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Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax

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The jousting over eCommerce taxes — especially for U.S. Last week in India, the government proposed a tax on eCommerce transactions that will likely increase operating costs for sellers large and small. The tax, technically known as “Tax Deducted at Source” (TDS), is sent directly to an account held by the central government.

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Current Loan Pricing Trends for 1Q 2025

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The new administration with its lighter regulatory stance, the potential for tax relief and threat of higher inflationary has generated new optimism for credit, and new risk of higher rates. Office and Retail was the next big story as, credit spreads tightened 11 and 23 bps from last quarter.

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Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea Eyes Crypto Capital Gains Tax; Crypto Lawyers See Rise In Demand

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South Korean crypto users might soon see 20 percent taxes on their currency, according to Cointelgraph. ” But Sung Tae-yoon , an economist with Yonsei University, warned that taxing cryptocurrencies could slow the country’s tech markets. Abra, which works by letting users bet on price movements of listed U.S.

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Macy’s Recognizes $3.1B Charge As Pandemic Reshapes Outlook

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billion non-cash goodwill charge before tax, as the retailer’s long-haul forecast and market capitalization shifted, mainly due to the coronavirus health crisis. The department store retailer also recognized an $80 million long-lived asset impairment charge, according to a first-quarter financial results announcement.

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Crypto Fails To Impress For Corporate Tax Payments

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to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. According to Good Audience , hundreds of thousands of retailers currently accept cryptocurrency. During the first tax season in which crypto payments were an option for Ohio companies, only two businesses in the state actually used cryptocurrency to do so.

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Facing pressure, HSBC rethinks US strategy

Bank Innovation

billion in costs and reallocates capital away from underperforming units. The top-10 global bank reported Tuesday that in 2019, net profit fell 53% to $6 billion, while pre-tax profits fell 33% to $13.3 […]. HSBC, a global bank with $2.7 trillion in assets, is blazing a new path for its U.S. business as it cuts $4.5

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Commercial Landlords Pinched As Retailers, Theaters, Gyms Skip Rent Payments

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As property executives report their quarterly earnings, some landlords are starting to put the squeeze on retailers that have skipped rent payments as a means to survive pandemic-triggered lockdowns. Spirit Realty Capital told FT that it had collected just 12 percent of the rent owed by movie theaters last month.

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