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MTrac Launches Marijuana Payments Platform For Louisiana

PYMNTS

The state of Louisiana has entered legal marijuana territory with medical cannabis access beginning this week. The platform will go live the same day the state’s legal medical marijuana market goes live, Tuesday (Aug. Global Payout Inc. subsidiary MTrac Tech Corp. announced Monday (Aug. Global Payout Inc. subsidiary MTrac Tech Corp.

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How Online Sales Tax Impacts Different eCommerce Models

PYMNTS

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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Can South Dakota Move The Needle On A Federal Online Sales Tax?

PYMNTS

This is proving particularly true for more and more cash-strapped states that have spent years staring at soaring traffic for online retailers but little — if any — increases in the taxes reaped from this digital, transcontinental economy. Fields, chair of Morrison & Foerster LLP’s state and local tax group, told Bloomberg BNA.

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Data Dive: The Yes, No, Gotcha! Edition

PYMNTS

Rumors circulated that FICO might be losing its monopoly in the mortgage market as the FHFA is considering allowing lenders to consider an alternative. Credit Karma said yes to early tax refunds for consumers – for free. Good Tax Lending Karma. And that was just Tuesday.

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Opening Bets: MGM Deals Foreshadow New Gambling Culture

PYMNTS

But challenges remain — not the least of which includes how gamblers will place bets, and whether gambling really will spread to enough new domestic markets to significantly challenge the Nevada’s dominance. which owns and operates two dozen gambling properties in seven states, including Nevada and Louisiana. NBA Data and Logos.

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Bankers: Are We Accountable?

Jeff For Banks

not my fault, soft insurance market. Nobody wants to absorb the costs of support centers, such as HR, IT, and Marketing, or overhead centers such as Finance or Executive. It reminds me of Louisiana Senator Russell Long''s quip in the 1950''s. It reminds me of Louisiana Senator Russell Long''s quip in the 1950''s.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

Fortunately for Red River Bank, loan demand is picking up in Louisiana as cities stabilize from the pandemic and businesses reopen. is facing increased competition in its home market from other banks, nonbanks and even credit unions that are aggressively pricing loans to businesses, says president and CEO Steve Dehnert.