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Credit Karma’s Revenue is Skyrocketing Thanks to Its Free Products

Bank Innovation

Free credit reporting company Credit Karma reported more than $500 million in revenue in 2016 — a 50% increase compared to the prior year — hitting 70 million members since the launch of its flagship product — credit monitoring — in 2012, the company announced this week. What’s the secret to its success?

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Intel Unit Case Could Mean Billions In Taxes For Big Tech

PYMNTS

A tax dispute between Intel and the Internal Revenue Service could cost large technology companies billions of dollars, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Altera Corp, acquired by Intel, which inherited the case, sued the IRS in 2012. The case has been rolling along for years, and the latest ruling was in June.

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The Strange Spending Trends Around Sales Tax Holidays

PYMNTS

And though that figure fluctuates a bit from year to year — to an all time high point in 2013 when 52 percent of back-to-school shopping was done by early August, from a low point in 2012 when the figure slipped down to 40 percent — it tends to stay snuggly in the middle range. How Tax Holidays Work. That spend is big spend.

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Guest Post: 2012 Economic Year in Review by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Looking Back at 2012 Every year, I usually write about the past year with mixed feelings, at times nostalgic for those events and at times, glad that the year is over. 2012 brought us highs, lows, and surprises. The dominant theme of 2012 was the Presidential election. per gallon price level rather than the $4.00

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3 top tech trends for public accountants to watch in 2017

Abrigo

The 2016 National Management of an Accounting Practice survey found that the use of cloud services by CPA firms has grown since 2014, with 56 percent of all firms surveyed saying they use cloud-based software, up from 48 percent in 2014 and 29 percent in 2012. Register here.)

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Bond Portfolio Trends: Fourth Quarter 2022

South State Correspondent

Beginning in May 2012, we started tracking portfolio trends of our bond accounting customers here at SouthState|DuncanWilliams. tax-free, 6.5% tax-free, 6.5% The graph below tracks average portfolio tax-equivalent book yield, duration, and unrealized gain/(loss) as a percent of book value. taxable) to 19.6% (13.1%

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Mom And Pop Pharmacies Dwindle Amid Competition

PYMNTS

A survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association last fall found the number of independent pharmacies fell by nearly 20 percent to 18,478 stores last year, down from 23,029 in 2012. The closures represent a loss of nearly $17 billion in annual revenue, 15,000 jobs and millions in tax revenue.

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