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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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Regulation. Keijzer serves as the state secretary for economic affairs and climate policy for the Netherlands, while O is the secretary of digital transition and electronic communications for France. The new regulations would also reshape the manner in which these companies collect and harness information.

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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: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

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Regulation. Tencent Holdings President Martin Lau said further regulations are needed in China to mirror a “new reality.”. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Larry Hogan vetoed the levy.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases. The limited regulation around the real estate industry has made it especially easy for these bad actors to cycle their dirty money into the financial system using this avenue. In 2017, over 5.51

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Understanding 1st-party fraud: Risks and resolutions

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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. Regulators will be expecting this as they examine institutions for FinCEN priority preparedness.

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For Big Tech, Antitrust Scrutiny Deepens

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The requests come on top of a busy week in antitrust investigations where, as has been widely reported, a group of 50 attorneys general stood on steps of the United States Supreme Court on Monday and announced an investigation into Google’s advertising practices. On the Continent — and Taxes in Sight. GDPR Compliance Lacking.

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Stopping PPP Fraud

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The first round of PPP helped more than five million small businesses in the United States in the amount of $525 billion of funding, but not without a dark side to the program. Additional Compliance Checks Required. Small business owners aren’t the only ones eager to get their hands on additional PPP funds.

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