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Decoding QR Codes: Retailers Embrace Simple, Secure Touchless Payments Option

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These codes are particularly useful when it comes to contactless payments, as they allow funds to be instantly transferred through a simple printout on restaurant bills or checkout counters. The year 2020 was a game-changer for QR codes, with high demand for safer, more convenient contactless payments fueling their growth.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Briefly Breaches $3,700; NH Eyes Crypto Tax Payments

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) believes one will eventually win approval. In other news, New Hampshire is considering a law that would allow residents to pay their taxes with cryptocurrency. CoinDesk reported that NH House Bill 470 would allow state agencies to accept digital currency for tax payments.

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Crypto Fails To Impress For Corporate Tax Payments

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to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. While B2B use cases of blockchain are plenty (and gaining greater traction in use cases such as trade finance and cross-border corporate payments), adoption of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies themselves remains muted in the business community.

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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. tax code changes passed in 2017 did not soothe these frictions, either, as they shifted income brackets and altered rates, affecting consumers’ refunds and earnings.

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Tax Time Tardiness And The Faster Refund

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The federal tax filing deadline in 2020 has been waived in the wake of coronavirus disruptions. But come coronavirus or the Martian measles, taxes will be filed, and refunds issued. But come coronavirus or the Martian measles, taxes will be filed, and refunds issued. Platforms Accelerate Payments. It’s unprecedented.

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ACI Worldwide Powers Fleet Tax Payments

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Electronic payments company ACI Worldwide is integrating its technologies with SPAN Enterprises , a tax filing technology provider, to power tax payments for the fleet industry. ” Other payment service providers have targeted the fleet industry in recent months, too. .” ”

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Tax Season Adds Extra Fraud Weight For SMBs

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Tax season is upon U.S. In a new report from ProofPoint , researchers warned that any businesses with the word “tax” in its domain is at risk of being spoofed by phishing attackers targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Indeed, tax season isn’t the only threat hitting SMBs, either.

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