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Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea Eyes Crypto Capital Gains Tax; Crypto Lawyers See Rise In Demand

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South Korean crypto users might soon see 20 percent taxes on their currency, according to Cointelgraph. ” But Sung Tae-yoon , an economist with Yonsei University, warned that taxing cryptocurrencies could slow the country’s tech markets. They falsely claimed to have a Harvard-educated CEO backing them.

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Q2 2019: US credit card issuer snapshot

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Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. For the third straight quarter, Chase, Capital One and Synchrony led all issuers in purchase volume growth (over 10 percent YoY).

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Q1 2019: US credit card issuer snapshot

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Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. Loss rates increased slightly YoY, and issuer after-tax returns are strong for those that report. Key themes. New partnerships.

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Square: Card Not Present Transactions, Square Card Spend See Gains In Q3

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Square posted third-quarter results that showed continued tailwinds in card not present transactions, a continued shift to larger seller contributions to gross payment volumes (GPV) and increasing embrace of Cash App. Square Card And Card Not Present . Total net revenues of $3 billion were up from $1.9 stimulus funds.”.

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Retail Sales Shot Up In May

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Consumer confidence seems to have returned in a big way in May as retail sales soared to their highest level since November 2017, according to news from The Wall Street Journal. Excluding auto sales, which have a tendency to bounce up and down frequently month to month, retail spending was up.9 Retail sales are up 5.9

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Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite

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And lest you think changes in tax policy sow confusion only in the United States, think again. Bitcoin breeched a key psychological barrier on news that the South Korean government would tax income earned by virtual currency exchanges to the tune of 24.2 This past week saw a wild ride. For someone in the U.S.,

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Sprint And T-Mobile Merger, Spend Management And State Tax Top This Week’s News

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We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. . Behind Sysco’s Spend Management Switch To Cards. A ‘Diaper’ By Any Other Tax Code: The Complexities Of Selling Across State Tax Laws. Trackers and Reports.

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