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Colorado’s Marijuana Industry Tops $6B

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The Colorado Department of Revenue has revealed that the state’s regulated marijuana industry sales have topped $6 billion since sales began in 2014. In addition, taxes generated by the industry grew by nearly 8 percent last year. To date, marijuana tax, license and fee revenue totals for Colorado are over $927 million.

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How Clandestina (Literally) Snuck Into The US Market

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And while those numbers aren’t likely to keep Amazon or H&M up at night, for a small Cuban eCommerce startup operating out of nation where internet access is patchy and from which the company can’t ship goods directly to U.S. as relations between the two nations began to improve in 2014. eCommerce operation.

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NYC Taxi Commission Accused Of $810 Million Fraud

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She’s alleging the city profited by that same amount selling medallions and by collecting a 5% tax on third-party transfers. These taxi medallions were marketed as a pathway to the American Dream, but instead became a trapdoor of despair for medallion owners harmed by the TLC’s unlawful practices,” she added. .

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Ant Financial Posts Rare Quarterly Loss

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Ant Financial , the Chinese FinTech giant and an affiliate of Alibaba Group , posted an earnings pre-tax loss of 2.4 The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ), citing Ant, reported that the company had a pre-tax profit of 5.3 Ant operates Alipay, the digital payment service in a battle with Tencent ‘s WeChat Pay for dominance in China.

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Tesco To Unload Thailand, Malaysia Assets In CP Group Deal

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The move will enable the company to focus on producing shareholder returns and cash from its United Kingdom, Central Europe and Ireland markets, The Wall Street Journal reported. billion, prior to taxes and other charges. The grocer has left markets such as the U.S., The grocer has left markets such as the U.S.,

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KPMG To Shutter UK Small Business Accounting Unit

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According to the publication, KPMG’s Small Business Accounting (SBA) service, which launched in 2014, will be closed in the U.K. ” The company added that the closure is part of KPMG’s efforts to refocus on core operations in the U.K., and that its small business services in markets other than the U.K.

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Soupman Files For Bankruptcy Protection

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New York City soup producer and marketer Soupman – home of Seinfeld’s “Soup Nazi” character – has filed for bankruptcy protection following charges against former CFO Robert Bertrand last month. million, and total alleged tax loss to the U.S. million, and total alleged tax loss to the U.S. was about $594,000. was about $594,000.