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A ‘Diaper’ By Any Other Tax Code: The Complexities Of Selling Across State Tax Laws

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Out-of-state retailers that sold into California, Louisiana and South Carolina are being asked to retroactively comply with remote seller laws, and pay taxes on sales conducted in the years before the laws were in place. There are more complexities in store for merchants, though. Find the full story in the Tracker.

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Deep Dive: Why The Pandemic Is Pushing MENA Regulators To Upgrade Open Banking, Privacy Laws

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The Dubai International Financial Centre ratified the original version of its Data Protection Law (DPL) in 2007, for example — about a year earlier than Europe’s official General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and first Payment Services Directive (PSD) launches.

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When Payroll Legislation Comes With An $100,000 Price Tag For Corporates

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The legislation most watched by SMBs, Paychex found, ranges from payroll card rules to paid leave laws and healthcare reform. 5), The Workforce Institute at Kronos published its latest research that aims to put a price tag on regulatory changes for the business community. Today (Tuesday, Sept.

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When One State’s Tax-Exempt Necessity Is Another’s High-Tax Discretionary Purchase

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Some families pay more in taxes on diapers in a year than a month’s supply actually costs, Phillip Vander Klay, director of policy and government relations for the National Diaper Bank Network , noted in a recent discussion with PYMNTS. Sales taxes’ price tags. Depending on the state and local taxes, a sales tax can add between 2.5

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Data Dive, Rainy Days Edition: Fines, Misses And Video Game Money Laundering

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“While completely stopping such criminal activity is extremely difficult, several steps could be taken to mitigate the phenomenon, including monitoring the transfer of high-value goods in the game, identifying players with large stockpiles of V-bucks, and sharing data with relevant law enforcement agencies.”. Capital One’s Earnings Flub.

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The Life And Times Of A Most-Wanted Fraudster

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Or rather, “had” – Alpha Bay, the primary dark web marketplace and community, was shut down by law enforcement early last summer. Oh – it’s like a criminal version of LinkedIn. And Johnson claims it has 240,000 members. Still, those 240,000 people aren’t just going to close up shop. They also do a ton of research, Johnson said.

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

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Consider the fact that the Competition Commission of India ordered an inquiry last month that would look at the discounting policies of Amazon and Flipkart , as well as the agreements struck with third-party sellers. The law allows for fines of more than $5,000 per violation. ‘Rent-A-Bank’ Practices Examined.