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Xero Targets Taxes With Instafile Acquisition

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Cloud accounting software firm Xero is broadening its reach in the small business tax filing space through an acquisition of Instafile. based Instafile to integrate its cloud-based tax preparation and filing solution. The company connects accountants, bookkeepers and small businesses to tax authorities to maintain compliance.

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France Anxious To Tax Apple, Google, Other Tech Giants

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17) that he wants France to start taxing big tech giants beginning Jan. The idea comes after years of negotiations at the European level, where France and other larger European countries have tried and so far failed to convince smaller countries that tech companies have been taking advantage of the region’s tax structure.

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Today In Payments: Alibaba’s Loans For Coronavirus-Affected Firms Near $3B; Japanese Sales Tax Triggers 6 Pct Economic Contraction

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In today’s top news, Alibaba has made almost $3 billion in loans available for companies hurt by the coronavirus, and Japan’s recent sales tax triggers fears of a recession. Japanese Sales Tax Triggers 6 Pct Economic Contraction. Also, HSBC cuts 35,000 jobs and $100 billion in assets in a streamlining and restructuring effort.

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Virtual Cards Help Companies Manage Spend In Real Time

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Most are encouraging employees to work from home while also moving their back-office operations online, and payments operations are no exception. The benefits of using digital B2B payments solutions extend far beyond their ability to support a decentralized workforce.

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How Clandestina (Literally) Snuck Into The US Market

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And while those numbers aren’t likely to keep Amazon or H&M up at night, for a small Cuban eCommerce startup operating out of nation where internet access is patchy and from which the company can’t ship goods directly to U.S. eCommerce operation. customers, these early figures are pretty exciting. We’re super-happy. With its U.S.

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CRE loan distress: Spot the symptoms, diagnose, and treat problem loans

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No, it’s the current situation in the commercial real estate (CRE) market tied to the threat that distressed and problem CRE loans pose to investors, banks and credit unions, and the economy at large. The bank or credit union can even lose the collateral (in the event of a tax deed sale or casualty event with no insurance coverage).

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

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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. Balance runoff is picking up speed, according to financial consulting firm Curinos.