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Remote Seller Taxation: A Job For Tax Automation

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Wayfair Supreme Court decision continue to rattle online merchants, as three states (California, Louisiana and South Carolina) are now trying to collect eCommerce sales tax retroactively, as far back as five years. To date 43 states and Washington, D.C. have moved to collect sales tax from remote sellers, and it’s just the beginning.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey, Washington, D.C.

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Tax Reform Not Enough To Convince Corporates To Spend, AFP Finds

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Tax reform played a key role for several corporate successes in the first quarter of 2018. “Together, these factors mean that companies could invest more funds, hire employees and generally spend on both their businesses and communities.” corporates from spending their rising cash reserves. .

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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. The most high-profile local interventions have happened Washington, D.C.

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Digging Deep and Making a Difference This Holiday Season

Finer Points

While many Americans are gearing up for the holiday season, ICBA and community bankers are gearing up for a bustling couple of weeks in Washington.

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Community Banks and Our Retirement Problem

Jeff For Banks

government controlled or heavily regulated. The employee can save all of the needed savings tax deferred. controlling) they should do is enforce laws against the charlatans that plague the investment community. But I disagree with greater control of a national pension system in Washington. that reads.

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Saving Main Street: Advocacy Groups Propose New Government Relief Programs

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The poll was conducted by a San Francisco-based advocacy group called Small Business Majority, and its CEO John Arensmeyer has been a proponent of community grants that exist outside of the formal banking system that has controlled government aid up to this point. Other ideas include more government action regarding competitive regulation.

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