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DECEMBER 5, 2019

The move to affordability trend will continue in 2020, fueled by the twin forces of Baby Boomers retiring and seeking sunnier weather, lower taxes and lower cost of living, and Millennials searching for family-friendly lifestyles and affordable housing.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

As eSports becomes a bigger part of the gaming and consumer culture — perhaps the best commentary on the growth of that industry comes from increasing and apparently very serious efforts to tax it — even malls are getting into the game. One example of those forces came recently from Georgia. And malls tend to have ample space to spare.

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JANUARY 8, 2018

Credit Karma said yes to early tax refunds for consumers – for free. And the world learned that the Nigerian royalty that has been trying to scam them for the last several years is neither Nigerian nor a prince – just a guy from Georgia with a side hustle working for scammers. Good Tax Lending Karma.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2016

Reports on Friday (May 27) said the company is rolling out its Bartercard tool to new markets Tennessee, California and Georgia. The company recorded a post-tax net profit of $3.5 BPS Technology is introducing a unique B2B trade and payments solution to more companies in the U.S., the company said late last week. million, a 7.3

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

For example, Mercedes-Benz recently marked the one-year anniversary of its luxury vehicle subscription service by expanding the program to Atlanta, Georgia. And a recent agreement between Clutch Technologies and Mercedes-Benz will offer Clutch Georgia members the chance to transition to a Mercedes-Benz Collection subscription.

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MARCH 2, 2016

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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OCTOBER 25, 2017

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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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2016

Trade has been a big topic of conversation on the campaign trail, as have debt, taxes, wages, immigration and monetary policy. 2) Can taxes be made comprehensible? There is the answer we thought we would get when we asked store front businesses about taxes — and then there is the answer we did get.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 24, 2016

Today, the Georgia-based company announced it has originated $2 billion in loans during the past five years. Small business funding platform Kabbage was founded in 2009 with a mission to use big data to help underwrite small business loans. The 75,000 small business customers on Kabbage’s platform hail from all 50 U.S.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2015

HQ: Atlanta, Georgia. HQ: Atlanta, Georgia. Tags: Consumer, 401(k), retirement savings, tax-advantaged, wealth management, Finovate alum. Source: NY Times , Finovate. First Data Corporation. Payment processing. Latest round: $2.56 billion IPO. Total raised: Unknown. Source: TechCrunch. Alt-lender to small businesses.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

HQ: Duluth, Georgia. Tags: SMB, savings accounts, tax, Lincoln Savings Bank (partner). Here are the deals by size from 7 Nov to 12 Nov, 2015: NCR. ATMs, POS & financial technology. Latest round: $820 million Post-IPO equity. Total raised: Unknown. Source: WSJ. Equity crowdfunding platform. Latest round: $30 million. Painless1099.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 22, 2016

HQ: Atlanta, Georgia. Tax preparation technology. Tags: Consumers, tax prep, personal financial management. Source: Crunchbase. Connecture. Health insurance distribution platform. Latest round: $52 million (post-IPO equity). Total raised: $75+ million. Source: Crunchbase. Cumulus Funding. Source: FT Partners. Investing tools.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The most well-funded startup is Georgia-based Greenlight Financial, an alternative debit card issuer that allows parents to manage spending limits and allocate funds for their children through a mobile app. With parental consent, kids can set up their own accounts and make purchases using their own personalized debit cards.

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MARCH 2, 2018

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. Due to tax reform, many small businesses (SMBs) may opt to sell the ranch — or the salon or the tax advisory service. Mom ‘n pop to sell out?

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Bitcoin cryptocurrency Taxes Community 104

Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

Familiar Friends—Georgia community bankers meet with Sen. Here’s an outline of the key activities ICBA’s advocacy team in Washington, D.C., The Independent Community Bankers Political Action Committee is the nonpartisan political action committee of the ICBA. For more information, visit www.icba.org/icbpac. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.),

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American Banker

JANUARY 7, 2021

Now that Democrats have won control of the Senate following the Georgia runoffs, experts say tax increases, progressive regulators and stricter congressional oversight await. Still, there could be some positives for banks, too.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Like the first round of disbursements in the spring, digital payments will be direct-deposited to the accounts of those who have filed taxes in the last few years with the IRS. Paper checks will also be sent out by Wednesday morning (Dec. 30), CNBC reported, for individuals without bank accounts registered with the government.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 20, 2016

Income tax prep. HQ: Duluth, Georgia. Tags: Consumer, tax preparation. HQ: Berlin, Germany. Source: Crunchbase. ClearTax (ClearSharp Technology). Latest round: $12 million Series A. Total raised: $15.4 HQ: New Delhi, India. Source: Crunchbase. PromisePay. Payments for marketplaces. Latest round: $10 million Series A.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

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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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Built a workflow for the bank so the bank can approve payment and see all compliance and tax information. Besides Georgia, Texas seems to be a hot area for FinTech companies. In real time the tax man received their payment and the waiter has received their tip. Demo: Bank needs to investigate a payment which could take days.

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JULY 22, 2019

Little known fact: Leach writes in his book that Georgia O’Keefe made a tidy sum in 1927 by painting posters that graced department store walls and windows. Taxes and other measures put in place years earlier were even rolled back. Artists were employed to create posters for store windows and train stations.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Congress is, at least insofar as it looks like now, going to be divided between a Democrat-led House and control of the Senate has come down to a highly-contested runoff for both Georgia offices. Among them: student loan relief, middle class tax relief and increases in payroll taxes.

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