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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. There’s a lot of energy in the southern half of Texas, and it’s not just the resources that power our homes and cars. The state is growing an impressive technology roster, for example. Photo by Dennis Burnett.

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Trust and tax services: Worth offering?

Independent Banker

To satisfy the banking needs of some commercial and high-net-worth clients, some community banks provide trust and tax strategy services. For some banks, those services include specialty trust and tax strategy services. is one community bank that offers a wide range of trust and tax services. By Don Sadler.

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2016 Risk Management Summit wrap-up

Abrigo

Sageworks hosted the 5th Annual Risk Management Summit September 14-16 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Visitors to the station were challenged to enter tax return data manually and then use the ETRR to contrast the manual entry process with the efficiency of using the technology.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. Takeaway 3 With effective technology, the bank can continue to grow its portfolio without necessarily adding staff.

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Online Sales Tax’s ‘Pivotal,’ Post-Wayfair 2019 — And What Lies Ahead

PYMNTS

In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara , said 2019 represented a watershed year for tax compliance as states embraced the economic nexus model and passed marketplace facilitator laws. Imposing state taxes on out-of-state sellers is now the new normal, she said.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Whether it’s products and services, technology strategies or employee benefits, independent community banks decide on their own terms what’s best for their business and their customers. 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. Tuscaloosa.

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The future of workplace flexibility

Independent Banker

By early 2022, of its approximately 1,200 non-branch personnel—including lenders, wealth management and support departments—70% were hybrid, 20% were remote and 10% were fully in the office. has begun surveying its managers to determine that path forward. Many IT, marketing and finance profitability analytics employees are remote. “We

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