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Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax

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The jousting over eCommerce taxes — especially for U.S. Last week in India, the government proposed a tax on eCommerce transactions that will likely increase operating costs for sellers large and small. The tax, technically known as “Tax Deducted at Source” (TDS), is sent directly to an account held by the central government.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Amazon Looks To Increase Fees With Digital Tax In Spain; Google Might Make Search Inaccessible In Australia

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Amazon Plans to Raise Fees for Companies in Wake of New Digital Tax in Spain . After Spain’s government levied a new digital tax, Amazon plans to increase fees by 3 percent starting in April for Spanish firms harnessing its platform, Reuters reported. Google Raises Specter of Making Search Inaccessible in Australia.

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Who Pays A Higher Price For Online Sales Tax?

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Wayfair case that allowed states and individual cities to launch tax policies aimed at remote sellers and marketplaces is still reverberating in 2019 and will likely affect online retail in 2020. In Q3 2019, 14 states started collected online sales tax and 11 more followed in October. eBay Makes a Deal.

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Becoming a “Bahama Mama” Crypto-Style: A Closer Look at The Digital Asset Landscape in The Bahamas

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Members of Perficient’s Digital Asset Team have advised followers in multiple online articles about the digital asset revolution and relevant regulations affecting the same in the United States. Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets – Perficient Blogs. Billion in 2019).

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Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom

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Facebook’s Libra (OK, now it’s been renamed to Diem ) looms as 2021 dawns – maybe – and in a form diminished from its initial ambitions back in 2019, to disrupt the monetary system itself. Companies that seek to issue stablecoins will have to get approval from the Fed, the FDIC and other regulators at least six months prior to launch.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Faces $6.06 Million Fine From South Korea; Big Tech Tax Becomes Due In France

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The French Finance Ministry has told Big Tech firms that the Digital Service Tax is now due, PYMNTS reported, citing Reuters. Companies subject to the tax have received notice to pay the 2020 installment,” an official from the Finance Ministry said. Chicago Alderman Proposes Tax on Deliveries. for bulkier parcels.

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

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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?

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