PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

As commerce has, increasingly, moved into the digital realm, and even the smallest merchants have gone omnichannel, tax policy has evolved as well — although perhaps it may be more apt to say tax policy has scrambled to keep up. Thus far, a bit more than a year after the ruling, tax policy remains fragmented.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2020

As courts force an end to the use of gig workers by Uber and Lyft in California, the CEO of Just Eat Takeaway said he will do it on his own. Jitse Groen , leader of one of the world’s largest food delivery platforms, told the BBC he intends to stop using the independent contractors at his European operations. “We’re

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In addition, taxes generated by the industry grew by nearly 8 percent last year. And the state’s marijuana taxes, including licenses and fees from dispensaries, were more than $266.5 And the state’s marijuana taxes, including licenses and fees from dispensaries, were more than $266.5 billion the previous year.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A Georgia federal district court has entered a temporary restraining order against a Georgia-based debt collection operation in response to a complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission. In addition to the FTC’s actions, Operation Corrupt Collector includes two cases filed by the CFPB, three criminal cases brought by the U.S.

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CB Insights

MARCH 4, 2022

Anrok , a SaaS sales tax solution, has raised $20M in a Series A. California-based Anrok unifies sales tax monitoring, calculation, and payments processes across the enterprise financial stack. The startup operates in the US and has teams in San Francisco, Texas, Colorado, and Washington, among other locations in the US.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Simon addressed several issues on the company’s earnings call from tax relief to the pandemic to its joint venture with Brookfield Properties to take over operations at JCPenney. We have withstood lack of federal and state help, especially in real estate taxes. We have withstood COVID. We have withstood government shutdowns.

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Trends Retail Taxes Louisiana 169

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

The measure limits independent contractors and the self-employed to borrow up to two months of their pay based on their 2019 income tax return or $15,385, whichever is less, toward forgiveness. If they can’t convince the SBA they met those requirements, borrowers have two years to repay it at a 1 percent interest rate.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Six weeks after securing passage of the Proposition 22 ballot measure that overturned a California law requiring part-time workers to be reclassified as employees, two of its biggest backers have rolled out new fees to offset expenses related to additional worker benefits. Apply the local sales tax and the new total is $48.07.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The legislation aims to ensure that state-authorized and regulated cannabis businesses are not forced to operate with cash only. Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters of California voiced her support of the legislation, as well as calling for the House Judiciary Committee to advance legislation to address the criminalization of marijuana.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

” It means that, from the start, companies operating in the legal cannabis industry — including retailers, brands, distributors and more along the supply chain — can leapfrog to digital solutions like eProcurement. In California, where WAYV operates, and where the legal cannabis market is expected to reach a $5.1

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

Lyft said the losses came from stock-based compensation and payroll tax expenses, along with tens of millions of dollars going toward insurance liability costs. Roberts said the company is working to reduce expenses and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) losses, as well. Lyft also reported $2.7

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Steve Chen, the mastermind behind a $147 million gemcoin fraud from 2013 to 2015, pleaded guilty of his crimes of tax evasion and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, reported on Wednesday (Feb. The 62-year-old California resident will face a minimum of a decade in prison, according to the Department of Justice.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

“Amercanex will give these business owners the opportunity to maintain and grow their business operations online in a secure and legitimate way.”. Cannabis-related businesses are locked out of the banking system, and cannot maintain checking accounts, process payroll obligations or pay taxes.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

As Lackey explained during the webinar, the rate is based on country-wide averages, such as fuel prices and vehicle depreciation, and is not forward-looking, but “reflects the cost from the prior year” of operating an automobile on a per-mile basis in the U.S. Different Programs. Different Programs.

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Abrigo

MAY 22, 2020

CRBs are real, essential businesses paying federal taxes, and many argue that they should be included in federal programs. Other states, like California, allow for home delivery. “If The essential nature of CRBs, as well as their proven stability and contribution to tax revenue, will hopefully begin to normalize the industry.

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Lending Industry Taxes Community 195

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Kobo360 operates a freight technology platform, connecting truckers with businesses that need shipping services across the region. The Series C investment will help the California company focus on growth and product innovation to fuel development of its enterprise data warehousing solution.

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Fintech Analytics Capital Lending 179

PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2016

Reports on Friday (May 27) said the company is rolling out its Bartercard tool to new markets Tennessee, California and Georgia. It may seem novel, but the company said it has been operating the solution for more than a quarter century. The company recorded a post-tax net profit of $3.5 News of the expansion across the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

The number of businesses that reported an increase in BEC attacks targeting their operations increased by 36 percent. million was embezzled by a former commercial real estate employee from Milan Capital Management, an Orange County, California company, leading to the imprisonment of the former employee, according to local OC-Breeze reports.

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Fraud Missouri California Report 148

PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

Among the thorny issues: Macy’s, JCPenney and Neiman Marcus and inline tenants such as Forever 21, J.Crew, JoAnn Fabrics, Steak ‘n Shake, California Pizza Kitchen, David’s Bridal, Ascena Retail Group (Lane Bryant, Justice, Loft and Ann Taylor), GNC and Pier 1 Imports. There is another side to the mall and anchor tenant crisis.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

According to reports, 2nd Address said it will use the funds to improve its technology and expand into new cities beyond its existing markets in California, New York City, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Also operating in the banking technology sphere is Bud, which recently raised $20 million in Series A funding.

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Fintech Capital New York City Analysis 188

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

million judgement on the defendants in this fake online review case — though, if the company pays $50,000 to the agency, as well as “certain unpaid income tax obligations,” that full judgement amount will be suspended. The power of online reviews go beyond large, distantly located eCommerce operations, too. Power of Reviews.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

In a new PYMNTS discussion, Karen Webster and Zac Cohen, general manager at Trulioo , used that lawsuit as a stepping off point to talk about how criminals get past anti-money laundering and other laws designed to keep payments honest, and what above-the-board firms and operations can do to stop it.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

and U.K. — mixes wealth management with its global money movement offerings to support SMBs’ cross-border trade operations. While not focused specifically on the SMB, cloud accounting and payroll company GreenSlate has a unique customer in mind: businesses operating in the entertainment industry, including Netflix , HBO and others.

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CB Insights

APRIL 22, 2021

California-based Deel helps companies with international payroll, taxes, compliance, and benefits, with operations spanning 150 countries. Deel , a global digital payroll solutions provider, has raised $156M in Series C funding led by Y Continuity — Y Combinator’s growth fund — and others.

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California Taxes Compliance Operations 36

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Funderbeam operates a blockchain-powered funding and trading platform for the private sector in an effort to address the small business venture and capital gap. Based in Ireland, Immedis provides payroll and tax services to multinational corporations. Former Nasdaq Tallinn CEO Kaidi Ruusalepp announced $4.5

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Fintech Capital Management California 129

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Robotics and automation were areas of focus for both retailers this week as they seek to upgrade their operations in an effort to capture more consumer spend. All in, Walmart plans to spend $173 upgrading in Florida, $265 million in Texas and $145 million in California. 2: People in Glass Houses Should Pay Taxes. told Adweek.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2017

Four years later, in 1996, the situation regarding marijuana legislatively changed dramatically, when California passed Proposition 215 and legalized marijuana for medical patients. They also pay their staff, pay their suppliers, pay their utility bills and pay their taxes. Higher Risk Than Necessary.

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Payments Taxes Colorado District of Columbia 123

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Typically, McGuire stated, a firm operating only in the U.S. AP automation tackles those (and other) back-end functions, such as streamlining the onboarding of gig personnel, automating tax compliance for their W-9s, paying global freelancers in local currencies, reconciling payments and integrating with ERP systems.

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Capital Taxes Compliance Payments 152

PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

million in the largest investment round ever for a FinTech that operates exclusively in the continent. With operations across Africa, Cellulant offers a digital accounts receivable solution with integrated payment reminder, collection, settlement and reconciliation capabilities. Small Business Banking. The company raised $47.5

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2018

It’s being treated as victory — perhaps a mild one, but still a win — for workers in the so-called gig economy : A recent ruling from the California Supreme Court makes it more difficult to classify people as independent contractors instead of employees. The stakes attached to the gig economy are getting higher. percent of the U.S.

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Payments Los Angeles California Survey 110

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

Is there anything people may find surprising about operating a business there? ND: People always ask me why I don’t move Crunch to California/Silicon Valley. Orlando beats California in every way, in my opinion, other than the over-abundance of skilled people. I always respond with “Why would I do that?”

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Florida United States Taxes Community 110

PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2018

It’s being treated as victory — perhaps a mild one, but still a win — for workers in the so-called gig economy : A recent ruling from the California Supreme Court makes it more difficult to classify people as independent contractors instead of employees. The stakes attached to the gig economy are getting higher. percent of the U.S.

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Payments California Survey United States 100

Perficient

JANUARY 7, 2021

They had to change the way they operate with new social distancing guidelines. What about the tax incentives and credits? For example, some states, such as California and Massachusetts, plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by the year 2035. No one knew what to make of it.

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Marketing Industry Mobile Massachusetts 309

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

In just one of the latest, a suit filed earlier this month in California has said the token was born to fund Ripple operations, and the token sales have had “all the traditional hallmarks” of securities – all except the registration as such. Ripple calls it an “independent digital asset.”

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 13, 2018

But once they turned things around they took their deferred tax asset back onto their books and did three acquisition. The Bank operates five full service offices. It also operates 13 Home Loan Centers in Oregon and Idaho. The bank operates twelve branches, eleven in California and one in Nevada.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Investors backed the company’s offering with $62 million in Series C funding led by Battery Ventures, while Bessemer Venture Partners and ICONIQ Capital also participated in the funding for the California-based company. The company, also based in California, landed $6 million in Series A funding this week led by Aspect Ventures.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Shopping for apparel online is tricky in any case, and shopping for accessories can be particularly taxing because, while one can get a fine feel for the look of a piece, the actual fit is something quite difficult to discern — as looking at an image of an object doesn’t quite tell its scale.

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