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Report: The Risky Business Of Navigating Online Sales Tax For Merchants

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Merchants working to expand and sell online in more markets must comply with each market’s local sales tax regulations, however, and that is an increasingly complicated task. Levy laws can vary widely between states, with one state taxing a product that another does not, for example. There are already more than 2.5

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How Online Sales Tax Impacts Different eCommerce Models

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Since 1992, when eCommerce was still in its infancy, online retailers have not had to collect sales tax. States can now tax sales by companies that do not have a physical presence within the state. Will this increasingly regulated online sales tax environment affect this growth? Online Sales Tax and Marketplaces.

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H&R Block Inks Tax Software Partnership With Walmart

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Tax preparation firm H&R Block announced Tuesday (Jan. Under the terms of the deal, H&R Block will become the sole provider of tax software available at Walmart stores. “At 16) that it would link up with megaretailer Walmart in what is being billed as an exclusive partnership, according to Globe Newswire reports.

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For Ag Lenders, Farm Outlook Warrants Watching

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Russia’s invasion and policy responses affecting trade sent global commodity markets into turmoil, given those countries’ production and export of wheat, corn, oil, and natural gas. The Kansas City Fed reported in May that wheat and corn prices were 60% and 30% higher, respectively, than a year earlier at the end of the first quarter.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

For smaller banks, longer-term industry consolidation trends and competition are also eroding deposit market share. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City , community banks’ deposit market share dropped to 15% in 2022 from 22% in 2013. The result? The result?

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Postmates And NFL Team Up For Food Delivery

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The National Football League (NFL) and Postmates are betting there are at least a few Americans who consider waiting hours for over-taxed pizza delivery drivers and chugging cold beer are hallmarks of the ultimate Sunday afternoon football experience. The league and the food delivery company announced on Wednesday (Sept.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. 3-yr average pre-tax ROA. Central Bank of Kansas City. Central Bank of Kansas City. Kansas City. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. By William Atkinson.