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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple, Google, Amazon Boost UK Fees To Cover New Digital Tax; Amazon Gets FAA’s OK For Drone Delivery 

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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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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

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Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. How can community financial institution leaders manage their challenges and seize their opportunities at the same time?

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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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In addition, dynamic pop-up, cultural, artistic or community-oriented programming aligned with these goals will be encouraged to ensure that the space functions as a vibrant asset and experience for residents and visitors,” according to the statement. has hiked the normal commercial property tax rate on vacant property from between $1.65

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

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WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. But that might not be the best move for your financial institution or your community. Certainly, one asset class, the regional mall, is quite dead,” Kirby said.

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Remembering 9/11 – A Pivotal Day for BSA/AML Professionals

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BSA was intended to detect illicit activity through cash and monetary instruments to catch tax evaders using secret foreign bank accounts. See Part I: Implications for Community Financial Institutions. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. Stay up-to-date on the latest FinCEN Priorities. Learn More.

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Blockchain Firms Flock To Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’

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He cited “Zug’s high quality of life, openness, pro-business mindset and favorable tax structure” as factors that make the city attractive to people from around the world. One such company in the Zug region is crypto loyalty firm qiibee. Yet Zug does reportedly have one of the lowest tax rates in Switzerland.

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EU Court Rules Airbnb Doesn’t Need Estate License

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eCommerce platforms have to abide by regional rules and that could make it harder for Airbnb to do business. . “We We welcome this judgment and want to move forward and continue working with cities on clear rules that put local families and communities at the heart of sustainable 21st-century travel,” Airbnb said. “We

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