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Mexico To Tax Digital Services From Other Countries

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Mexico passed a law this week that taxes digital services from other countries, according to a report. A 16 percent value-added tax (VAT) will be tacked onto digital services starting on June 1 of this year. The tax will cover all online applications, including video, audio streaming, images, education and others.

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Hacker Tracker: The Evolving Threat Of Tax Fraud

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Earlier this year, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reported that there was a reduction in the number of fraudulent tax returns identified between 2013 and 2015. What’s Next In Tax Fraud. As of February, the number of mentions in 2017 so far was already over 40 percent of the 2016 total.

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China’s Tax On Foreign eCommerce Sites

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China has some new taxes on goods imported through eCommerce sites, though it has also removed some duties that had previously been assessed. Food will now import at a higher duty price; previously the tax was 10 percent. percent, a dip from the 17 percent currently being charged as a value-added tax in Chinese physical stores.

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The Strange Spending Trends Around Sales Tax Holidays

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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. In 2017, Americans spent $83.6

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Rent-A-Center Acquires Acima For Virtual Lease-To-Own Platform

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Founded in 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Acima operates in over 15,000 retail partner locations and eCommerce platforms. About $225 million in adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) is expected for 2020. . The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2021. . billion in 2020.

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FinCEN Hits Capital One For $390 Million; Says Bank Violated Bank Secrecy Act

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These violations, said FinCEN, “caused millions of dollars in suspicious transactions to go unreported in a timely and accurate manner, including proceeds connected to organized crime, tax evasion, fraud, and other financial crimes laundered through the bank into the U.S. financial system.”.

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3 Global cash flow analysis tips

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According to a Sageworks poll conducted in 2013 , bankers struggle most with combining personal and business incomes in the analysis. Request and analyze all necessary tax forms. Tax returns and their supporting schedules are vital to performing a global cash flow analysis.

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