PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

France will postpone payment requirements on its newly levied digital services tax aimed at large tech companies like Facebook and Google due to a dispute with the U.S. The payments were due in April, and Washington took issue with the tax, which it said is unfair and discriminatory toward the U.S. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Historians and economists regularly look to tax policies to get a sense of what happened within a particular industry, society or country. No doubt the chronicles to come about the rise of the internet age and the spread of digital culture will include serious treatment of tax issues. Taxing Confusion. billion in 2022.”.

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TrustBank

APRIL 26, 2021

The below is a discussion of the new Washington Long-Term Care Program. What Is the Washington Long-Term Care Program? The Washington Long-Term Care Program is the nation's first public state-operated long term care insurance program. percent payroll tax on all employee wages, beginning January 1, 2022.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

As commerce has, increasingly, moved into the digital realm, and even the smallest merchants have gone omnichannel, tax policy has evolved as well — although perhaps it may be more apt to say tax policy has scrambled to keep up. Thus far, a bit more than a year after the ruling, tax policy remains fragmented.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

.’s largest banks are looking to Washington, D.C., According to Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman, lower corporate taxes and more streamlined bank regulation could “allow U.S. But while many bank CEOs have fixed their eyes on Washington to promote industry growth, not every executive is optimistic.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

OECD’s Tax Reform To Be Presented To G20. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) , which is based in France, said its worldwide tax reform blueprint will be put in front of the Group of 20 finance ministers. France Will Proceed With Controversial Digital Services Tax Plan.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Group Seeks to Block Maryland Online Advertising Tax. Marylanders for Tax Fairness is preparing for a battle in January over the state’s attempt to make a digital advertising tax, the Baltimore Sun reported. Maryland legislators ratified the tax earlier in 2020, but Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed the levy. percent to 10 percent.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2018

States can collect sales taxes from online retailers thanks to a U.S. The 5-4 decision essentially overturns the court’s 1992 ruling that states can collect sales taxes only from retailers that maintain a physical presence in those states. billion in tax revenue in 2017,” according to the report. Do Sales Taxes Really Matter?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2018

Supreme Court opened the door to state collection of sales taxes for eCommerce purchases, questions swirled about software, Congressional action, marketplace sellers and how consumers would react. Speculation about hassles caused by a lack of tax-calculating software is a “nonissue,” he added. A day after the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2018

Tax reform played a key role for several corporate successes in the first quarter of 2018. “The optimism generated from corporate tax reform seems to have done little to persuade organizations to spend their cash during the early months of 2018,” Kaitz said in a statement.

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CB Insights

MARCH 4, 2022

Anrok , a SaaS sales tax solution, has raised $20M in a Series A. California-based Anrok unifies sales tax monitoring, calculation, and payments processes across the enterprise financial stack. The startup operates in the US and has teams in San Francisco, Texas, Colorado, and Washington, among other locations in the US.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Europe has long sought to make very profitable Big Tech companies conducting business through the web pay tax where they sell their offerings instead of in tax havens. The continent now wants global financial leaders to make taxing digital giants a priority in 2020, Reuters reported. over the matter.

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American Banker

MAY 30, 2024

Gesa Credit Union in Washington agreed to acquire a 103-year-old community bank in Centralia, as it eyes opportunities for additional growth in the Pacific Northwest. In the District of Columbia, a bank group is calling for exit fees on banks selling to tax-exempt credit unions.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Software developer and Ukrainian native Volodymyr Kvashuk, 25, from Renton, Washington, worked for Microsoft from 2016 to 2018, and was tasked with testing Microsoft’s online retail sales platform. On fake tax returns, he said the bitcoin was gifted to him from a relative. million in bitcoin.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

news publishers, including The New York Times , The Washington Post , NPR , ESPN , Bloomberg and others, have now joined the Coalition for App Fairness , according to a report from 9to5Mac , with the intent to protest the “ Apple tax.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2017

This week’s announcement is an expansion of the program, which is now available in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Riders need to first decide how much pre-tax income they’d like to contribute to the account, with the maximum being $255 for the 2017 year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2019

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is going to send letters to about 10,000 cryptocurrency holders warning them about the penalties they will face if they don’t report their income or pay taxes on the transactions, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. at the World Bank.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 2, 2013

In the midst of all the clamor in Washington over what is our "fair share" of paying taxes, I wondered how much my family contributed to the bureaucratic tax machine at the Federal, State, and local level. Yes, it''s tax season again and this year I am determined to do my own taxes. Hey, I can vent. It''s my blog.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

Washington D.C. ” The opinion also noted that the IRS treats cryptocurrency more as a property than as a currency for tax purposes. lawyers will be allowed to accept cryptocurrency as payment, according to an opinion by the District of Columbia Bar.

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SWBC's LenderHub

MARCH 13, 2020

As our leaders in Washington DC bicker over a fiscal response to COVID-19, mostly coming up with ideas that look to win votes (payroll tax holidays, guaranteed sick leave for everyone, tax credits for affected companies) as opposed to actually saving the economy from a credit induced depression, it looks like it is on the Fed again to do the job.

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TrustBank

AUGUST 1, 2023

Also, some of the provisions change the timing of tax revenue to the government. This catch up could be made in pre-tax dollars or to a Roth account if the employer had it available. This will reduce the amount of tax deferral that older workers can do currently. This is not considered tax advice.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2018

Washington Post reports this week said GE revealed the SEC’s probe was linked to its disclosure of a miscalculation in its insurance unit. The Washington Post said the SEC had not yet commented on the investigation. billion tax charge related to the nation’s recent tax reform.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In person for the first time since 2019, the ICBA Capital Summit in Washington, D.C., Community bankers, pack your bags for Washington, D.C. Visiting a congressional office in Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., The ICBA Capital Summit is the premier event for community bankers looking to advocate for their industry.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

The most high-profile local interventions have happened Washington, D.C. has hiked the normal commercial property tax rate on vacant property from between $1.65 On March 3, San Francisco voters approved Proposition D , a property tax aimed at filling vacancies. Even smaller cities are opting for such taxes. Starting Jan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

tax laws, and some businesses and public sector stakeholders are now pushing back. The case ushered in a wave of state- and municipality-issued economic nexus laws that tax remote sellers based on economic activity rather than physical presence. The 2018 South Dakota v. Wayfair ruling paved the way for broadened U.S.

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Finer Points

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

While many Americans are gearing up for the holiday season, ICBA and community bankers are gearing up for a bustling couple of weeks in Washington.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

EU Undecided Whether To Appeal Ruling Upholding Apple’s Irish Tax Breaks . EU Will Implement Digital Tax Next Year Unless Global Rules Pass . The European Union will propose a digital tax in early 2021 if governments don’t reach a worldwide consensus on such taxes for the online era, EU President Ursula von der Leyen said recently. “We

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The bill was sponsored by Congressmen Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Denny Heck of Washington, Steve Stivers of Ohio and Warren Davidson of Ohio, all members of the House Financial Services Committee. Cannabis-related businesses are locked out of the banking system, and cannot maintain checking accounts, process payroll obligations or pay taxes.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Background We combine our experience with data from the Federal Reserve and a recent study by Lu, Song, and Zeng at the University of Washington and the University of Pennsylvania that analyzed 50 billion transactions across multiple banks and credit unions.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Nothing brings money to top of mind like tax season — and tax refunds and stimulus payments , doled out in the wake of a pandemic known as the coronavirus. The trillions of dollars in stimulus funding and tax refunds being extended to families, individuals and businesses is coming — but slowly. Tax refunds? Very slowly.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

Plus, the IRS has shelved processing tax refunds to make room for sending stimulus payments. IRS Puts Tax Refunds In Storage As It Works On Stimulus Checks. The Washington, D.C. Public Businesses Reap PPP Relief Of $300M. Grab has said it is trying to offset the loss of ride-hailing business with its food delivery service.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2020

A Washington, D.C.-headquartered compounding on differences over digital taxes and tariffs, Reuters reported. -India Business Council (USIBC), which said this was “anathema” to promoting competition, and that it could potentially hurt trade and investment in developing countries, Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

billion in tax breaks and incentives offered to Amazon to come to Queens, 46 percent said they are in support and 44 percent said they oppose the idea. Amazon was offered $1.525 billion in performance-based direct incentives, as well as a refundable tax credit by New York State’s Excelsior Program, which could total as much as $1.2

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

That roster includes Washington State, New Jersey, Chicago and New York City. As PYMNTS reported in this space earlier in the month , the aggregators have faced challenges from several states and cities that have instituted caps on the fees that can be charged to restaurants.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

A less sunny aphorism, to be sure, but one that is unfortunately applicable this week as two pieces of good news – the circulation of a vaccine for COVID-19 and signs of life in a stimulus deal out of Washington before Congress breaks for the holidays – are spotlighting the dark clouds accompanying them.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, has suggested a potential workaround to offset the cost of extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Potential new Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen.

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