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Indonesia Reduces Import Tax Threshold To Protect Smaller Firms

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Indonesia has announced it’s going to reduce the threshold for taxing imported eCommerce consumer goods from $75 to $3, to help control the purchases of cheap foreign goods and help protect smaller Indonesian firms, according to a report by Reuters. They’ll be taxed at a rate of 32.5 million last year and 6.1 percent to 37.5

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Bitcoin Daily: S Korea Eyes New Crypto Income Tax; Less Network Traffic Causes Drop In Bitcoin Fees

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The last halving was on May 11, 2020. South Korea is pondering a modification to its tax law which could place taxes on cryptocurrencies. South Korea attempted to impose taxation on cryptocurrency early in 2020. Decenter reported that the country’s legislation would be brought before Parliament in September 2020.

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Bitcoin Daily: Gemini Creates Insurance Unit To Protect Against Crypto Theft; South Korea’s Bithumb Exchange To Fight Crypto Tax Bill

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In other news, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is going to court to fight an almost $69 million tax bill from the National Tax Service (NTS), according to a report Thursday (Jan. The tax is called a retention tax, which is an income tax paid to the government by the income payer and not its recipient.

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Macy’s Recognizes $3.1B Charge As Pandemic Reshapes Outlook

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billion non-cash goodwill charge before tax, as the retailer’s long-haul forecast and market capitalization shifted, mainly due to the coronavirus health crisis. Macy’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Gennette said in the statement, “The first quarter of 2020 was challenging for the country, the industry and Macy’s, Inc.

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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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In 2020, The Bahamas legislation passed two digital-asset-specific pieces of legislation: the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act (the DARE Act) and the Financial and Corporate Service Providers Act (the FCSP Act), which established safeguards for the custody of digital assets. Legislative Initiatives. Attracting Crypto Corporations.

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Preparing to execute well this tax season

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Likewise, accountants each year experience a tax season that requires detailed planning and precise execution. One way to organize those efforts as tax season approaches is to think of your planning in terms of three general areas: capacity, communication and conclusion.

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Climate and capital: some outstanding issues

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There is a lively debate about whether and how capital regulations for banks and insurers should be adjusted in response to climate change. Incorporating climate-related risks into the capital regime will require a reliable methodology to measure these risks. Marco Bardoscia, Benjamin Guin and Misa Tanaka.

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