Abstract: A filter bag has at least one thread forming a pair of spaced apart first and second loops extending between a bottom and top region of the filter bag. The filter bag further has a support traversed by the thread, which forms a loop above the support. The loop is sized so a user can pull the thread and the bag upward toward the support to a squeezing position of the filter bag, wherein the bottom region thereof is lifted toward the top region.

Abstract: The invention is a system or method (collectively the “system”) for calculating transaction-based taxes, such as use tax and sales tax. Some of the data used to generate a tax calculation relate solely to the particular transaction. Other data can be potentially be used for several different transactions, and need only be collected and stored once. The tax calculator can generate tax calculations using both transaction data and non-transaction data, although such data can originate and be stored through different mechanisms and sources. The system can be configured to implement and enforce in an automated manner, the tax conclusions and selections provided by the merchant.

Abstract: The invention is a system or method (collectively the “system”) for calculating transaction-based taxes, such as use tax and sales tax. Some of the data used to generate a tax calculation relate solely to the particular transaction. Other data can be potentially be used for several different transactions, and need only be collected and stored once. The tax calculator can generate tax calculations using both transaction data and non-transaction data, although such data can originate and be stored through different mechanisms and sources. The system can be configured to implement and enforce in an automated manner, the tax conclusions and selections provided by the merchant.