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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.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Backs Data Portability Law, Amazon Considers Registering Services As Separate Entities In India

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Here’s the latest news from Facebook, Amazon and others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators, trade groups and politicians the world over. The social media company has indicated that the Access Act, a proposed data portability law, is a first move in the right direction. Regulations.

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Bitcoin Daily: South Korean Crypto Startup Steals $2.7M In Exit Scam; Venezuela Wants World’s Oil Market To Use Petro

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According to The Next Web , hours after moving all raised funds out of its wallet, the company shut down its website, deleted its social media accounts and kicked all users off its chat group. And Venezuela is trying to lure the world’s oil markets to start using its national cryptocurrency, the petro.

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Digital Payments Startup GPay Awarded Vietnam License

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GPay , a member company of the Vietnam investment firm G-Group , joins a tight FinTech market in Vietnam with 33 other firms licensed for intermediary payment services. GPay has a supportive ecosystem from G-Group with above 20 million users of financial platforms, game community, social network and technology companies.

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7 marketing tips to engage your clients about starting a succession plan

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By Warren Sheydwasser With no shortage of tasks to complete during tax season, many financial professionals don’t need help expanding their to-do list. You commonly exchange many email messages with your clients but have you ever considered using your signature line as a marketing tool? Change your email signature line.

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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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For Big Tech, Antitrust Scrutiny Deepens

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The requests come on top of a busy week in antitrust investigations where, as has been widely reported, a group of 50 attorneys general stood on steps of the United States Supreme Court on Monday and announced an investigation into Google’s advertising practices. On the Continent — and Taxes in Sight.