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What The Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Agreement Means After Wayfair

PYMNTS

Businesses depend on the public services tax revenues pay for: roads that facilitate deliveries, courts where firms resolve legal disputes and regulators that help protect businesses from fraud. Even businesses eager to pay their share, however, may feel that complying with tax laws is complicated. .

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Foreign Tax Compliance Reporting — FATCA vs. CRS

FICO

This article is from Michael Blicker , a senior consultant in FICO's compliance solutions group. You would think one system would be enough to manage foreign tax compliance. In 2010 the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) started to define the details of FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act).

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Supply Chain Compliance In The Amazon Era

PYMNTS

In the world of supply chain compliance, complex regulatory requirements like Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) probably come to mind. There are also the challenges of supplier management, tax legislation, cross-border compliance, worker protection and more.

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UK Asks For Input On VAT Challenges Created By The Sharing Economy

PYMNTS

The United Kingdom’s economic and finance ministry, HM Treasury, seeks input on the challenges that the sharing economy creates for value-added tax (VAT). The ministry said that policymakers have to consider the basis for new regulations that mirror the evolving nature of economic activity in the digital era.

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Confronting Wayfair’s Unanswered Questions

PYMNTS

tax laws, and some businesses and public sector stakeholders are now pushing back. The case ushered in a wave of state- and municipality-issued economic nexus laws that tax remote sellers based on economic activity rather than physical presence. States have long debated how to write these definitions. The 2018 South Dakota v.

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Beneficial Ownership & Due Diligence: Stepping Up Your Institution’s Information Collection Practices

Abrigo

Since 2016, three serious document leaks have made international news and exposed the activity of powerful political elites or wealthy individuals who used shell companies to disguise the source of funds and avoid taxes. The definition of who is considered a beneficial owner is expanded. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Training.

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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 8: Drug Trafficking Organizations

Abrigo

The most common is known as a trade-based money laundering (TBML) scheme. FICO explains: “In its simplest definition, TBML is the process of disguising the proceeds of crime and moving value (i.e., Financial institutions can expect additional scrutiny from regulators and auditors on EDD processes and high-risk customer monitoring.

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