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When One State’s Tax-Exempt Necessity Is Another’s High-Tax Discretionary Purchase

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Sales taxes empower governments to maintain critical public services, but they can also make medical essentials too expensive for those who need them. Campaigns against taxing obligatory items are spreading across the United States, forcing states to rethink their revenue generation decisions. Sales taxes’ price tags.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Backs Data Portability Law, Amazon Considers Registering Services As Separate Entities In India

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Here’s the latest news from Facebook, Amazon and others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators, trade groups and politicians the world over. Regulations. The services are not currently registered as distinct entities, although they are provided to users in the nation. Facebook Supports Data-Portability Law.

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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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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2017 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Nasdaq: OSBC) Old Second is a single-bank holding company headquartered in Aurora, Illinois. The Bank, Old Second National Bank, lost a whopping $156 million in 2009 and 2010. That got regulator's attention in the form of a May 2011 Consent Order (CO). Old Second Bancorp, Inc. Welcome to the list! #2. Its size today, at $2.8

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CFPB Structure To Get Supreme Court Hearing

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The regulations, as reported by CNBC , mandate that mobile game makers who offer in-app purchases or charge for content through other means need to get licenses from the country’s censorship regulators — specifically the General Administration of Press and Publication of China. International Tax Policy.

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Cannabis Banking in Illinois: Mitigating Reputation Risk to Financial Institutions

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Despite Federal ambiguity, Illinois State Regulators defined their stances on cannabis banking. One of the biggest questions concerning Illinois Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and AML professionals is how to handle cannabis and marijuana-related businesses (CRB/MRB) in a constantly changing legal landscape. If so, how do you bank them?

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Sports Betting Moves Forward In The U.S. — With or Without ‘Integrity Fees’

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Meanwhile, states such as Kentucky, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland and others are making moves toward legalization, and via different methods. The state reportedly would impose a $250,000 licensing fee on betting providers, along with a 3 percent tax. percent state tax on sports wagers.