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Alabama Tests Selfie Authentication To Fight Tax Fraud

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Identity company MorphoTrust USA looks to put a dent in tax fraud and theft by adding an additional layer of authentication security into the mix. The shift toward stronger authentication comes as tax season increasingly becomes the biggest holiday of the year for fraudsters. Magee, commissioner of the ADR.

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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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Debt Collection Tops ID Theft On FTC Complaint List

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Identity theft, at the second spot in top complaints, jumped more than 47 percent year over year in 2015, with a chief impetus being tax identity theft. In total, through the past year, the network gathered more than 3 million complaints, with Florida, Georgia and Michigan at the top of the state list for fraud complaints.

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Startup Roundup: Letting The Machines Do Their Thing

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The IRS is hiring and training more than 3,000 agents to enforce its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and the onus is now on the payer to collect all necessary tax documents from the payee and validate the info on those forms. AvidXchange.

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Digital License Plates Vie For Place In Connected Car Ecosystem

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Besides California, states such as Arizona, Texas and Florida are moving toward use of digital license plates. Security and Marketing. launched a test in 2016 to secure digital drivers’ licenses, and Wyoming joined the program the following year.”. And that’s not all they could potentially do.

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Startup Roundup: Letting The Machines Do Their Thing

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The IRS is hiring and training more than 3,000 agents to enforce its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and the onus is now on the payer to collect all necessary tax documents from the payee and validate the info on those forms. AvidXchange.

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The Predicament Of C-Suite Fraud And Government Cyberattacks

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In Florida, The New York Times reported on Thursday (June 20), government officials of Riviera Beach voted to pay nearly $600,000 worth of ransom to hackers, just weeks after Baltimore paid $18 million for a similarly crippling ransomware cyberattack against government systems.

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