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Microsoft, Lawmakers Boost Marijuana SMEs’ FinServ Fight

PYMNTS

While some marijuana businesses may be operating legally under state law, the federal law that still considers them illegal means banks often refuse to provide financial services to these companies. But the legal marijuana business scored two big wins last week. “This is an invitation to robberies, money laundering and organized crime.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2018 Edition

Jeff For Banks

But once they turned things around they took their deferred tax asset back onto their books and did three acquisition. Oregon Bancorp, Inc. OTC Pink: ORBN) Oregon Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Willamette Valley Bank, a community bank headquartered in Salem, Oregon. (OTC OTC Pink: ORBN) Oregon Bancorp, Inc.

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Washington Long-Term Care Program – Did You Know We Have One?

TrustBank

The Washington Long-Term Care Program is the nation's first public state-operated long term care insurance program. percent payroll tax on all employee wages, beginning January 1, 2022. Is There a Cap on the Amount of Wages That Are Taxed? Which Employees Are Subject to Tax/Premium Collections? 04, will be funded by a 0.58

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Governments Fuel Blockchain’s Global Proliferation

PYMNTS

Bloomberg reports this week said Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s People’s Party is developing legislation that could hand tax breaks to blockchain companies in an effort to attract innovators to the country. Securities and Exchange Commission has halted the trading of three companies based in Oregon after examining their balance sheets.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

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. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Molly Bennett, executive editor, Independent Banker. Less than $300 million.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Ax) – Power Trip. THE BANKING AWARDS. Millionaire – Chris Stapleton.

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Can Legal Pot Thrive With Closed-Loop Payments?

PYMNTS

The bill authorizing the program, AB466 , gives an operational time frame for the program, running from Oct. Among the reasons for that, according to the bill and that analysis, is to make it harder for legal retail marijuana dispensaries to avoid paying local and state taxes — always a major concern for any industry dominated by cash.

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