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Tax Season Adds Extra Fraud Weight For SMBs

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Tax season is upon U.S. In a new report from ProofPoint , researchers warned that any businesses with the word “tax” in its domain is at risk of being spoofed by phishing attackers targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Indeed, tax season isn’t the only threat hitting SMBs, either.

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Bitcoin Daily: Venezuela May Collect Taxes In Crypto; Russian Agency Proposes AI To Track Crypto Transactions

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Venezuela may be going forward with a plan to allow the use of the Petro (PTR) cryptocurrency to pay taxes, according to Cointelegraph. Because of the new campaign, Petro’s usage has seen a surge in recent days, according to the report.

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Instagram Invites Security Experts To Hack Its Checkout Feature

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Instagram is inviting a group of security researchers known as white hat hackers to stress-test its Checkout feature before it launches outside the United States. Instagram is a place for people to treat themselves with inspiration, not a place to tax themselves with errands. The rewards can go up to $40,000 per case.

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COVID Retail Update: Mall Group Asks For Bailout

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The pain started to become very evident on Wednesday (March 18), as the trade group that represents mall owners asked for a government bailout and big retail names started to put a price tag on the revenue losses they expected to incur. generates nearly $400 billion of state and local taxes, McGee said.

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NEW REPORT: H&R Block On Offering Smarter, Faster Tax Refunds

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In their place has risen a new system of exchanging funds that have made payments faster, more efficient, more secure and, above all, smarter. Home share service Airbnb , for starters, recently introduced a new tool that enables travelers to more easily split a group bill. How Smarter Payments are Enabling Instant Tax Refunds.

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Next Round Of $1,200 IRS Stimulus Checks To Go Out Soon

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The key groups who will receive these payments include people who aren’t required to file tax returns, such as those who receive Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and veterans’ affairs benefits. In addition, tax filers who have recently provided bank information to the IRS will get the payments.

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Use Our ERC Assist Program to Raise Deposits

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ERC gave eligible businesses a refundable tax credit of up to 50% of $10,000 for qualified wages paid per employee. Community banks can now white label this same product to onboard and process employee retention tax credits for the bank’s small business customers AND prospects. In 2020, the U.S.

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