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Texas Proposal to Tax Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing is Creative but Misses the Mark

Like other states, the Texas legislature is examining a proposal to extend the state’s 10 percent rental car excise tax onto peer-to-peer car-sharing firms. The proposal is creative in trying to resolve how sales taxes should apply to vehicles sold … Continue reading

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Mark Blankespoor: Iowa Man Charged in Ponzi-Like Scheme

Publicly available records provided by the Department of Justice and accessed on April 3, 2019 indicate that Mark Blankespoor of Pella, Iowa has been charged by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa with mail fraud (twelve … Continue reading

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The Surprising Benefits of Being (Slightly) Crazy | Mark Manson

The Roman philosopher Seneca once said, “There is no great genius without a tincture of madness.”3 We’ve all intuitively understood that people who are geniuses are often a little bit crazy. We accept it, even if we don’t know exactly … Continue reading

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Ok Google, Hey Siri, Hi Alexa – have you renewed my trade mark yet?

With the ever increasing ubiquity of technologies improving everyday tasks in personal life, it is little wonder that such technologies are also offering efficiencies and advantages in the work context.  Phrases such as process automation, data mining, machine learning and … Continue reading

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The New New World: Mark Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Emulate China’s WeChat. Can It?

China’s WeChat messaging app offers clues as to how Facebook may carry out its shift toward private messaging. But whether Facebook can pull the change off is another question. Read more detail on Recent Business Law posts –

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