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The (Un)Certainty Of eCommerce Sales Taxes

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The only certainties in life, the saying goes, are death and taxes. We’ll underscore the certainty of the latter — taxes — for eCommerce firms and sales taxes , especially. Although taxes may be certain — just how much tax is due, and where, and perhaps even when, are all variables that are far from certain.

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Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax

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The jousting over eCommerce taxes — especially for U.S. firms operating on an international scale — is about to get more heated. Last week in India, the government proposed a tax on eCommerce transactions that will likely increase operating costs for sellers large and small.

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How Sales Tax Complexities Shape eCommerce, Sellers’ Business Decisions

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Merchants must handle the sales tax compliance obligations of each locale from which they receive money if they want to sell online. The complexities of sales tax compliance affect business decisions by both sellers and marketplaces, according to Ted Hettich, chief sales officer at U.K. Deciphering obligations. he said. .

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Challenges to monetary policy: lessons from Medieval Europe

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The Bank of England co-organised a ‘ History and Policy Making Conference ‘ in late 2020. History offers policymakers and academics useful case studies that can serve as distant mirrors beyond the study of crises and policy responses to them. Monetary theory and policy in Medieval France. Nathan Sussman.

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As The Online Tax Man Cometh, Will Smaller Retailers Embrace Marketplaces?

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As commerce has, increasingly, moved into the digital realm, and even the smallest merchants have gone omnichannel, tax policy has evolved as well — although perhaps it may be more apt to say tax policy has scrambled to keep up. Thus far, a bit more than a year after the ruling, tax policy remains fragmented.

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 Do New Taxes Loom For Big Tech?

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Will Big Tech face bigger tax bills on an international stage? Beyond the debates on data privacy and compliance, marquee names in technology face greater scrutiny from various governments, and perhaps bigger tax bills, too. As reported, the tax imposed could be as much as 20 percent on social media and search ads.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: EU Watchdogs Make ‘Big Tech Hit List’; France To Go Ahead With Digital Services Tax Plan

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Here’s the latest news from Amazon and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. OECD’s Tax Reform To Be Presented To G20. The OECD forecasted that the measures could bring in a further $100 billion in business tax revenues each year. .

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