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Online Sales Tax’s ‘Pivotal,’ Post-Wayfair 2019 — And What Lies Ahead

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In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara , said 2019 represented a watershed year for tax compliance as states embraced the economic nexus model and passed marketplace facilitator laws. Imposing state taxes on out-of-state sellers is now the new normal, she said.

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Welcome To Alexa City

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The entire state of Georgia. Down the road, she could provide information about the city budget and where taxes go, or connect people with resources to improve their community and help their neighbors. State Of Georgia. University Park. Soon, Georgians will be able to access similar information by saying, “Alexa, ask GeorgiaGov.”

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Ford Drops Out of Vehicle Subscriptions, While The Space Continues Acceleration

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Retail and wholesale pricing for cars at all levels – new and used – is now transparent to anyone with a smartphone in their pocket or an internet connection via a computer. For example, Mercedes-Benz recently marked the one-year anniversary of its luxury vehicle subscription service by expanding the program to Atlanta, Georgia.

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The eCommerce Bachelor: Which City Will Get The Rose?

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Others are offering standard fare such as tax credits — although even that can’t be viewed as “standard” in this race. New Jersey, for instance, is offering more than the price of Amazon’s investment in tax credits, to the tune of $7 billion, if the company puts HQ2 in Newark. Amazon, Georgia.

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How 60+ Startups Are Disrupting Retail And Commercial Banking Around The World

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Startups targeting retail and commercial banking have been emerging globally, spurred by favorable tech regulations, an uptick in mobile adoption, and shifting customer demographics. This year in the US, JP Morgan launched mobile banking app Finn and Goldman Sachs’ retail banking arm Marcus crossed 1.5M Incumbents Play Catch-Up.

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‘Stranger Things’ And Starcourt Mall Teach Us About Big Tech And Innovation

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Unfortunately, caught up in the “Big Tech is bad” frenzy , they seem to be ignoring the innovations those platforms have created – all of them – which democratize the retail field of play to be more inclusive of small merchants in ways that were never before possible. Taxes and other measures put in place years earlier were even rolled back.

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Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor

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At the end of 2017, a handful of Chinese provinces and the country of Georgia were home to 75 percent of the world’s bitcoin mining, while only 3 percent was happening in the U.S. Brick-and-mortar retail: May not be dead yet, per Macy’s results, which showed some positive traction — and positive comps. Mom ‘n pop to sell out?

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