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AUGUST 9, 2020

A plan by India to regulate what it terms “non-personal” data has roiled the executives of Big Tech companies like Amazon , Facebook and Google and advocates for freedom and competition in business, Reuters reported. A Washington, D.C.-headquartered compounding on differences over digital taxes and tariffs, Reuters reported.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The bill was sponsored by Congressmen Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Denny Heck of Washington, Steve Stivers of Ohio and Warren Davidson of Ohio, all members of the House Financial Services Committee. The legislation aims to ensure that state-authorized and regulated cannabis businesses are not forced to operate with cash only.

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MARCH 17, 2020

Craftmakers, according to the regulation, must sell as well as manufacture, with the retail side of the business-boosting commerce in mixed-use districts. The new regulations encourage interaction with the public by also mandating that the artisan businesses offer attractions such as tours and classes. and San Francisco. Starting Jan.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2019

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is going to send letters to about 10,000 cryptocurrency holders warning them about the penalties they will face if they don’t report their income or pay taxes on the transactions, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. at the World Bank.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. in 2017 had a 52.75

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

tax laws, and some businesses and public sector stakeholders are now pushing back. The case ushered in a wave of state- and municipality-issued economic nexus laws that tax remote sellers based on economic activity rather than physical presence. The 2018 South Dakota v. Wayfair ruling paved the way for broadened U.S.

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JUNE 3, 2019

Reports from both The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post outlined the issues, with the former reporting the FTC will look into how Facebook’s workings potentially alter digital competition, and the latter noting regulators are increasing scrutiny over Amazon’s practices.

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Finer Points

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

While many Americans are gearing up for the holiday season, ICBA and community bankers are gearing up for a bustling couple of weeks in Washington.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey, Washington, D.C. We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. Lucas White: We need to continue to differentiate community banks and educate policymakers on why tiered and proportionate regulation is necessary.

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Finer Points

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Every now and then we have the chance to stand up for what’s right against powerful forces. As the legacy of a group of colonists who stared down and defeated the world’s greatest empire, it’s virtually our birthright as Americans. So in some ways ICBA’s federal lawsuit against the National Credit Union Administration for its […].

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Abrigo

JULY 12, 2021

The report shines a light on corruption, tax fraud, drug trafficking, and labor trafficking as being linked to environmental crime. The message sent by FATF has been well received in Washington, and the hard work mandated by the AML Act of 2020 and FATF recommendations has begun. BSA Rules and Regulation. Learn more.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

Most of the drama this week was in Washington. Regulators are reportedly inquiring about how a lawyer for wealthy customers of Wells Fargo came to access so large a trove of customer information. According to reports, the data was accidently given to the attorney as part of an ongoing lawsuit.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 21, 2022

Clearly: if eventually passed, this amendment will change the landscape of professional service providers, including tax return preparers with foreign clients, and payment processors. As we will discuss, it applies the BSA to persons providing corporate formation, trust, third-party payment, or similar legal or accounting services.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Other ideas include more government action regarding competitive regulation. In Washington State, Frey said that “for every $1 it invests in a Main Street program, there is a $13 return to the public coffer” in the form of taxes and fees. And there was no provision in the law to prevent that.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana. This is a taxed business, yet the Department of Revenue and the IRS don’t accept cash,” Sbrega said, describingone of the tax, regulatory and compliance-relatedroadblocks these businesses face.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

And while SMEs are awaiting tax reform, this area also makes the U.S. A recent survey from the National Federation of Independent Businesses found that “frustration over gridlock in Washington” forced SME optimism to dip last month. “One, I think, is complexity,” the CEO said.

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TrustBank

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The BEA calculates the personal saving rate by subtracting taxes from personal income to arrive at “disposable personal income” and then subtracts personal outlays. By the 1990’s, improvements in technology and further changes to securities regulations made it easier for corporate customers to access financial markets directly.

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FICO

MARCH 31, 2016

During this period of Congressional gridlock, much of the activity in Washington DC impacting the financial services industry remains focused on the development and implementation of new regulations. Here’s a very brief overview of what we’ll cover: Stress testing is a key area of emphasis for regulators around the globe.

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MARCH 22, 2017

For instance, if a customer routinely purchases edibles, they might receive updates on stock or promotional information if state regulations allow it. (In In Washington State, for instance, dispensaries aren’t allowed to distribute products below wholesale value.). Payments can get complicated in the cannabis space.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Taxes, minimum wage, global trade tariffs — there are a lot of regulatory changes weighing heavily on the minds of U.S. And, in addition to changing healthcare regulations, industry consolidation has threatened to squeeze out the small players. small business owners.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

September 1st, 1999, regulators from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, at the behest of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, descended on a small coal mining town in Keystone, West Virginia. Clearly, blue-suit regulators stood out. He set the tone for antagonizing regulators. The blue-suits were not well-received.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Although user access to the payments platform was not restricted officially, delays by financial regulators that seemed to have no intent in resolving issues meant that PayPal did not renew its financial license. Bitcoin Regulations. Bitcoin regulation, as Turkey is emphasizing, is a bane in bitcoin’s behind.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Fiscal Policy We are not seeing activity from Washington DC. Tax cut and tax reform proposals have been floated. I believe that tax cuts will spur economic growth, but only if they do not increase government borrowing and the federal deficit. There have been several failed attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare.

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 6, 2013

government controlled or heavily regulated. The employee can save all of the needed savings tax deferred. But I disagree with greater control of a national pension system in Washington. The key will be to automatically move the money monthly from customers checking account into a tax advantaged IRA-type account.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Regulations . EU Regulators Plan New Rules For Big Tech . European Union watchdogs intend to gear new regulations aimed at fighting election-related disinformation toward Big Tech firms such as Apple and Facebook as opposed to smaller tech players. India Telecom Watchdog Decides To Not Regulate OTTs .

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 9, 2012

Second Quarter Surprises We received two big surprises at the end of the second quarter — one from Washington and one from an ocean away. On June 28th, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act as constitutional, calling penalties on individuals for failing to purchase health insurance a “tax.” But, hey, at least J.P.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In person for the first time since 2019, the ICBA Capital Summit in Washington, D.C., Community bankers, pack your bags for Washington, D.C. No other event provides more opportunities for community bankers to engage with lawmakers, regulators and government officials. Visiting a congressional office in Washington, D.C.,

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MyBankTracker

JANUARY 11, 2021

These plans do not qualify for premium tax credits as the Affordable Care Act plans might. Washington. These non-marketplace health insurance plans do not qualify for premium tax credits. These are not health insurance coverage and are not regulated. Here are a few other details on some key differences. What is covered.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), the French data protection watchdog, has hit Amazon and Google with significant financial penalties for allegedly contravening regulations on the digital advertising trackers known as “cookies,” CNBC reported. Amazon was told to pay 35 million euros (approximately $42.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The proposals coincide with efforts by some EU countries to levy digital taxes on large American technology companies. Washington is against that move, saying it is parallel to protectionism. There is also a proposal for getting rid of EU regulations against anti-competitive data sharing.

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Independent Banker

JULY 8, 2015

In the case, which involved allocation of affordable housing tax credits, the court found that the history of the act in Congress and the courts supported the disparate-impact interpretation. Finally, the plain language of the act contains no recognition of disparate-impact liability.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

You did not see this kind of support during the failure of Washington Mutual, and you didn’t see it with Silvergate or Signature Bank. Many banks will park this liquidity in cash or short-term securities in an attempt to get ahead of higher required capital ratios that are likely forthcoming from regulators.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

As a new administration settles into Washington, D.C., being told to depart as a harbinger of pressures to come, even as corporate taxes have been, as he sees it, high enough to move businesses to seek opportunities beyond U.S. Among them, the Millennium has seen funding of wars and debt to the tune of trillions of dollars.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 28, 2015

We certainly closed out 2015 with great wins in Washington, so I want to thank so many of you who stepped up to make change happen last year. For more, read this month’s Washington Watch column). Postal Service bank or establishing a single federal banking regulator. That’s why it’s vital that we step up, stand up and speak up.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Heavy-handed regulators. 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. Payments chaos.

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Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

Around the Table—Wisconsin community bankers work with legislative staff members on Capitol Hill during ICBA’s Washington Policy Summit. Here’s an outline of the key activities ICBA’s advocacy team in Washington, D.C., Washington Policy Summit. Keeping community banking interests front and center. By Courtney Schoenborn.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

In a series of tweets, David Heinemeier Hansson, a partner at software development firm Basecamp, claimed that he was approved for 20 times the credit limit that his wife received — even though they file joint tax returns and she actually has a better credit score. Even Washington D.C. lawmakers have taken notice, with Sen.

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