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Can South Dakota Move The Needle On A Federal Online Sales Tax?

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This is proving particularly true for more and more cash-strapped states that have spent years staring at soaring traffic for online retailers but little β€” if any β€” increases in the taxes reaped from this digital, transcontinental economy. Fields, chair of Morrison & Foerster LLP’s state and local tax group, told Bloomberg BNA.

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Experts: US House Examines Legislative Actions To Combat Cybercriminals

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He also recommended that the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) be charged with β€œthe responsibility to create a framework for regulating cryptocurrencies and developing guidelines for strong protections against money laundering and cybersecurity threats to those marketplaces.”.

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When Suds Go X-Border

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So far, Long has seen particular success with craft beers produced by Back Forty Beer Company in Gadsden, Alabama, and Dark Horse Brewing Co. As alcohol laws vary by country, Brew Export needs to ensure it fully understands the regulations surrounding labels and taxes for each market. in Marshall, Michigan.

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum

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states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year. billion in taxes from legal cannabis companies last year, an amount of money that is undoubtedly a sizzle for the federal coffers.

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Perhaps just as influential, Shelby, who is serving as the committee’s GOP chairman for the next two years, represents 131 community banks in Alabama, and Brown, the Democratic ranking member on the committee, represents 206 community banks in Ohio. Shelby visits an Alabama business as part of a statewide jobs and industry tour.