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Vietnam Launches New Social Media App As Facebook Alternative

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Vietnam is introducing a social network similar to Facebook after the Communist-ruled government asked domestic tech companies to create substitutions. The social media company has teamed up with Sony Music Entertainment to feature music content, and aims to reach three million users in 2019 and 20 million by January 2021.

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Gift Cards A Taxing Problem? Not Necessarily Says Tango Card CCO

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And when it comes to rewarding employees with a holiday or other work anniversary reward, the last thing businesses need is to have their generosity become a tax headache. However, he added, the tax implications should not exceed the cost and purpose of the present. Awesome … My Fourth Water Bottle. Shortcuts and Backfires.

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Libra Could Pose Tax Challenges In Europe

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With the idea of pegging Libra’s value to a basket of international currencies, Facebook ’s proposed cryptocurrency would bring tax challenges to European users, per tax lawyers. However, the tax would only be payable in the event that total capital gains are more than the annual capital gains tax exemption of £12,000.

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US Treasury: Taxes On Digital Companies Are Discriminatory

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Treasury official said a French tax plan targeting American digital companies is discriminatory against American businesses. Treasury’s top international tax official, called the taxes “ill-conceived,” and said the better option was to go after tax reform internationally at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ).

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Tells US Users To Take Out All Funds; OKEx To Reportedly Restart Withdrawals; S Korea Seeks To Postpone Crypto Tax Law; Coinbase To Only Provide IRS Form 1099-MISC

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CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju said on social media that the resumption of the withdrawal service could lead to pricing volatility, and CryptoQuant data indicates that OKEx has been experimenting with opening its withdraw infrastructure again. 27 Hong Kong Standard Time date as noted in the past.

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France’s ‘Digital Tax’ On Tech Firms Passes

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Even with the United States announcing it would look into a proposed “digital tax” in France, the country is moving forward with the measure. The country’s Senate has approved the tax despite the threat of an investigation from the United States, according to 9 to 5 Mac.

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Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea Eyes Crypto Capital Gains Tax; Crypto Lawyers See Rise In Demand

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South Korean crypto users might soon see 20 percent taxes on their currency, according to Cointelgraph. ” But Sung Tae-yoon , an economist with Yonsei University, warned that taxing cryptocurrencies could slow the country’s tech markets. They falsely claimed to have a Harvard-educated CEO backing them. And, the U.S.

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