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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.

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Trust and tax services: Worth offering?

Independent Banker

To satisfy the banking needs of some commercial and high-net-worth clients, some community banks provide trust and tax strategy services. Launching new services to cross-sell to existing customers is one path to organic growth for a community bank. For some banks, those services include specialty trust and tax strategy services.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Corporate relocations and expansions—influenced by factors like affordability, low corporate tax rates, no personal income tax and a rich talent pool—have contributed to a momentum that isn’t likely to subside soon. Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski.

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How community banks can help young homebuyers

Independent Banker

But there are ways community banks can help mortgage-seekers get on the property ladder. year-over-year increase in the first quarter of 2022, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). So how can community banks help? Source: 2022 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends, National Association of Realtors.

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SMB Tax Complexity Preserves Role For The Human Accountant

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With the first tax season post-tax reform nearing completion in the U.S., Ongoing regulatory changes and persistent uncertainty mean that that importance will continue even outside of tax season, with challenges that even the most automated of accounting software solutions cannot always tackle. Tackling Tax.

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Tax Reform Shows Early Signs Of SMB Bank Lending Impact

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tax reform led to much chatter and some confusion about exactly how changes would impact the nation’s small businesses (SMBs). Department of Treasury finalized rules that apply to SMBs on qualifying for a 20 percent tax deduction, with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) applauding the initiative.

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French Prosecutors Call For UBS To Pay 3.7B Euros For Tax Evasion

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billion euros for what it contends is helping wealthy people in the country evade taxes. According to a report in Reuters , UBS is facing accusations of laundering the proceeds of tax fraud and illegally going after clients in France. France isn’t the only country investigating allegations that the bank helps clients evade taxes.

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