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Five At Five: France Aims To Tax Big Tech

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Today’s coverage includes the latest European push to tax such companies as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. France’s Finance Minister Wants EU-Wide Digital Tax By Year End. The new tax would apply to Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon so that they are paying what the government sees as a fairer tax rate in the region.

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What’s Next For Real Estate In Amazon’s HQ2 Cities?

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The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., and in Long Island City, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City. In New York City, Amazon’s $1.2

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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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has hiked the normal commercial property tax rate on vacant property from between $1.65 On March 3, San Francisco voters approved Proposition D , a property tax aimed at filling vacancies. Backers of the tax position it as a solution to the increasing amount of empty retail space in the city. and San Francisco.

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Site Visits Fuel Anticipation For Amazon’s HQ2

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According to a person with a understanding of the visits, the eCommerce retailer visited Chicago, New York City and Chicago, The Wall Street Journal reported. That is partly because Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post and has a house in the region.

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

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“The point is this: There’s a lot of these surveys, and when you read them, they are New York City, San Francisco, Chicago. Certainly, one asset class, the regional mall, is quite dead,” Kirby said. Deferred maintenance and missed tax payments are other red flags for financial institutions to monitor.

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Getting Past ‘Standard’ To ‘Fair’: Tech Brings Efficiency To Mileage Reimbursements

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Per-mile driving costs can vary greatly, depending on geographic location — say, for instance, the relatively wide-open spaces of the Midwest versus the crowds and chaos of New York City or San Francisco. Beyond that, though, using the IRS rate can lead to unnecessary expenses, including tax-related ones, for employers.

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Fizzle Of The Week: The NYC Amazon HQ That Will Never Be

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Reports indicated that four Amazon executives met in Governor Cuomo’s office with “the presidents of the New York State AFL-CIO, a regional chapter of the Teamsters and his group, as well as some officials from the governor’s office.” As noted by Kathryn S. How can anyone be surprised?”

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