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How Pilot Is Innovating Corporate Taxes For Millennial-Run Businesses

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Tax season frustrations can blossom into real financial problems, especially when refunds are paper checks sent through postal mail. Recent research finds that 67 percent of millennial business owners operate independent companies rather than franchises. Proper tax education is critical to any business’s future, Daher said.

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What ‘The Simpsons,’ Art And Millennials Have In Common

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Because the millennial art buyers are arriving – and what they buy, how they buy it and how they relate to it is very different than prior generations. The Simpsons,” Dolls, Shoes – The Eclectic World of Millennials’ Collections. It wasn’t the only big sale for a KAWS piece that day – a millennial Chinese buyer dropped $2.6

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Green Dot Blows Past 1Q Earnings Estimates on Prepaid and Tax Businesses

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posted results Tuesday night that blew past Street estimates, boosted by strength in its card and tax refund-focused business lines. Those tax refund recipients in turn were able to get cash advances, said the executive, all evidence of what Green Dot has termed a synergistic approach to its business. Green Dot Corp.

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Walmart Hits With Grocery, Misses Online

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Walmart also expanded its buy online/pick up in store capacity, grew its digital payments platform ( Walmart Pay ) and generally re-centered its focus on integrating its massive physical scale with its upgraded eCommerce efforts. That mild miss, Walmart noted, came as the firm pulled forward some investments for tax purposes.

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Survey: COVID-19’s Financial Effect on Millennials

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The COVID-19 pandemic has added to the money challenges faced by millennials in particular. Millennials are old enough to have financial responsibilities without having had much time to build financial stability. The survey found that the pandemic added to the financial challenges that millennials face. Key Findings.

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Today In Payments: Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet; Ransomware Attacks Up 41 Pct In 2019

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In the fourth quarter of 2019, companies paid on average $84,116 to get their files back from online thieves. Reynolds CEO: Recreating Grocery’s Home Goods Aisle For The Millennial. Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax. India has levied a new tax on eCommerce companies and platforms.

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How fraudsters target different generations

Independent Banker

Fraudsters typically target millennials via text messages that promise rewards, shipment tracking and other automated messages that make them vulnerable to phishing attacks.”. Fraudsters tend to target baby boomers via robocalls about healthcare, taxes or Social Security, but they aren’t immune to social scams. Rehman Khan, Travelers.

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