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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2004
Brian T. Barnes, South Jordan, UT (US);
Peter B. Evans, New York, NY (US);
Elliott Glazer, Chesterfield, VA (US);
William Jody Gray, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jason Stephen Jagatic, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Dana J. Klaboe, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Lisa Frances Marchese, Bangali, NY (US);
Leigh Reynolds Malnati, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Elizabeth J. Taxin, New York City, NY (US);
Brian T. Barnes, South Jordan, UT (US);
Peter B. Evans, New York, NY (US);
Elliott Glazer, Chesterfield, VA (US);
William Jody Gray, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jason Stephen Jagatic, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Dana J. Klaboe, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Lisa Frances Marchese, Bangali, NY (US);
Leigh Reynolds Malnati, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Elizabeth J. Taxin, New York City, NY (US);
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A system which facilitates the purchase of an item qualifying for pre-tax treatment utilizing at least one flexible spending account (FSA). A host computer may receive a request from a point of sale (POS) device to authorize payment for one or more items. The host computer may process the request to determine if the item qualifies for pre-tax treatment. If the item qualifies for pre-tax treatment, the host computer may transmit payment authorization to the POS device and debit at least one FSA and/or at least one non-FSA account.