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Nations Move Toward Imposing ‘Digital Taxes’ On Big Tech

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Governments around the world are setting their sights on putting a variety of digital taxes on Big Tech giants. France has long been angling to levy digital taxes, although such moves have become a bone of contention with the United States and have faced significant delays. billion of French goods. billion of French goods. Indonesia .

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Overstock To Pay Some Ohio Business Taxes With Bitcoin

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3) that it will pay a portion of its state business taxes in Ohio in bitcoin, becoming the first major U.S. company to pay state taxes in bitcoin. state to offer this way of paying for business taxes, noted Overstock in the press release. “We Overstock , the online retailer and blockchain company, announced Thursday (Jan.

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Tax Reform Shows Early Signs Of SMB Bank Lending Impact

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tax reform led to much chatter and some confusion about exactly how changes would impact the nation’s small businesses (SMBs). Department of Treasury finalized rules that apply to SMBs on qualifying for a 20 percent tax deduction, with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) applauding the initiative.

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H&R Block Inks Tax Software Partnership With Walmart

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Tax preparation firm H&R Block announced Tuesday (Jan. Under the terms of the deal, H&R Block will become the sole provider of tax software available at Walmart stores. “At 16) that it would link up with megaretailer Walmart in what is being billed as an exclusive partnership, according to Globe Newswire reports.

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Misinvoicing Costing Nations Billions, Warns UNCTAD

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For others, however, entire national economies can be affected. According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), that’s exactly what’s happening in some developing nations, in which invoice errors across Africa and South America are leading to the loss of up to two-thirds of commodity export value.

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The Biggest Banking, Regulatory Challenges For Today’s Entrepreneur

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National Small Business Week is this week in the U.S., But analysts from Bank of America, Square, Navcom and the National Association for the Self-Employed warn that challenges for some SMBs have reached new heights, too. and finance experts are celebrating with new data on the state of the entrepreneurial community.

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Ohio Bill Urges Govt. To Adopt Blockchain

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It is the first state to let businesses pay their taxes with cryptocurrency. At the early part of this year Overstock , the online retailer and blockchain company, said it would take Ohio up on its offer to pay taxes with bitcoin, becoming the first major U.S. company to pay taxes with bitcoin. “We

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