Abstract: A method includes identifying a plurality of functions performed by at least one of a sales division of an entity, a manufacturing division of the entity, or a supplier division of the entity during an intra-entity transaction by the at least one division. The method also includes determining, for each function of the plurality of functions, an allocation relationship based on an operating parameter of the at least one division, and determining, for each function, an intra-entity sales expense using the respective allocation relationship associated with each function. The method further includes providing, to the entity, an indication of net income and target earnings for the at least one division. The net income is provided for each function, and is determined based on the respective intra-entity sales expense associated with each function.

Abstract: Computing devices described herein are configured to determine income information associated with one or more entities and tax information for one or more jurisdictions associated with the one or more entities. The computing devices are further configured to calculate one or more estimated tax payments based at least in part on the income information and the tax information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method of generating a set of tax schedule information comprising: (a) providing an Excel interface, the Excel interface being associated with a set of commands and functions; (b) accessing a separate database, the separate database storing a set of data, the set of data having been defined using the set of commands and functions; (c) manipulating the set of data according to the set of commands and functions to generate the set of tax schedule information; and (d) storing the set of tax schedule information in a separate database. This embodiment may further include one or more of the following: using at least one entry from the set of tax schedule information to populate a tax schedule; wherein the separate database is an XML database; wherein the set of tax schedule information is based, at least in part, on a set of tags associated with the XML database.

Abstract: A multi-user information processing system and method for managing a multi-jurisdictional entity's data for determining tax returns information and tax provision information, and for tax planning purposes. The system includes a database for storing data, a calculation engine for determining tax returns information and tax provision information based on data stored in the database, a user interface unit for creating dataset(s) and manipulating the dataset(s) for tax planning purposes, and a report engine for producing reports using information from the database.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and articles for receiving by a computing device, a stream of audiovisual content, the audiovisual content including at least one quiz, poll, and/or question, are described herein. In various embodiments, the computing device may also determine one or more events in the audiovisual content and determine a set of audiovisual units from the audiovisual content, the set of audiovisual units corresponding at least in part to the determined one or more events. Further, in some embodiments, the computing device may remove from the determined set of audiovisual units one or more audiovisual units that correspond to at least a portion of the at least one quiz, poll, and/or question. In alternate embodiments, the process may be reversed.

Abstract: A multi-user information processing method for managing and determining tax provision information that includes a source database storing data for determining tax provision information; a calculation engine for performing information processing operations on the data stored in the source database for determining tax provision information; a transformed database for storing tax provision information determined by the calculation engine; and a reporting engine for producing reports using information from the transformed database.

Abstract: A computer system for managing property tax information for a plurality of real estate parcels includes a data storage device, an output device and a processor. The processor maintains in the storage device a database of property tax data including a plurality of parcel records, each parcel record including a parcel identifier for each parcel of the plurality of real estate parcels, a tax year identifier for identifying the tax year applicable to each parcel, a state identifier for identifying the state in which each parcel is located and a jurisdiction identifier for identifying a jurisdiction within the state in which the parcel is located. The processor also maintains in the storage device a plurality of templates.

Abstract: A multi-user information processing system and method for determining tax provision information that includes a source database storing data for determining tax provision information; a calculation engine for performing information processing operations on the data stored in the source database for determining tax provision information; a transformed database for storing tax provision information determined by the calculation engine; and a reporting engine for producing reports using information from the transformed database.