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Digital License Plates Vie For Place In Connected Car Ecosystem

PYMNTS

The move toward a connected car ecosystem includes the potential use of digital license plates on vehicles — an effort that has now spread to Michigan. The plates reportedly will cost Michigan drivers either $499 or $799, depending on the model; that cost does not include installation. However, progress is happening, and pretty fast.

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How community banks can help young homebuyers

Independent Banker

The community bank also hopes to participate in a new tax-exempt savings program for first-time homebuyers that was approved by the state of Michigan in April. The new law allows individuals to set aside money for a home purchase down payment, and money saved via the program is free from state income tax.

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Beyond efficiency: Using technology to ramp up a valuation business

Abrigo

They may view successful technology integration solely as a way to assist the business rather than as a way propel it, according to recent research from Wolters Kluwer, CCH, a global information services and publishing company that works with tax and finance professionals. Blog Accountant Valuation'

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How The Rise Of Private Labels Is Transforming The CPG Industry

CB Insights

They’ve figured out how to keep manufacturing lean and in-house, leveraging what they’ve learned from selling manufacturer brands for so many years. A grocery store that buys a product for $1 and sells it for $1.30 is left with pennies after they subtract distribution, wages, and other expenses.

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Mnuchin, Powell Tell Congress US Economy Could Use More Stimulus

PYMNTS

Rashida Tlaib of Michigan inquired of Mnuchin: “Yes or no, do you believe another stimulus check could help stabilize the economy?” The checks were sent out based on tax filings from either 2018 or 2019. Al Green saying the payments "must be made because the rent must be paid,” CNBC reported.

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What Do Hillbillies Have To Do With Payments Innovation?

PYMNTS

While Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of 3 million, it was the collective votes of the roughly 110,000 people in the working class counties in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin who turned those blue states, red — and put President Donald J. In 2015, 50 percent of the tax filers in the U.S. WHAT’S AN ELEGY, ANYWAY?