article thumbnail

What ‘Patchwork’ eCommerce Taxes Mean For Black Friday – And Beyond

PYMNTS

And in the wake of all those sales lies a pressing issue for merchants plying their trades online: figuring out the tax liabilities. At the same time, navigating tax policies is proving to be a complex business. tax policy at Avalara , noted that this holiday season is the second one post-Wayfair. The hard part?

Taxes 134
article thumbnail

Bitcoin Daily: Russia’s Sberbank To Launch Stablecoin This Year; Pornhub Expands Crypto Payment Options

PYMNTS

The filing process only takes about 45 days, but Sberbank is also still debating how Sbercoin will be taxed, according to Cointelegraph, citing news agency Interfax. Meanwhile, Nebraska Sen. Mike Flood introduced two bill drafts to allow Nebraska’s banks to provide digital asset custodial services, Cointelegraph reported.

Nebraska 142
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

DC Bar: Lawyers Allowed To Take Digital Currency As Payment

PYMNTS

” The opinion also noted that the IRS treats cryptocurrency more as a property than as a currency for tax purposes. This decision comes on the heels of other bars, including New York City, Nebraska and North Carolina, also deciding recently to allow virtual currency as payment, according to Bloomberg Law.

article thumbnail

The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. Nebraska State Bank. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. 3-yr average pre-tax ROA. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. Less than $300 million. The Philadelphia Trust Company. Philadelphia. Brazos National Bank. First Federal Bank, A FSB. Tuscaloosa. Neighbors Bank.

article thumbnail

How to Withdraw Bitcoin to Your Bank Account

MyBankTracker

As long as you don’t live in one of the excluded states (Vermont, New York, Connecticut, Nebraska, Hawaii, and Nevada) you can withdraw cash directly to a linked bank account. Remember to Pay Taxes. Remember: Any profits made make from trading cryptocurrency is subject to tax. What about in the UK or other countries?

Bitcoin 52
article thumbnail

The Blockchain Wave Isn’t Always Smooth Sailing

PYMNTS

Some policymakers are beginning to step into the space, including in the state of Nebraska, in which a lawmaker has submitted three bills focused on distributed ledger and cryptocurrency technology. The Swiss government is taking exploratory measures on blockchain regulation too.

article thumbnail

Surprises from the Consumer Financial Decision Making Conference (Behavioral Economics)

Celent Banking

Here are a few other tidbits that I’ll expand upon in the full report: People don’t like to pay taxes (no surprise). But tax costs are perceived more negatively than other costs; Betterment got people to trade less by highlighting the tax consequences of the trade. There is no such thing as the “right thing” for everybody.