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EU ‘Link Tax’ May Shutter Google News Abroad

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A “link tax” might mean the end of Google News in the EU. Richard Gingras, the search engine’s vice-president of news, said while “it’s not desirable to shut down services” the company isn’t happy with Brussels’ current proposal to charge a link tax for using news stories. In July, Google was hit with a $5.1

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Tax Season Helps Green Dot to Beat Q1 Revenue Estimates

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Direct deposits, new products and tax refunds helped Green Dot beat revenue expectations for the first quarter of 2018. Green Dot on Wednesday (May 9) reported that total operating revenue increased 25 percent year over year in the first quarter, to $315 million. Green Dot’s tax refund business also showed gains.

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Colorado’s Marijuana Industry Tops $6B

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The Colorado Department of Revenue has revealed that the state’s regulated marijuana industry sales have topped $6 billion since sales began in 2014. In addition, taxes generated by the industry grew by nearly 8 percent last year. To date, marijuana tax, license and fee revenue totals for Colorado are over $927 million.

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Top concerns and growth strategies of community banks: Part II

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We can find answers in the August Bank Director’s 2014 Growth Strategy Survey , which asked executives from banks of all sizes across the United States about their growth strategies for the next 12 months. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey.

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NYC Taxi Commission Accused Of $810 Million Fraud

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She’s alleging the city profited by that same amount selling medallions and by collecting a 5% tax on third-party transfers. A taxicab medallion is a numbered plate required to operate a yellow cab. The price of an individual taxi medallion sold at an auction skyrocketed 240 percent from 2004 to 2014, from $283,300 to $965,000.

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3 top tech trends for public accountants to watch in 2017

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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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How to transition your accounting firm from compliance mode to consultant mode

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An accountant''s workload is much more than just tax preparation and number crunching. According to a 2014 IBISWorld report, financially-cognizant companies are increasingly turning to their accounting firms for advice on how to reduce inefficiencies in daily operations and eliminate unnecessary costs.