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Xero Targets Taxes With Instafile Acquisition

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Cloud accounting software firm Xero is broadening its reach in the small business tax filing space through an acquisition of Instafile. based Instafile to integrate its cloud-based tax preparation and filing solution. The company connects accountants, bookkeepers and small businesses to tax authorities to maintain compliance.

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What ‘Patchwork’ eCommerce Taxes Mean For Black Friday – And Beyond

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And in the wake of all those sales lies a pressing issue for merchants plying their trades online: figuring out the tax liabilities. After all, commerce is increasingly done across state lines, and remote sellers have the lure of selling into new and far-flung markets. States have been defining their parameters for economic nexuses.

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Digital Taxes, Big Tech In Regulatory Focus As 2020 Dawns

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As 2020 dawns, regulators are continuing to focus on taxes and possible anti-competitive behavior on the part of tech’s marquee names. The initiative is potentially harmful to the market,” a spokesman said, as quoted in the Reporter. “It One continuing theme that will play out into the new year (and well beyond): taxes.

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FTC Probes Intuit Over Alleged Deceptive TurboTax Marketing

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The investigation will look into whether Intuit engaged in deceptive or misdirecting practices when it marketed TurboTax's paid products to people eligible to file their taxes for free. That came after the IRS agreed not to make its own free tax tool when Intuit and other similar companies agreed to provide their own.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Europe Plans To Release Drafts Of Digital Regulation Legislation; UN Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations Gains Momentum

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Europe Plans To Publish Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act Drafts. The Digital Markets Act is a second set of regulations. They will have two pillars, which Vestager described as a do’s and don’ts for large digital gatekeepers and a “harmonised” market probe blueprint “across the single market.”. Regulation.

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Brexit And Beyond: Crossing The International eCommerce Tax Rubicon

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In the digital age, it’s become easier than ever for companies of all sizes to broaden their reach and sell to new markets. But along the way, global digital sales also carry a host of regulatory hurdles when it comes to satisfying various tax regimes.

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The math behind small business lending: Problems & possibilities for banks & credit unions

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Recent stats and dynamics of the small business lending market Understanding the small business lending landscape and potential efficiencies can help banks and credit unions grow their portfolios. Takeaway 2 Several small business lending processes can tax both borrowers and staff. The market surged to as high as $2.4

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