PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

The last halving was on May 11, 2020. South Korea is pondering a modification to its tax law which could place taxes on cryptocurrencies. South Korea attempted to impose taxation on cryptocurrency early in 2020. Decenter reported that the country’s legislation would be brought before Parliament in September 2020.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

US Trade Representative: India, Italy, Turkey Digital Taxes Discriminates Against US Firms. Trade Representative (USTR) recently released the results of Section 301 probes of digital services taxes (DSTs) that Turkey, Italy and India have adopted, finding that each tax “discriminates against U.S. Billion Of French Products.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Indonesia has announced it’s going to reduce the threshold for taxing imported eCommerce consumer goods from $75 to $3, to help control the purchases of cheap foreign goods and help protect smaller Indonesian firms, according to a report by Reuters. They’ll be taxed at a rate of 32.5 million last year and 6.1 percent to 37.5

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Regulation. Tencent Holdings President Martin Lau said further regulations are needed in China to mirror a “new reality.”. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Larry Hogan vetoed the levy.

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Perficient

JUNE 30, 2022

Members of Perficient’s Digital Asset Team have advised followers in multiple online articles about the digital asset revolution and relevant regulations affecting the same in the United States. Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets – Perficient Blogs. Legislative Initiatives.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Historians and economists regularly look to tax policies to get a sense of what happened within a particular industry, society or country. No doubt the chronicles to come about the rise of the internet age and the spread of digital culture will include serious treatment of tax issues. Taxing Confusion. billion in 2022.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Italy is preparing to tax digital companies to help fund its 2020 budget as it seeks different revenue streams to avoid a scheduled sales tax hike, sources told Reuters on Monday (Oct. Companies with annual global revenues of $827 million and digital services of $6 million in Italy will be subject to the tax.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

To say that 2020 has already started off as a busy year for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) might be an understatement. Only a few weeks in, and the flurry of activity might already reshape the way financial services are regulated, and by whom. Digital Taxes, Abroad.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 30, 2024

We work with well-known national CPA firms that specialize in working with banks specifically to claim their ERC tax rebate. The average tax rebate is approximately $1.5 Inability to hold in-person meetings—with customers, partners, regulators, industry representatives, and more. The 10% impact could be a combination of factors.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In Japan, the Fair Trade Commission said last week that it has draft guidelines in place that would promote tighter regulation of larger tech firms. Taxes, Too. As reported, companies paying the French digital tax will be reimbursed once that international framework is in place. Libra in the Crosshairs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The French Finance Ministry has told Big Tech firms that the Digital Service Tax is now due, PYMNTS reported, citing Reuters. Companies subject to the tax have received notice to pay the 2020 installment,” an official from the Finance Ministry said. Chicago Alderman Proposes Tax on Deliveries. for bulkier parcels.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

“In order for there to be mass adoption, the path forward is a regulated, compliant exchange system that clients have become accustomed to in traditional finance.”. The tax is called a retention tax, which is an income tax paid to the government by the income payer and not its recipient. 16) by Cointelegraph. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Wayfair case that allowed states and individual cities to launch tax policies aimed at remote sellers and marketplaces is still reverberating in 2019 and will likely affect online retail in 2020. In Q3 2019, 14 states started collected online sales tax and 11 more followed in October. eBay Makes a Deal.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

eCommerce firms are navigating a tax collection environment that increasingly requires technology and automation to ensure compliance. eCommerce sales in 2020. In corporate payments news, Citi is tapping into application programming interface (API) calls to make treasury ops real-time. 659B : Estimated potential value of U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Here’s the latest news for Big Tech’s Google , Amazon , Apple and Facebook , which are coming under increasing scrutiny from legislators and regulators the world over. Regulation. Big Tech Updates Fees to Reflect UK Digital Services Tax. digital services tax on to consumers in addition to an existing 20 percent value-added tax.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

have resulted in a delay for legislation that is now in draft form, which would include a provision to tax larger tech firms that derive sales from the region. The bill has proposed a 2 percent tax on revenues for firms as diverse as Facebook and Amazon. As noted by Bloomberg last week, the December elections on deck for the U.K.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

It’s been a whirlwind few weeks — OK, make that months — for big tech firms as regulators look ever more closely at business tactics. It was reported this month that France is looking to levy a 3 percent “digital” tax on revenues derived from business in that country by global tech firms with certain revenue levels. On Taxation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Call it, perhaps, a New Year’s Resolution list — for regulators. Against that backdrop, we might see the continued evolution of tax policy tied to crypto, and perhaps more defined parameters of crypto as a distinct class of assets. In documents released Tuesday (Jan.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 13, 2022

The Treasury Department’s General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2023 Revenue Proposals includes a proposal concerning how EWA programs should be characterized for tax purposes. It would also add a definition of on-demand pay arrangements to the IRC.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

Much has been said about how Europe is shaping up to be ground zero for seismic changes in Big Tech, as regulators are, have been and will continue to impose mandates on what can and cannot be used in terms of consumer data. Taxes And Other Matters. However, in the U.S., Google’s most recent fine — equivalent to $1.7

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

To get a bit more granular, in an interpretive letter , the OCC said that regulated financial institutions (FIs) can participate in independent node verification networks (INVN for short – namely, a blockchain network).

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 7, 2023

Bank ERC Background Bank ERCs is a refundable tax credit available to businesses, including financial institutions, affected by the global pandemic as granted under the CARES Act and modified by the Relief Act. Unable to hold in-person meetings—with customers, partners, regulators, industry representatives, and more.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

French Finance Minister Embraces American Shift on Big Tech Taxes . Bruno Le Maire , the finance minister of France, embraced the support of the Biden administration on a potential international tax on Big Tech, CNBC reported. “I Read More On Regulation: Facebook, Inc. had reported on Wednesday (Jan. The firm registered $27.19

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Facebook’s Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country. The projected 2020 cost of AML compliance across all U.S. It’s possible that regulators could require verified wallets to be KYC- and AML-compliant.

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SWBC's LenderHub

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Gridlock means no new taxes, no new legislation getting prescription drug prices under control, no legislation regulating tech powerhouses, etc. Markets rejoiced, as it was perceived that D.C. was ready to return to a state of impotency.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

The pandemic-induced challenges have also been taxing for community financial institutions (FIs) and credit unions (CUs), as many were not designed to operate remotely. regulations.”. Credit Union. The past year has been one of the most trying in recent memory for lenders as well as consumers. Digital Identity.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020, which was proposed by a U.S. In other news, the Ministry of Finance in Russia keeps advocating for digital currency industry rules through the introduction of new tax mandates, Cointelegraph reported. representative Thursday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

There could be another four years of a pro-business environment under President Donald Trump, or the possibility of sweeping, structural changes to regulation and taxes if a Democrat, such as U.S. One factor that has CEOs very worried is the upcoming election, which could offer up a variety of possibilities.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

MEPs will be sending invitations directly to the four biggest tech platforms — Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — for a virtual hearing about tax and competition policy, the sources told FT. DMA draft regulations would compel Big Tech platforms to allow third-party software firms to use their platforms and services.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 27, 2021

In March of 2020, the US Department of Treasury, the Office of Fiscal Service, and the Internal Revenue Service provided 3 rounds of fast monetary relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States through the passing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ( CARES ) Act. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Officials have until April 1 to divest from any foreign cryptocurrencies, although they won’t be required to report any crypto holdings for the year 2020, the report stated. The data leaked included names, email addresses, phone numbers, bank account details and tax ID numbers, the report stated.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The October 23, 2020 proposed amendments, if passed, would modify two rules that have been part of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulations since 1995. Get the latest on BSA/AML regulation changes. BSA Rules and Regulation. keep me informed. Watch Webinar. Learn More. Lending & Credit Risk.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As lawmakers look for ways to plug budget gaps, credit union groups are preparing for a possible assault on the industry's tax exemption at the state and federal level.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Taxes Too, of Course. This past week saw a continued debate, too, over digital taxes. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that a new 2 percent tax will apply to sales of digital services in the U.K. beginning in April of 2020. And though the Trump administration has said the U.S. is moving ahead with its own plan.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A group of 96 organizations and individuals, who describe themselves as consisting of “consumer, labor, civil rights, legal services, faith, community and financial organizations and academics,” have sent a letter to the CFPB urging the Bureau to regulate fee-based earned wage access (EWA) products as credit subject to the Truth in Lending Act.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

And regulators are taking a close look at payroll advance apps. Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar. Report: The Risky Business of Navigating Online Sales Tax for Merchants. Levy laws can vary widely, with one state taxing a product that another does not.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 9, 2020

The New York Department of Financial Services has sent a letter to the institutions that it regulates requiring each such institution, by February 7, 2020, to provide to DFS a description of its “plan to address its LIBOR cessation and transition risk.” (LIBOR is the acronym for the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate.).

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