PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2019

A New York State politician announced the creation of what he called the nation’s first cryptocurrency task force, to “study how to properly regulate, define and use” the currency, according to a Facebook post and reports.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2018

According to the National Retail Federation , as of last year parents entered August with about 45 percent of their back-to-school shopping done. This year 17 states will have sales tax holidays of one form or another — up from 16 last year, but down from the national high of 20 states in 2010. How Tax Holidays Work.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Loews Hotels CEO Jonathan Tisch does not expect a return to significant national, international or business travel anytime soon, according to an interview he gave on CNBC ’s “Closing Bell.”. On whether the sector will see bankruptcies, he said 20 percent of New York’s hotels will not reopen. It’s a challenge,” he said. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

are less optimistic about the national economy, with economic outlook dropping for the fourth month in a row, according to analysis from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Reports in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday (Jan. 8) said entrepreneurs in the U.S. The NFIB’s optimism index dropped to 104.4

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2019

The National Assembly of France has voted to allow local insurance companies to include cryptocurrencies in life insurance contracts. In fact, residents use the products for their investment and retirement savings for the tax benefits. The life insurance market in France makes up 40 percent of financial assets among local households.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 30, 2024

We work with well-known national CPA firms that specialize in working with banks specifically to claim their ERC tax rebate. The average tax rebate is approximately $1.5 Due to varying government mandates, some of the more successful states include Alabama, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

The services are not currently registered as distinct entities, although they are provided to users in the nation. The news comes as a new Indian equalization measure came into existence in 2020 that puts a 2 percent tax on every digital transaction that foreign online shopping firms conduct.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 20, 2016

8) @nysscpa – New York is the financial hub of the country, so it’s no surprise that the New York State Society of CPAs is one of the largest and most influential state accounting associations in the nation. Follow Kelly for all things tax-related.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

No offense against a great part of New York City, but sometimes it can take a little bit of a push to get people (tourists, mainly) to visit Queens. Amazon has selected New York City and Northern Virginia as the homes for its second and third headquarters.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

It’s the end of a short holiday workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. .

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. Brazos National Bank. Douglas National Bank. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. Quite the opposite, really—we often choose to lag behind competitors in offering new products and services purely due to barriers to entry from a pure cost standpoint. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

“I’m so inspired by the professionalism, integrity and commitment of our executive committee and board of directors as we work together to serve the needs of community bankers across the nation,” says Terry Jorde, ICBA senior executive vice president and chief of staff. ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey echoes this sentiment.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

million times last year for offenses such as unpaid taxes and fines. million times from purchasing train tickets, and 128 people were blocked from leaving the country because of unpaid taxes. All in, individuals were blocked from buying tickets 17.5 Consumers were also barred 5.5

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

Hamas, the militant Palestinian group, has come up with a new way to raise funds for its terror campaigns: bitcoin. And online researchers have recently discovered campaigns by Syrian militants that requested donations be sent to bitcoin addresses posted on social network Telegram. “I Bush and is now an adviser to Coinbase.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2016

office were facilitating tax evasion and money laundering. regulators didn’t seem inclined to take any real steps toward looking into the claims about BSI’s role in tax evasion at the time. A former employee at Swiss bank BSI, who worked at the bank’s U.K. But as the FT’s reports showed, U.K.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

corporations from remaining optimistic, according to the New York Times. Reports this week highlighted the National Federation of Independent Business’s (NFIB) latest optimism index, which recently reached new highs. The White House’s corporate tax cuts, however, are boosting earnings and bumping up ROIs.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

This past week, in a survey conducted by Morning Consult and Politico via a national tracking poll, questions posed to more than 1,990 registered voters found that 52 percent said regulation of larger tech firms should be either a “top priority” or an “important, but lower priority” on the Hill. Taxes And Other Matters.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

According to reports, 2nd Address said it will use the funds to improve its technology and expand into new cities beyond its existing markets in California, New York City, Chicago and Washington, D.C. million in new funding from DGF Investimentos for its small business financing solution, reports in Contxto said this week.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

But according to Pat MacKrell, president and CEO of New York-based small business lending firm Pursuit , the online alternative lending market has gotten good at hiding the true cost of financing from SMBs. At the state level, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation in August to curb the use of confessions of judgment.

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Abrigo

JUNE 27, 2023

In 2016 when the Panama Papers exposed an international network of offshore entities involved in tax evasion, fraud, and sanction evasion, some of which included real estate holdings, regulations began to change. million existing homes and 612,000 new construction homes were sold. of the United States GDP, with estimates exceeding $3.9

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

In other news, The Danish Tax Agency (known as the Skattestyrelsen in the Danish language) has received the go ahead in order to access the data of traders in digital currency exchanges, Coindesk reported. million between 2015 and 2017 through the Finnish bitcoin exchange. dollars, The Telegraph reported.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

“[Zug] has long been home to citizens from around the world, with over 30 percent of its population being foreign nationals,” Oliver Bussmann, who is the founder of Bussmann Advisory AG and president of the Crypto Valley Association (CVA), told PYMNTS in an email interview.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2016

“I can’t have an effective employee if they are stressed and thinking about waiting tables on the side to make ends meet,” said Erik Dochtermann, chief executive of New York creative media agency MODCo Media, which has 33 full-time workers. The move comes as the American worker is facing leveled-up debt. and Zebit Inc.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

In early September 2019, reports emerged that Amazon was testing hand recognition-based payments at Whole Foods locations using its New York employees and some custom-fitted vending machines as an initial experiment. There were also New York Post reports that the technology might make an appearance at Whole Food checkouts this year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Supreme Court ruled in May that states may legalize sports betting — it was already allowed in Nevada — four other states have approved such wagering: Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey and West Virginia. The state reportedly would impose a $250,000 licensing fee on betting providers, along with a 3 percent tax. Integrity Fees.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2016

“[The government is] interested in protecting the content that the Chinese people see, policing its national security and favoring indigenous giants, such as Huawei, Alibaba and Tencent,” Daniel Rosen, founding partner of China-specialized economic advisory firm Rhodium Group, told The New York Times. percent tax.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

As city councils all over the nation get a hankering for MOA tax revenue, the category just keeps growing and evolving. DoorDash and Grubhub also got deliveries — in the form of municipal lawsuits over tipping, billing and compensation practices common to MOA brands.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2018

s national railroad system. I think it’s the company’s ability to work at scale and its flexibility that’s allowed us to offer the platform to everyone — from agencies the size of the MTA in New York or the MTBA in Boston to much smaller local and regional transit authorities — in an efficient [way],” Donovan explained.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Financial institutions can provide CRBs with (1) the ability to write checks, (2) make direct deposits for payroll, and (3) make electronic or check payments of required licenses, fees, and taxes. Both California and New York have followed similar paths to offer protection for their financial industry.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

The 60-page report, which The New York Times has reportedly seen and reviewed, also indicates that targets of Wells Fargo’s latest breach of consumer trust included military service members on active duty. Going forward, existing Payable customers will continue to be hosted on payable.com through the next tax season.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Proponents in the government and private sectors note that the wide use of facial recognition technology — particularly when paired with India’s national biometric ID system — is critical to both the Indian economy’s entry into the modern digital era of financial services and commerce and protecting citizen and national security.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

The telecom, as reported by ZDNet , has built nodes that have brought blockchain to its national network, specifically its “ultra-fast” offering that is tied to processing speed. In this case, cryptos will be used for tax returns and municipal payments. Blockchain As City Initiative. Google Gets Further Into The (Blockchain) Game.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

This past week saw the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announce a new law enforcement initiative that focuses on bad actors who seek to commit crimes against small businesses. The efforts come in tandem with eight state attorneys general, in addition to the New York Division of the U.S. Of the arrests, 42 were in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

million: This is the suspected value of a VAT fraud scam that Ireland’s Garda National Economic Crime Bureau is investigating, local reports said last week. Plus, this week’s Data Digest looks into an alleged money laundering ring, exposing the risks involved in multinational, multi-account corporate banking.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Cybersecurity startup Firedome announced $10 million in new funding this week. With $50 million in fresh funding, China’s Ekuaibao is shining a spotlight on the nation’s accounting and bookkeeping industry. While investors did not disclose how much they placed with the FinTech, it all adds to the $54.3

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 19, 2013

Housing markets have begun to improve with the national indices showing year-over-year growth of 3% to 4% recently. Superstorm Sandy battered the coasts of New Jersey and New York with devastating results. The tax bracket changes become permanent and that will allow planning to resume. Oh, wait, our Congress!

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

How Banks Can Leverage: Niche markets abound in banking, and community banks are in the perfect position to create a following on a national level should they desire. In New York, it’s “The Visitor,” where a life-size robot of an old woman takes shoppers on a journey through her memories.

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