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Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite

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And lest you think changes in tax policy sow confusion only in the United States, think again. Bitcoin breeched a key psychological barrier on news that the South Korean government would tax income earned by virtual currency exchanges to the tune of 24.2 Kraken allows trading on margin, “but order books are thin,” he said.

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Blockchain Makes Inroads Into Banking

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The CBA pilots, as reported by CoinDesk and other sites, were tied to the issuance of letters of credit and securities. The CBA said it will look to include smaller and mid-sized banks on the platform, with eventual additions of tax agencies and customs activities to the platform. The service will debut at the end of March.

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5 Big reasons to go digital with SMB & commercial lending

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Takeaway 1 Many financial institutions used a customer portal for PPP, but once the program ended, went back to old manual processes, Takeaway 2 Automating lending provides a secure portal between the bank and customer and automated workflows that speed origination. The customer portal for requesting financials and tax returns.

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Payroll Considers Its Cash Flow Influence

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From new hires to departing professionals, to raises and bonuses, and to shifting tax laws, payroll can certainly change from one pay cycle to the next. Without automated technology in place, said Ayyad, the alternative is for businesses to conduct payroll calculations manually and then re-key that information into another system.

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Travelport Hotelzon Eyes Hotel V-Card Acceptance

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While virtual cards (v-cards) can offer a secure and efficient way for businesses to pay travel suppliers, some industry players have highlighted a key pain point for the payment rail: For suppliers accepting v-cards , they still have to manually enter payment data. New reports on Tuesday (Sept.

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum

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states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year. billion in taxes from legal cannabis companies last year, an amount of money that is undoubtedly a sizzle for the federal coffers.

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Two Years Post-IPO, Rocky Journey For OnDeck

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With fewer loans sold into the marketplace, more loans are kept on the books, which means more risk is kept on those books, and less net income, too. Charge-off ratios have remained rather steady as a percentage of the cumulative book, so that is somewhat encouraging.

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