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states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year. billion in taxes from legal cannabis companies last year, an amount of money that is undoubtedly a sizzle for the federal coffers. And though local U.S.

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MAY 10, 2019

The voice ID system was put into place in January of 2017. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) conducted the investigation after receiving the complaint, and found that the tax office collected the data illegally. The HMRC was sent a notice to delete the voice records on May 9, and it has 28 days from that date to do so.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

She’s alleging the city profited by that same amount selling medallions and by collecting a 5% tax on third-party transfers. James is alleging that the TLC had a hand in inflating the price of thousands of medallions over a 14-year period, 2004 to 2017, sometimes by more than 200 percent.

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JULY 20, 2017

Allaboutrisk.com (AAR) recognizes Sageworks as a credit risk vendor in its 2017 Risk Software Report. Electronic Tax Return Reader (ETRR). AAR is the global leader for online news, product and innovation information on risk, compliance, and trading. The products featured in the report include: · Credit Analysis. Loan Administration.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The federal agency said it shut down websites where consumers could buy “fake financial and other documents – such as pay stubs, income tax forms, and medical statements – which can be used to facilitate identity theft, tax fraud, and other crimes,” according to an FTC statement. Simmons was ordered to pay $15,000.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Even though biometrics offer notable security advantages, they do come with risks. The following Deep Dive examines the potential use cases for biometrics in national identification systems and the security pitfalls they could encounter. . A reported 3.6 billion people worldwide will carry digital IDs with embedded biometrics by 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Federal Reserve Small Business Credit Survey The 2016 Small Business Credit Survey from the Federal Reserve states that moving into 2017, small businesses “expressed continued optimism while also reporting trouble making ends meet and accessing credit.” The reason members have joined a credit union is for the relationship,” says Brown.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Although hiring slowed in September, small businesses continue to remain optimistic and have even reported some significant benefits resulting from late-2017’s tax reform. 54 percent of SMBs say the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act positively impacted their businesses , new research from the National Federation of Independent Businesses said.

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JULY 15, 2019

The report noted there has been an 86 percent increase in fraud investigations done internally, with confirmation of fraud in as many as 75 percent of the cases investigated between 2016 and 2017, according to the report. Separately, in Oklahoma, a computer software company owner has pleaded guilty to payroll tax fraud. Grayson Jr.,

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. in 2017 had a 52.75

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MARCH 2, 2018

Overall, the FTC is seeing that consumers are losing more money due to fraud in 2017 than 2016. While we received fewer overall complaints in 2017, consumers reported losing more money to fraud than they did the year before,” Tom Pahl, the acting director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in the press release.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Management also stated that the CLUB Certificate Program — defined as whole loan transactions structured as tradable pass-through securities — is nearing the $1 billion mark, after having been launched less than a year ago, in December of 2017. CEO Sanborn stated that that engagement with the Federal Trade Commission remains ongoing.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

More than $1 trillion is expected to be spent on cybersecurity solutions worldwide between 2017 and 2021 as companies address the need for protections and make major investments in digital fraud-fighting techniques. One study found a 46 percent increase in reports of such attacks between 2017 and 2018. Detecting Fraudsters.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

20,000 | Cryptocurrency bitcoin finally managed to break the barrier after all, reaching a value of more than $20,000 per coin before the end of 2017. 50 percent | Portion of North American CFOs who believe large companies will benefit the most from tax reform, according to a CNBC survey. Of those, only 3.35 Of those, only 3.35

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

In addition, losses due to this type of fraud reached $40 million in 2017, an increase from $20 million in 2015 and $27 million in 2016. They may pretend to be the IRS and tell people they cannot use other payment methods because of their delinquent tax status,” according to the FTC. They may even call iTunes cards ‘payment vouchers.’

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claims that two high-frequency traders routed millions through Citi Match, while the firm allegedly told clients that they were not using the service, Financial Times reported. ” The news comes as the U.S. billion that had been tallied at the end of the September quarter.

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MARCH 1, 2018

56 percent | Percentage of ground transportation expenses Uber secured for travel and expense company Certify’s customers in 2017, up 52 percent in 2016. The ridesharing industry overall landed 68 percent of 2017 ground travel spend, towering over car rentals (25 percent) and traditional taxis (7 percent). workforce by 2020.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

Analysis from Bloomberg BNA in its “ 2017 Outlook — International Payroll ” report released just before the new year suggests data protection has become a paramount concern for payroll managers. Data Security. a new payroll tax, the Apprenticeship Levy, will come into effect in April. India, South Africa, Brazil and Australia.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

In a 2017 report from job hunting site Indeed , researchers found that “small business accountant” was nowhere to be found in the top-10 job positions sought after by most small business employers. McKinsey research , released in 2017, pegged the number of jobs worldwide that could be lost to automation by 2030 at 800 million.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly opened an investigation into the accounting practices of digital industrial company General Electric (GE). GE released its Q4 2017 earnings data earlier this week, revealing a one-time $6.2 billion tax charge related to the nation’s recent tax reform.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

According to data from Refinitiv, funds secured through Indian IPOs dropped to $2.8 billion in 2017 prior to a notable fall to just $5.5 This was only a day before Indian markets were boosted via an official announcement of a cut in the corporate tax rate. billion in 2019. IPO value was at $11.7 billion in 2018. overall in 2019.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

The business was handling trusts in low-tax locations like Germany and the Virgin Islands. In October of 2017, a deal was reached to sell the unit to N.T. The unit, which was based in the British Virgin Islands, was part of the bank’s Global Trust Solutions (GTS) business, which had been for sale since 2016.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Citigroup disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday (Feb. In other news gleaned from the filing, unreserved legal costs in their entirety have been estimated at $1 billion as of the end of 2017, down from the $1.5 billion that had been tallied at the end of the September quarter.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

As community banks and credit unions look toward 2017, many will be focusing on small business lending for loan portfolio growth, according to a recent Sageworks poll. By leveraging an online loan origination software banks and credit unions can receive documentation from the borrower via a secure online upload.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Long a bitcoin- friendly nation (bitcoin is VAT tax-free in Switzerland, for example), Switzerland’s FINMA has also solidified plans to clarify the legal treatment of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology — sort of. It’s set a due date for the report on clarifying the legal treatment of cryptocurrencies: the end of 2017.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Even amid the competition, eCommerce retail in Brazil has slowly taken off due to fears over security. Tax and logistics in Brazil can be challenging due to the large size of the country. Amazon’s expansion into electronics spooked investors , who sold off shares of MercadoLibre, with stocks dropping by as much as 9 percent in 2017.

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MARCH 5, 2019

tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), conducted a week-long investigation into 50 estate agents suspected of trading without being registered. million over 2017 to 2018. According to Financial Times ( FT ), the U.K.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

tax code will help it post a profit in the not-too-distant future. percent during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. The news comes as Sears is commencing private exchange offers for its outstanding unsecured notes due in 2019 and its secured notes due in 2018, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Cardtronics , the world’s largest ATM owner and operator, revealed that it has exceeded earnings expectations for the third quarter of 2017. The company, which is based out of Houston, TX and operates globally, had total revenues of $402 million in the quarter ending September 30, 2017 – a 22 percent increase from $328.3 million ($193.5

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Treasurer Sarah Getzlaff, CEO, Security First Bank of North Dakota, New Salem, N.D. We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. For instance, ICBA is calling for congressional hearings on the credit union tax exemption. Covington, Ind.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

This trend of focusing on commercial lending for portfolio growth seems to be gaining, as reflected in a 2016 poll by Sageworks where 42 percent of respondents said they would be focused on CRE lending for portfolio growth in 2017, while 39 percent said C&I would be the core of their growth strategy. Small businesses are seeking credit.

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MARCH 2, 2018

and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7 Alternative Lending.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Government disbursements can range from child support payments and annual tax returns to pension and retirement fund payouts. The IRS has accepted digitally filed tax documents and issued digital refunds for years, and it received approximately 29 million electronic returns via direct deposit between February 2018 and February 2019.

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APRIL 16, 2018

A bit of a commerce chill settled on consumer-spending patterns in the later days of 2017 and early 2018, but it seems customers have found their appetites again for cars, appliances and furniture. After looking sluggish in the first few months of the year, U.S. Auto sales were looking particularly heathy, with a 2 percent bounce in March.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

9) that it had reviewed an email to Deutsch Bank staff announcing that Brigitte Bomm, global head of tax, would replace Loetscher effective immediately. Apas suspects that EY partners knew they were issuing “factually inaccurate” audits for Wirecard in 2017 and 2018, according to the FT report. The FT reported Wednesday (Dec.

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APRIL 1, 2019

Many marketplaces act as go-betweens for firms looking to hire remote or freelance workers by offering time-tracking options to ensure correct payments, payment transfers in various currencies, communication and collaboration options, tax estimates or compliance help, healthcare options and other work-related issues.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

At the end of last year, the company submitted paperwork for an initial public offering to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and it’s expected to make the actual IPO filing next week, naming Nasdaq as the listing exchange. The NYSE listed a few marquee companies in 2017, including Spotify and Snap. billion by 2019.

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