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EU Wants US Tech Giants To Pay Revenue Tax

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Germany, France, Italy and Spain’s finance ministers have announced plans to tax tech multinationals, such as Amazon and Alphabet Inc./ They would like the EU to develop a region-wide plan to implement their proposal, and plan to present it to all 28 EU finance ministers at a meeting next week. billion in revenue tax.

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Lending Is Failing To Live Up To 2018’s Great Expectations

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It was supposed to be a strong year for lending across the board, after a stumpy 2017, which saw numbers in both consumer and commercial lending tending toward a slump. regional bank executives were gearing up for a bumper year, according to Bloomberg. Bancorp , the largest regional bank in the U.S., As of early 2018, U.S.

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Turkey Is Most Difficult Market for Regulatory Compliance

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Tax and accounting compliance can be an overwhelmingly monumental task as companies expand their geographic footprint. Through a 70-question survey, TMF Group asked the accounting and tax professionals to assess their local regulatory climates. There are also an “extremely high number” of tax rules. Top Challenge Areas.

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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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has hiked the normal commercial property tax rate on vacant property from between $1.65 On March 3, San Francisco voters approved Proposition D , a property tax aimed at filling vacancies. Backers of the tax position it as a solution to the increasing amount of empty retail space in the city. and San Francisco. Starting Jan.

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FICO Survey: APAC Banks Expect Rise in Tax Evasion

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million digital records exposed the dark deeds of dirty money and tax evasion and burst the bubble of pretense that the world is effective at dealing with corruption. One in five banks in Asia Pacific say that they expect tax evasion to increase 100 to 500 percent over last year’s levels according to a recent poll by FICO.

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Mastercard Tops 20174Q Views on Robust Cross-Border Transactions

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tax laws had on other firms recently reporting results, Mastercard put up numbers Thursday (Feb. Excluding the aforementioned tax impact, earnings per share came in at $1.14, two pennies better than Wall Street expectations. As for its own tax savings, the company will use at least part of the money to boost financial inclusion.

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Nordea Accused Of Handling $790M In Suspicious Transactions

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Nordea, the biggest bank in the Nordic region, is being accused of handling millions of dollars in suspicious transactions for several years. The bank reportedly handled 700 million euros or $790 million in transactions that were questionable from 2005 to 2017. The investment firm rates Nordea at underperform.