Patents by Inventor Michael S. McWilliams

Michael S. McWilliams has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method, system, and computer program for predicting tax liabilities associated with reportable income on a 1099 form
    Patent number: 10475130
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program for predicting an impact of a tax event, such as reportable income on a 1099 form, on a user's tax liabilities at any intermediate time during a current tax year based on a comparison of known and predicted user information related to the user and the user's taxes, tax event information, and a tax deduction database of tax deductions, credits, and eligibility rules. The computer program and method for predicting the impact of the tax event comprise acquiring information about the user from a user profile, acquiring information about the tax event, comparing the user information and the tax event information with requirements for tax deductions and credits offered by a taxing authority, and identifying deductions or credits having requirements related to the user information and the tax event information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: HRB Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Houseworth, Giao T. Carrico, Keith Ehrhard, Michael S. McWilliams