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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 And Manual Tax Frustrations. Digitizing these processes can ease SMBs’ tax frustrations. Spring may seem far away, but U.S.

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Walgreens Fights Promotion Abuse With Digital Tracking

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Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. This represents a fivefold increase from the pre-pandemic normal, when most consumers shopping online were better attuned to security protocol. About The Tracker.

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Deep Dive: How FinTechs, FIs Can Arm Up Against Fraud

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Compliance failures are prevalent worldwide: Approximately $26 billion worth of fines were levied against banks for AML, KYC and sanctions noncompliance between 2008 and 2018. The People’s Bank of China announced in March that it plans to create rules for regulating and securing the FinTech sector, for example. . resources.

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Economic Nexus Laws’ Unexpected Impacts On Restricted Substance Retailers

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eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. State governments began rolling out economic nexus laws after 2018’s South Dakota vs. Wayfair ruling. percent tax on each imported premium cigar, limited to a maximum of about $0.40 in 2017 had a 52.75

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FinCEN announces $8 Million BSA Enforcement Action: The Resurrection of AML Penalties

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Millions of dollars in suspicious activity were not reported to FinCEN in a timely or accurate manner, including those connected to tax evasion, illegal gambling, money laundering, and other financial crimes. . Inadequate staffing: The lack of technological and human resources will result in deficiencies in an AML program.

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Remembering 9/11 – A Pivotal Day for BSA/AML Professionals

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BSA was intended to detect illicit activity through cash and monetary instruments to catch tax evaders using secret foreign bank accounts. Regulatory scrutiny became ever-present, knowing that the security of their homeland was at stake. soil. .

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FinCEN identifies AML/CFT “priorities” for financial institutions

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According to FinCEN, “coupled with the Department of the Treasury’s 2020 Illicit Finance Strategy and 2018 National Risk Assessment, the Priorities aim to help covered institutions assess their risks, tailor their AML programs, and prioritize their resources.”. A prime example of this problem is the inclusion of “fraud” as a Priority.