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Prinsip Kerahasiaan Bank Dan Self Assessment System Dikaitkan Dengan Undang-Undang Akses Informasi Keuangan Sebagai Upaya Penegakan Kepatuhan Pajak, Salsabila Aufadhia Ilanoputri

"Dharmasisya” Jurnal Program Magister Hukum FHUI

Indonesia is a country that is actively carrying out development aimed at advancing the welfare of the community, one of which is in the economic sector. Banking and taxation are sector capable of supporting the national economy. Banks as financial services institutions that directly withdraw funds from the public based on customer trust, so that bank secrecy is the soul of the banking system. In addition, the economic rate in Indonesia is also supported by the facilities and infrastructure built through funds obtained from various state fees, one of which is taxes based on Self Assessment System (SAS). The principle …

Beware The Proposed Us Crypto Regulation— It May Be A Trojan Horse, Hilary J. Allen

Popular Media

Following the spectacular failure of crypto exchange FTX International, there have been renewed calls for crypto legislation (including from the industry itself).But many of the proposals so far would be worse than the status quo — at least for the general public. Crypto firms such as FTX were involved in drafting many of the mooted US bills. The exchange’s implosion should not become a pretext for rushing these into law.

The Future Of Islamic Banking In The Philippines: Finding A Niche, Kenneth Michael A. De Castro

Center for Business Research and Development

Among the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are economic growth and reducing inequality. Sustainable economic growth can drive progress, create decent jobs for, and improve living standards, whereas reducing inequality ensures that no one is left behind in all aspects of human life. Bridging sustainable economic growth and reduction of social inequality is financial inclusion. As individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs, it helps them manage their current consumption, invest for the future, and mitigate their exposure to various financial and economic risks. In the case of the Philippines, …

Taking It To The Bank: The Need For A Federal Legislative Safe Harbor For Financial Institutions Offering Services To State-Legal Marijuana-Related Businesses, Andrew Bloomfield

Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

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Imagine that you are a small business owner. Rather than opening a new coffee shop, craft brewery, or chic clothing store, you decide to enter one of the fastest-growing industries in the country: marijuana (also referred to herein as “cannabis”). Your state, Washington, has recently legalized recreational use of marijuana, and your new marijuana-related business (MRB), Plantworks, has joined thousands of other licensed producers to supply the new growing market.

You and your business partner lease 2,500 square feet of industrial workspace in Seattle’s North End and produce several pounds of high-quality “craft” cannabis for distribution to local dispensaries. …

The Banker Removal Power, Da Lin

Law Faculty Publications

The Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) can remove bankers from office if they violate the law, engage in unsafe or unsound practices, or breach their fiduciary duties. The Fed, however, has used this power so rarely that few even realize it exists. Although major U.S. banks have admitted to repeated and flagrant lawbreaking in recent years, the Fed has never removed a senior executive from one of these institutions.

This Article offers the first comprehensive account of the banker removal power. It makes four contributions. First, drawing on a range of primary sources, it recovers the power’s statutory foundations, showing that …