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Migrants seeking asylum in the United States line up for food at a makeshift encampment in Matamoros, Mexico, near the U.S.-Mexico border, on Dec. 29, 2022. (Reuters/Daniel Becerril) The increasing influx of migrants to the U.S. border with Mexico is causing “enforcement fatigue” in Central and South American transit countries, according to Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol documents obtained by Yahoo News, and almost all will not be able to handle an expected… Source link

BENGALURU, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google is pausing its policy that requires app developers to use its Google Play billing system for buying digital goods and services in India, following a ruling by the country’s antitrust body. Google had previously set an extended deadline of Oct. 31 for developers in India to comply with its payments policy. The search engine giant should not restrict app developers from using third-party billing or payment processing services in India,… Source link

Enforcement Verification of compliance with tax laws How does the tax authority verify compliance with the tax laws? Does this vary for different taxpayers or taxes? Tax returns are usually subject to a plausibility check before a tax assessment is filed. A review is normally only undertaken if certain aspects of the tax return are unclear to the tax office. It is also possible that a certain number of tax returns are randomly chosen for a comprehensive review. The duration of a review… Source link

Antitrust action is desperately needed to reel in the practices of Big Tech companies, especially around privacy, Google’s former head of advertising said Tuesday. Driving the news: Competition in tech is needed to ensure people are able to have private online experiences, because large companies like Google will never truly care about user privacy, Sridhar Ramaswamy said during an onstage interview with Axios in Toronto at the Collision Conference. Ramaswamy spent 15 years running Google’s… Source link

A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave//File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 19 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said this week it would immediately improve enforcement of an age-sensitive ad policy after Reuters found ads for sex toys, liquor and high-risk investments in its search engine that should have been blocked under its efforts to… Source link

A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave//File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 19 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said this week it would immediately improve enforcement of an age-sensitive ad policy after Reuters found ads for sex toys, liquor and high-risk investments in its search engine that should have been blocked under its efforts to… Source link

The Education Department’s (ED) office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), which oversees the government’s massive student loan portfolio, is launching an Office of Enforcement to “vigorously” increase oversight of postsecondary schools that participate in federal student loan programs. “Vigorously ensuring that schools are adhering to the federal student aid program rules and delivering quality education to students is critical in America’s ability to build back better,” Under Secretary… Source link

By David Lawder and Joel Schectman    WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers trying to salvage a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill have dropped a provision to beef up tax enforcement, Republican Senator Rob Portman said on Sunday, setting aside a significant revenue-raising measure.    The provision, aimed at increasing Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collections, will instead likely be added to a separate budget “reconciliation” bill being pushed by Democrats as a… Source link

If the Houston Police Department or Harris County District Attorney move to investigate sexual misconduct civil suits currently pending against Deshaun Watson, the Houston Texans quarterback would be made available to cooperate with authorities, according to Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin. That declaration was made by Hardin on Thursday, after the counsel for the 21 women who have filed the civil suits reversed course earlier in the week and declared he would not be turning information… Source link

Five more attorneys general joined a lawsuit against Google (GOOG, GOOGL) this week accusing it of “antitrust evils” tied to its ad tech business, escalating one of three antitrust cases faced by the search giant in the U.S. The move follows revelations earlier this month that the Biden administration will add high-profile big tech critic Tim Wu and nominate prominent antitrust scholar Lina Khan to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Despite the increased regulatory pressure, Google Chief… Source link