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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. The president announced there will be no penalties or interest levied for late filing against those affected, and many states will certainly do the same. But come coronavirus or the Martian measles, taxes will be filed, and refunds issued.

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

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The use of QR codes is growing more popular in the United States, enabling consumers to instantly access information and easily pay on their smartphones without going through a URL entry. Developments From Around The World Of QR Codes. Developments From Around The World Of QR Codes. Retail Environment.

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Bitcoin Daily: Investors Reimbursed For $2M Hacker Losses By IOTA Exec; Australia To Focus On Crypto Holders For Audits; France Wants Testing Ground For EU Security Tokens; ICOBox Fined $16M For Selling Unlicensed Securities

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Meanwhile, as the tax authority in Australia puts digital currency traders in its sights, many people in the country will get a warning in the following weeks from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), news.com.au Digital currencies, for their part, are seen as a property type and an asset when it comes to capital gains tax.

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Tax Havens And Money Laundering Suspected In Deutsche Bank Raid

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Federal authorities in Germany raided six offices of Deutsche Bank on Thursday morning (November 29), searching for evidence about money laundering and offshore tax havens, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The searches could very well continue into Friday, authorities said.

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San Francisco Official Wants Tax On Robots That Put People Out Of Work

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With a growing number of automated machines performing jobs and tasks that could eliminate jobs, one San Francisco official is pushing a statewide “tax” in California on robots that put people out of work. Kim is launching a statewide campaign to bring revenue-raising ideas to the state legislature or directly to voters.

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Instagram Invites Security Experts To Hack Its Checkout Feature

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Instagram is inviting a group of security researchers known as white hat hackers to stress-test its Checkout feature before it launches outside the United States. Instagram is a place for people to treat themselves with inspiration, not a place to tax themselves with errands.

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Deep Dive: Striking A Balance In Digital ID Security

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billion digital records in the United States were compromised during the first half of 2018 – 291 records every second – with only six social media breaches accounting for more than half of all at-risk data. The Drawbacks of Complex Security. AI Solutions for Balancing Security and Convenience. More than 4.5

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