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Italy Sidesteps Sales Tax Hike With Levy On Digital Transactions

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Italy is preparing to tax digital companies to help fund its 2020 budget as it seeks different revenue streams to avoid a scheduled sales tax hike, sources told Reuters on Monday (Oct. Companies with annual global revenues of $827 million and digital services of $6 million in Italy will be subject to the tax.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Amazon Looks To Increase Fees With Digital Tax In Spain; Google Might Make Search Inaccessible In Australia

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Amazon Plans to Raise Fees for Companies in Wake of New Digital Tax in Spain . After Spain’s government levied a new digital tax, Amazon plans to increase fees by 3 percent starting in April for Spanish firms harnessing its platform, Reuters reported. Google Raises Specter of Making Search Inaccessible in Australia.

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Online Retailers Face New Threats From Hackers

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Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. The news comes amid yet another online retail cyberattack, this one targeting Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain.

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Why Should You Choose NPS As A Tax-Saving Investment?

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Additional Reading: A Millennial’s Guide To Tax-Saving Investments. Say hello to the National Pension Scheme (NPS). NPS is an easily accessible and portable retirement savings instrument that is low cost and tax efficient. As per the 1961 Income Tax Act, NPS offers tax benefits of up to Rs.

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10 Essential Personal Finance Moves Before the Financial Year Ends

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Maximise Tax Savings If you’ve opted for the old tax regime, utilise all available tax-saving avenues to minimise your tax liability. Invest in tax-saving instruments such as Public Provident Fund (PPF), Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS), National Pension System (NPS), or Tax-Saving Fixed Deposits.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Backs Data Portability Law, Amazon Considers Registering Services As Separate Entities In India

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The services are not currently registered as distinct entities, although they are provided to users in the nation. The news comes as a new Indian equalization measure came into existence in 2020 that puts a 2 percent tax on every digital transaction that foreign online shopping firms conduct.

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Economic Nexus Laws’ Unexpected Impacts On Restricted Substance Retailers

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eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. in 2017 had a 52.75

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