Members
Upcoming Member Events & Trainings
- Government Relations Committee Meeting - March 4th at 2:00 P.M. ET
- Monthly Member Meeting - March 8th at 2:00 P.M. ET
- Understanding the Purpose and Function of Risk Assessment and its Relationship to Internal Controls – March 10th at 2:00 P.M. ET
- Compliance Committee Meeting - March 18th at 2:00 P.M. ET
Online State Bill Tracker & Government Relations News Updates
As a member of the TPPPA, your organization has access to the Online State Bill Tracker & Government Relations News Updates. Click on the links below to access these Member Only resources.
Bills to Note:
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- Mississippi H.B. 1443 – Sales tax; levy on transmitting of money from MS to location outside of U.S. by licensed money transmitters.
- Introduced; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (02/22/2021)
- http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/HB/1400-1499/HB1443IN.pdf
- Summary: Amends Mississippi Code of 1972 to levy a sales tax on the transmitting of money from a location originating in Mississippi to a location outside of the United States or its territories by a person licensed under the Mississippi Money Transmitters Act; to provide that any person who has the sales tax on the transmitting of money who is a United States citizen with a social security number shall be paid a refund of the taxes paid upon application to the Department of Revenue.
- Mississippi H.B. 1443 – Sales tax; levy on transmitting of money from MS to location outside of U.S. by licensed money transmitters.
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- Florida H.B. 1351 – Money Services Businesses
- Filed (02/25/2021)
- https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1351/BillText/Filed/PDF
- Summary: Revises exceptions for licensee during Financial Technology Sandbox period; prohibits certain activities by person without obtaining license; provides requirements for money transmitter that receives virtual currency; excludes virtual currency in calculation of permissible investments. Amends the definition of "money transmitter".
- Florida H.B. 1351 – Money Services Businesses
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- Florida S.B. 1758 – Money Services Businesses
- Filed (02/25/2021)
- https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1758/BillText/Filed/PDF
- Summary: Revising exceptions for a licensee during the Financial Technology Sandbox period; revising and providing definitions; prohibiting certain activities by a person without obtaining a license; providing requirements for a money transmitter that receives virtual currency; excluding virtual currency in the calculation of permissible investments, etc. Amends the definition of "money transmitter".
- Florida S.B. 1758 – Money Services Businesses
- State Financial Regulators Announce 2021 Priorities
- Cryptocurrency Developments: Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Recent Enforcement Cases Against Digital Asset Firms
- The digital dollar is now high priority for the Fed
- Can crypto be taxed like gold? Is regulation the real threat to bitcoin’s $1 trillion market cap?
Member Only Trainings & Recordings
Click on the button below to access the current training schedule which includes links to register for upcoming trainings and recordings of the past trainings we have held this year.
If you wish to share any of the material found on the Members Only section of the website outside of your organization, please request to do so in writing to membership@tpppa.org.
