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Nations Move Toward Imposing ‘Digital Taxes’ On Big Tech

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Governments around the world are setting their sights on putting a variety of digital taxes on Big Tech giants. France has long been angling to levy digital taxes, although such moves have become a bone of contention with the United States and have faced significant delays. billion of French goods. billion of French goods. Indonesia .

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At Davos, Eyeing Sovereign Debt, Digital Taxes And Regulating AI

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Big Tech, too, of course, and digital taxes. And Digital Taxes. With a nod to digital taxes and trade disputes, the U.S. has suspended tariffs that would have been levied on French imports amid disagreements over digital taxes France imposed on Big Tech firms. have been considering or embracing digital taxes.

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Trust and tax services: Worth offering?

Independent Banker

To satisfy the banking needs of some commercial and high-net-worth clients, some community banks provide trust and tax strategy services. For some banks, those services include specialty trust and tax strategy services. is one community bank that offers a wide range of trust and tax services. By Don Sadler.

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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. When [eCommerce companies] can’t get through the language barrier, the outcome is large-scale tax evasion, whether through ignorance, or whether through deliberate actions across the world.”.

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The Strange Spending Trends Around Sales Tax Holidays

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According to the National Retail Federation , as of last year parents entered August with about 45 percent of their back-to-school shopping done. This year 17 states will have sales tax holidays of one form or another — up from 16 last year, but down from the national high of 20 states in 2010. How Tax Holidays Work.

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The Recency Trap and Building Deposit Balances

South State Correspondent

One of the lessons that was driven home at the recent American Banker Small Business Banking Conference in Nashville was the difference in marketing between large national banks and community banks, particularly deposit marketing. Recency Trap Experiment Of course, please don’t take our word for it. There is a reason for this.

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In France, Protests’ Ripple Effect Hits Holiday Season

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Not really, but in France, the so-called “ yellow vests ” who are protesting over taxes have been taking an economic bite – enough so that expectations for economic growth are being downgraded. The protests come in the wake of a fuel tax that had been proposed by President Emmanuel Macron’s government. Christmas, cancelled?

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