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Washington State Capital Gains, Er, Excise Tax

TrustBank

As some of you may recall, the Washington state legislature had passed a 7% tax on capital gains on the sale of certain assets. Before it could take effect a trial court in Douglas County ruled that this was an invalid income tax in the state of Washington. Last Friday they ruled that this tax is a valid excise tax.

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Facing pressure, HSBC rethinks US strategy

Bank Innovation

billion in costs and reallocates capital away from underperforming units. The top-10 global bank reported Tuesday that in 2019, net profit fell 53% to $6 billion, while pre-tax profits fell 33% to $13.3 […]. HSBC, a global bank with $2.7 trillion in assets, is blazing a new path for its U.S. business as it cuts $4.5

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Libra Could Pose Tax Challenges In Europe

PYMNTS

With the idea of pegging Libra’s value to a basket of international currencies, Facebook ’s proposed cryptocurrency would bring tax challenges to European users, per tax lawyers. This seems to us to be a significant barrier to wide adoption.”. As a result, capital gains and losses would be created.

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Why Timing Is Everything On Tax Day

PYMNTS

Tax Day for Americans is here, or at least it will be on Tuesday, April 17. This year is a bit of an unusual year as far as taxes are concerned, since April 15 actually falls on a Sunday. Back then, taxes weren’t due on April 15. Tax season used to be a month and a half shorter. It’s not 1914.

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Q1 2019: US credit card issuer snapshot

Accenture

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. Click/tap to view larger.

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Q2 2019: US credit card issuer snapshot

Accenture

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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Hacker Tracker: The Evolving Threat Of Tax Fraud

PYMNTS

Earlier this year, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reported that there was a reduction in the number of fraudulent tax returns identified between 2013 and 2015. What’s Next In Tax Fraud. As of February, the number of mentions in 2017 so far was already over 40 percent of the 2016 total. But that’s not all.

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