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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple, Google, Amazon Boost UK Fees To Cover New Digital Tax; Amazon Gets FAA’s OK For Drone Delivery 

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Tumusov wrote in a social media post that “lowering the commission and having the ability to bring products to users is a growth opportunity for IT developers.”. Big Tech Updates Fees to Reflect UK Digital Services Tax. Apple announced upcoming tax changes for apps and in-app purchases to include tax law changes in the U.K.

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Salesforce Launches New Features For Easier Social Commerce, Global Transactions

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Salesforce has announced a broad expansion of its Order Management offerings, including the ability for companies to let online shoppers complete purchases without leaving social media channels. Those include support for multiple languages and currencies and the capacity to calculate and display value-added taxes.

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10 Twitter accounts every accountant should follow

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Information overload seems to be an occupational hazard for anyone spending time on the internet these days, particularly on social media channels. Follow Kelly for all things tax-related. He reaches a large number of accounting professionals via his CPA Trendlines website, but it’s his Twitter reach that really turns heads.

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Can Mobile Payments Improve Healthcare Access in Africa?

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Recent news indicates the path of mobile development there: Kenya’s Safaricom has launched a new Bonga platform , a product designed to combine payments, messaging and online social activities. Tax Hurdle? The country’s finance minister recently proposed a tax increase that would fund “ free healthcare for all.”.

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Taking China’s eCommerce Lessons On The Road

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We see a lot of opportunities in those new regions. Vietnam and India were the first markets we entered, and we have seen faster than expected growth in those regions, which gives us a lot of faith in the future growth yet to come,” Ning noted. All of this needs to be activated and supported.”.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

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Thankfully, there was still a smartphone and social media to commiserate. Then, bad grades came in right as summer party season kicked off, mom and dad took away the car and credit card, and the Venmo transfers came to a screeching halt. Payments: Still Hot for Teacher (Wait, Song or Not, Can We Still Say That?).

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Bankrupt Aeropostale Wants To Pay Its Execs Their Bonus — They Just Need A Judge To Approve

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“These voluntary resignations included members of the [retailer’s] leadership team and other employees that performed critical functions, including [its] director of tax, director of strategy and customer insights, senior director of social media, senior director of operations procurement, and various regional managers.”.