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Economic Nexus Laws’ Unexpected Impacts On Restricted Substance Retailers

PYMNTS

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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Industry Trade Groups Respond to FHFA Request for Input on PACE Transactions

CFPB Monitor

FHFA describes PACE transactions as being part of residential energy retrofitting programs that are created through special state legislation and result in the financed part of the transaction resulting in a tax assessment on the home, which is a ‘‘super-priority lien’’ over existing and subsequent first mortgages. (As

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The Millennial Real Estate Boom Beckons?

PYMNTS

In the 2020 National Housing Forecast from Realtor.com , a number of predictions stand out, among them that home price growth will flatten, to a rate of about 80 basis points. Meanwhile, shoppers from expensive Northeast markets will find the warmer options in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida attractive.

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Opportunity Knocks With Door-To-Door Resurgence

PYMNTS

With direct marketing hit by robocall abuse and the National Do Not Call Registry , direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands and other not-so-usual suspects are looking into and in some cases reinstating door-to-door sales. We want to ensure taxpayers know their options to get right with their taxes and avoid bigger issues later.”.

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Tech Center: Orlando Dips Its Toes Into Tech Startup Water

PYMNTS

The city had a population of 270,934 in 2015, making it the 73rd largest city in the United States and the fourth largest in Florida. PYMNTS: What do you think makes Orlando (or Florida as a whole) an attractive location for both entrepreneurs and investors? Median household income (2015): $42,318.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Take pride in the work we do

Independent Banker

“While community banks could certainly benefit from the tax advantages credit unions have, we flourish despite them.”. From Florida to Arizona, credit unions are acquiring community banks at an alarming rate. And, while community banks could certainly benefit from the tax advantages credit unions have, we flourish despite them.

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How Clandestina (Literally) Snuck Into The US Market

PYMNTS

And while those numbers aren’t likely to keep Amazon or H&M up at night, for a small Cuban eCommerce startup operating out of nation where internet access is patchy and from which the company can’t ship goods directly to U.S. as relations between the two nations began to improve in 2014. We’re super-happy.

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