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How Automation Can Help With FATCA Compliance

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Validating tax information to comply with the IRS: sounds like a no-brainer, something every business and finance organization would simply take for granted and have to do. Israch said he was surprised to find so many organizations were not validating tax info in a compliant manner, considering the current compliance regime.

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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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In addition, the legislation would make sellers pay a third of commissions to a dedicated training fund for technology specialists each quarter. Big Tech Updates Fees to Reflect UK Digital Services Tax. Apple announced upcoming tax changes for apps and in-app purchases to include tax law changes in the U.K.

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Deep Dive: Anticipating The Post-Brexit eCommerce Tax Landscape

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Key international negotiations surrounding Brexit stand to reshape global eCommerce, including the kinds and amounts of taxes that online marketplaces will face. 31 whether or not a deal is signed, however, leaving businesses to guess how they should prepare for any new tax compliance obligations that could be set in motion.

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Where The Tax Man Will Knock Louder Post-Wayfair — And Sooner

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The tax man looms across state and international borders, searching for digitally derived dollars due — scanning sites, platforms and even pop-up stores. Depending on how far afield they expand, those issues can span currencies, locally preferred payment methods and, increasingly, taxes. Last year, in the case of South Dakota v.

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Brexit And Beyond: Crossing The International eCommerce Tax Rubicon

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But along the way, global digital sales also carry a host of regulatory hurdles when it comes to satisfying various tax regimes. As he told PYMNTS, challenges confront eCommerce firms that seek to understand the broad range of compliance and taxation frameworks that can differ greatly among the countries into which they sell.

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Hedging Bets, Hedging Taxes As Taxman Cometh For Cryptos  

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Tax policy. The move to grab billions of dollars in holdings amid wild speculation has come against a backdrop where tax policy remains unsure. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said last month that it would train its sights on virtual currencies, with a focus on larger firms and international companies.

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Hedging Bets, Hedging Taxes as Taxman Cometh for Cryptos  

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Tax policy. The move to grab billions of dollars in holdings amid wild speculation has come against a backdrop where tax policy remains unsure. The Internal Revenue Service said last month that It would train its sights on virtual currencies, with a focus on larger firms and international companies.

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