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The Strange Spending Trends Around Sales Tax Holidays

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According to the National Retail Federation , as of last year parents entered August with about 45 percent of their back-to-school shopping done. This year 17 states will have sales tax holidays of one form or another — up from 16 last year, but down from the national high of 20 states in 2010. How Tax Holidays Work.

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Challenges to monetary policy: lessons from Medieval Europe

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Moreover, the national currency belongs to the people, and the state’s role is to regulate it to benefit the people. This is done by ensuring money is produced according to the strictest standards and avoiding manipulating it to the king’s benefit ( inflation tax ). Medieval monetary policy operated without a central bank.

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3 top tech trends for public accountants to watch in 2017

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The 2016 National Management of an Accounting Practice survey found that the use of cloud services by CPA firms has grown since 2014, with 56 percent of all firms surveyed saying they use cloud-based software, up from 48 percent in 2014 and 29 percent in 2012. Register here.)

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Wells’ Woes, Stripe’s Acquisition And North Korea’s New Hacking Groove

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We have a huge responsibility and fell short of our ideals for managing and providing oversight of the third-party vendor and our own operations,” Franklin R. Consulting firm Oliver Wyman prepared the document after reviewing insurance policies sold to the banking firm’s customers from January 2012 through July 2016.

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Guest Post: Third Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

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And don’t forget that they are still finishing the $667 billion Operation Twist Program by year end 2012, where they sell shorter maturities and buy longer term ones to push interest rates lower. Bhutan, a Buddhist nation between India and China, began calculating the Gross National Happiness, or “GNH,” Index in 1972.

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The US Leads In Foreign Investments To Indian Startups

CB Insights

Activity was spearheaded by Mumbai-based seed-stage venture fund Blume Ventures, which has been the most active investor (by unique companies invested in) in Indian startups since 2012. We include Mauritius, an island nation off the coast of Madagascar, in our definition of India-based investors.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Faces $6.06 Million Fine From South Korea; Big Tech Tax Becomes Due In France

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million) financial penalty to Facebook and has pursued a criminal probe for allegedly sharing the personal data of users with other operators in the absence of permission, Reuters reported. “We to the nation’s prosecution for a criminal probe. Chicago Alderman Proposes Tax on Deliveries. billion won ($6.06 for bulkier parcels.

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