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Report Shows a Fundamental Shift in Ecommerce Fraud
Account takeover attacks rose 78% and card-testing attacks surged 175%, highlighting how AI is accelerating credential theft and identity-based fraud
May 25, 2019
Several States Make Notable Changes to Sales Tax Rules
States have been busy on the sales tax front lately. Here are some of the most notable sales tax changes that could impact your sales tax compliance.
May 24, 2019
86% of SMBs View Accountants as Trusted Business Advisors
While 86% of small business owners agree their accountant is a trusted advisor, only 53% strongly agree. When an accountant offers the right level of service, as many as 88% of small business owners strongly agree they are a trusted advisor.
May 22, 2019
Oklahoma Mixes New Economic Nexus Law with Old Reporting Option for Marketplace Facilitators
Oklahoma has required marketplace facilitators, remote sellers, and referrers with at least $10,000 in sales in the state to collect and remit sales tax or comply with non-collecting seller use tax notice and reporting requirements since July 1, 2018.
May 22, 2019
Business CEOs Bullish on Economy, Plan to Invest Tax Cut Savings in Growth
The CEOs surveyed also stressed recruitment and availability of talent as top priorities in capital spending and business influences. Almost half (49%) of all those polled rated the availability of talent among their top influences for business ...
May 19, 2019
Retail Group Says Lower April Sales Were Result of Weather and Slow Tax Refunds
Retail sales were down 0.2 percent in April seasonally adjusted from March but up 5.2 percent unadjusted year-over-year, the National Retail Federation said on May 15.
May 13, 2019
24 Million Americans Would Rather be Entrepreneurs
24 million Americans—more than the population of Florida—want to work for themselves by 2021. There is no doubt a significant mindset shift underway; however millions of aspiring entrepreneurs say they face barriers ...
May 12, 2019
Millennial Homeowners: More Renovations, More Debt, More Stress
While 82% of Baby Boomers are using cash to finance their projects, millennials are two times as likely to use credit cards and three times as likely to use personal loans.
May 12, 2019
Imports on the Rise as Retailers Expect New Tariffs
With retail sales rising and President Trump saying he plans to both increase and broaden tariffs on goods from China, imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to see unusually high levels the remainder of this spring and ...
May 8, 2019
Millennials Attracted to Credit Card Promos
While more than one-third of Millennials say a lucrative sign-up bonus is the most attractive credit card feature (compared to 22% of those who are older), those ages 39 and older are more likely to point to zero-percent offers, either on new ...
May 7, 2019
Avalara Announces 17 Certified Integrations into Business Applications
Avalara, Inc. has announced the release of 17 newly certified integrations with accounting, ERP, ecommerce, point-of-sale, mobile commerce, and CRM software applications.
May 7, 2019
Avalara Appoints Managing Director of Brazil and Latin America
Alessandra Almeida has joined Avalara, Inc. as its managing director for Latin America. From the São Paulo office, she will oversee the company’s day-to-day operations in Brazil, working closely to align strategy and goals for Avalara’s business in the region. Avalara is a provider of automated online tax compliance solutions for businesses of all sizes....…
May 6, 2019
New China Tariffs Would Hurt Economy, Says Retail Group
A report from Trade Partnership found that increasing tariffs on $200 billion of goods to 25 percent, coupled with tariffs already in place and retaliation, would reduce U.S. employment by over 934,000 jobs, cost the average family of four $767 and ...