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Economic Nexus Laws’ Unexpected Impacts On Restricted Substance Retailers

PYMNTS

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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Small Firms Find Tight Labor Market A Costly Challenge

PYMNTS

The survey revealed a range of data points that reflect SMBs’ optimism: most SMBs expect both national and local economies to improve, and for their revenues to increase in the coming year. According to Paychex, the index hit its lowest level since 2010 and, as a result, small business owners are bumping up wages.

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The pro-cyclicality of capital ratios and credit supply, a tale of two sizes

BankUnderground

The reforms aimed to ensure that banks have sufficient capital resources to absorb losses and reduce the cyclical effects of bank capital (and regulation) on the supply of bank credit in stress. Additionally, regulators in various jurisdictions have been trying to create simpler (but not weaker) regulatory frameworks for small banks.

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The link between mortgage debt servicing burdens and arrears: is there a critical threshold?

BankUnderground

It is calculated by taking a household’s mortgage payments (including interest and principal) and dividing them by their pre-tax income. Some countries have regulations in place that restrict lenders’ ability to issue mortgages to borrowers that exceed certain DSR limits. The most common one is the gross debt-servicing ratio (DSR).

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Bitcoin’s Resplendent Week

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Although user access to the payments platform was not restricted officially, delays by financial regulators that seemed to have no intent in resolving issues meant that PayPal did not renew its financial license. Bitcoin Regulations. Bitcoin regulation, as Turkey is emphasizing, is a bane in bitcoin’s behind. But until then….

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Guest Post: Third Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

It seems to me that reducing burdensome regulations and not implementing harsher capital requirements would be more effective alternatives to incentivize lending than pushing all yields toward zero while buying up all of our bonds. Maybe it is nationally, but Bucks County (PA) has yet to participate. in July and CoreLogic, +4.6%

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Foreign Tax Compliance Reporting — FATCA vs. CRS

FICO

You would think one system would be enough to manage foreign tax compliance. In 2010 the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) started to define the details of FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). Two aspects are of interest: possible additional tax revenue from foreign accounts and additional information on the customers.

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