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When One State’s Tax-Exempt Necessity Is Another’s High-Tax Discretionary Purchase

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Sales taxes empower governments to maintain critical public services, but they can also make medical essentials too expensive for those who need them. Campaigns against taxing obligatory items are spreading across the United States, forcing states to rethink their revenue generation decisions.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: EU Watchdogs Make ‘Big Tech Hit List’; France To Go Ahead With Digital Services Tax Plan

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Two government officials from European nations have advocated to have watchdogs engage in preventative measures against Big Tech to reduce their strength and handle on the market, according to reports. OECD’s Tax Reform To Be Presented To G20. France Will Proceed With Controversial Digital Services Tax Plan. Regulation.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

In 2016 when the Panama Papers exposed an international network of offshore entities involved in tax evasion, fraud, and sanction evasion, some of which included real estate holdings, regulations began to change. of the United States GDP, with estimates exceeding $3.9 In 2017, over 5.51

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EY Joins Forces With GTKonnect For Global Trade Services Expansion

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As part of EY ’s international trade management services expansion, over 100 staffers from GTKonnect became a part of EY member firms in India and the United States.

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Understanding 1st-party fraud: Risks and resolutions

Abrigo

Join Abrigo for a webinar discussing risk assessments' role in compliance. Given the current economic climate in the United States, it is essential to understand the effect personal financial security has on 1 st -party fraud. The scam here is an inside job, making it inherently more elusive.

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FinCEN identifies AML/CFT “priorities” for financial institutions

CFPB Monitor

The Priorities purport to identify and describe the most significant AML/CFT threats facing the United States. Accordingly, they provide little guidance to financial institutions attempting to figure out how to focus their limited compliance resources. A prime example of this problem is the inclusion of “fraud” as a Priority.

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Closing the gate: House adopts ENABLERS Act amendment to 2023 NDAA

CFPB Monitor

On July 13, 2022, the House of Representatives (the “House”) adopted an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) offered by Maxine Waters (D. in a manner that the Secretary determines appropriate to assess compliance” with the amendment. Requirements.