equipped with In the control unit, a request acquisition step of acquiring the prices of the multiple tax-exempt desired products that the tax-exempt eligible person wishes to purchase, which prices are sent from the terminal device of the duty-free shop; a tax exemption determination step of determining whether or not a part of the desired tax-exempt goods falls outside the tax-exempt range based on the tax exemption setting data and the cumulative data; a ticket issuing step of immediately issuing discount ticket data that can be used to pay for the desired tax-exempt goods that are outside the tax-exemption range, when it is determined that some of the desired tax-exempt goods are outside the tax-exemption range, and transmitting the discount ticket data to a terminal device of the duty-free store; Tax-free management program to implement.

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