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France Seeks To Fine Amazon For Abusing Its Price Power

PYMNTS

Earlier this year, the firm was forced to rewrite Kindle eBook contracts after an EU antitrust investigation judged the company had suppressed competition by imposing unfair terms on publishers. Amazon has also squared off with the EU officially over taxation.

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Offering advisory services: Piecemeal or holistic approach?

Abrigo

Requirements for delivering an advisory service “can differ quite a bit depending on the type of advisory service,” he says, given the differences between risk advisory services, tax planning, or performance management consulting, for example. Consequently, the methodology that will be the backbone of the service deserves some focus.

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What are analytical procedures and their benefits?

Abrigo

Audit regulators have sometimes expressed concerns that when substantive analytical procedures are used, auditors do not always properly establish precise expectations or vet the reliability of the data. Regulators have shown that variances are not always investigated as they should be. They can: • Improve the quality of the analytics.

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Payments 2016: The Year Of The Emergence Of The Global Citizen

PYMNTS

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Both payers and payees are looking for protection against fraud and assurances of compliance with any international regulations. Download the eBook.

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Foreign Tax Compliance Reporting — FATCA vs. CRS

FICO

You would think one system would be enough to manage foreign tax compliance. In 2010 the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) started to define the details of FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). Two aspects are of interest: possible additional tax revenue from foreign accounts and additional information on the customers.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

” A drone company with tons of preorders and lots of buzz folded up and left customers stranded, and some blockchain startups ran into regulation challenges, complications, and plain old lack of funding. Title: All Romance eBooks is Shutting Down. Product: All Romance eBooks. ” and received the answer “no.”

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