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Aussie Tax Reg: Cash-Only SMBs Dodging Taxes

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The Australian government is preparing a strategy to combat tax dodging among small businesses amounting to an estimated $11 billion in missing tax payments, News.com.au billion small business “tax gap” — the difference between income tax collected and what small businesses actually owed. reported Monday (Aug.

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Deep Dive: How Firms Can Avoid Costly Mistakes Come Tax Season

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businesses are likely already feeling tax season’s pressures. Filing is exhausting and complicated for individuals, and businesses experience those tax difficulties to a far greater degree. SMBs need to remain compliant with increasingly complex financial regulations. SMBs And Manual Tax Frustrations.

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Intel Unit Case Could Mean Billions In Taxes For Big Tech

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A tax dispute between Intel and the Internal Revenue Service could cost large technology companies billions of dollars, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. billion tax expense due to the case, and Alphabet turned around on a $418 million benefit. Facebook disclosed a $1.1

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Bitcoin Approaches Worst Month Since 2015

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As regulators in the U.S. and South Korea clamp down on cryptocurrencies, and investors question the stability of digital coins, bitcoin may see its worst monthly decline in value since January 2015. That figure is approaching bitcoin’s approximately 30 percent dip from January 2015, the biggest monthly decline to date.

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Beyond emissions: the interplay of macroprudential regulation and climate policy

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In a new working paper , we show that cap-and-trade schemes lead to lower volatility in GDP and financial variables, and result in reduced welfare costs of the business cycle , when compared to the more widely known carbon taxes. We find that a cap-and-trade system keeps the economy significantly more stable.

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Albania Rolling Out E-Invoicing System To Ensure Tax Compliance

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Albania has announced it will implement a new online billing system to prevent businesses from circumventing tax payments and to boost revenue in the country, according to a report by Reuters. The minister said that 1,600 hotels on a booking site were not registered with the proper tax authorities.

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Bitcoin Daily: Majority Of Top 50 Colleges Offer Crypto Courses; Crypto Trading Will Not Be Taxed In Portugal

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In other news, Portugal’s Tax Authority has announced that both cryptocurrency trading and payments in crypto will not be taxed in the country. Coin Telegraph reported that the confirmation follows a previous tax ruling by the regulator that cryptos should not be taxed in Portugal.

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