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Tax ID Fraud is Taxing on Financial Institutions

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Understanding tax ID fraud FinCrime professionals looking to prevent tax ID fraud, first need to understand the fundamentals of what is happening and their best recourse for prevention. Takeaway 1 Fraudsters file illegitimate tax returns early, hoping people wait to submit their legitimate ones.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

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Regulation. Tencent Holdings President Martin Lau said further regulations are needed in China to mirror a “new reality.”. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Larry Hogan vetoed the levy.

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Treasury Dept. revenue proposals address tax treatment of earned wage access programs

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The Treasury Department’s General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2023 Revenue Proposals includes a proposal concerning how EWA programs should be characterized for tax purposes. It would also add a definition of on-demand pay arrangements to the IRC.

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Tencent, Other Chinese Tech Firms Called Out For Privacy Violations

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A total of 41 apps were found to be not in compliance of user data rules, according to regulators, and violations included improperly collecting or using information about visitors to their services. In other recent crackdowns by China’s Communist authorities, companies have faced increasingly steep control and regulation by the government.

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What are opportunities for accountants to provide advisory services?

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Accounting, audit and tax services are unlikely to be the growth engines of the accounting profession in the coming years. The weeks and months following the end of tax and audit seasons represent an excellent time for firm leaders to take stock of their accounting practices and the services clients may need.

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EU Antitrust Reg Margrethe Vestager Plans Big Tech Policy Report

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Feedback has been collected from companies, experts and business groups that show the need for more regulation, and her report — which is scheduled to be released in March — will reflect that need. When she went head-to-head with Apple, she ordered the company to pay 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes from Ireland.

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Bitcoin Regulatory Roundup: SEC Swoops In On The Crypto Company After Surge

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The SEC has voiced concerns about the company’s “potentially manipulative transactions,” and SEC chair Jay Clayton advised investors to exercise “extreme caution” when investing in Crypto and other digital currencies. According to Reuters, the regulatory body has decided not to regulate the trade of virtual currencies.

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