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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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Group Seeks to Block Maryland Online Advertising Tax. Marylanders for Tax Fairness is preparing for a battle in January over the state’s attempt to make a digital advertising tax, the Baltimore Sun reported. Maryland legislators ratified the tax earlier in 2020, but Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed the levy. percent to 10 percent.

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B2B FinTech Firms Brace For Growth With New VC

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Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) risk management as some of the hottest spots for investors this year.

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Today In Payments: Public Businesses Reap PPP Relief; Grab CEO Says Company Facing ‘Tough Decisions’

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Plus, the IRS has shelved processing tax refunds to make room for sending stimulus payments. IRS Puts Tax Refunds In Storage As It Works On Stimulus Checks. The Washington, D.C. FinTechs want to build financial services and products to ride the shift to digital banking. Public Businesses Reap PPP Relief Of $300M.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

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ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey, Washington, D.C. We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. For instance, ICBA is calling for congressional hearings on the credit union tax exemption. Coldwater, Ohio. Grand Rapids, Minn.;

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Asia Pacific Ramps Up eProcurement Push

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With government agencies working to combat tax evasion and fraud, eInvoice mandates mean a reduced risk of invoice fraud and greater visibility into trade and transactions. At the time, Finance Assistant Secretary Antonio Lambino II spoke in Washington, D.C.

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Avalara Integrates Automated Sales Tax Solution with Stripe

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Sales tax automation company, Avalara , announced earlier this week that it has integrated with payment acceptance company, Stripe. The integration with Stripe’s subscription billing service and API will make Avalara’s sales tax calculation and compliance services available to companies using Stripe.

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FreshBooks Lands Fresh Funding As SME Accounting Complexities Mount

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And while SMEs are awaiting tax reform, this area also makes the U.S. A recent survey from the National Federation of Independent Businesses found that “frustration over gridlock in Washington” forced SME optimism to dip last month. “One, I think, is complexity,” the CEO said.

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