Earlier this year, we highlighted the pivotal role that research and development (R&D) plays in expanding the app economy and outlined how an aspect of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act severely challenged entrepreneurs' ability to immediately deduct full R&D expenses. Instead, business owners are now required to amortize [...]
ACT | The App Association has two events going on this Wednesday! We want to make sure that you have all the information on the way policies can affect small businesses, especially in the app economy. Two of the biggest areas of interest for our member companies are generative artificial [...]
We breathed a collective sigh of relief when the door slammed shut last year on efforts to pass the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) in the 117th Congress. But those funding the advocacy for those bills simply shifted their efforts to what they hoped would be a more [...]
Our mobile devices are a window to the world, and we need them and the infrastructure they rely on to remain secure so our personal data is safe. While mobile app stores like Apple’s App Store and the Google Play store vet apps to ensure the average user’s safety and [...]
On Wednesday, November 15, at 1:00 p.m., ACT | The App Association is hosting a discussion on the benefits and risks generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools pose to creative and innovative industries. Opening Remarks: Morgan Reed, President, ACT | The App Association Panelists: Priya Nair, IP Policy Counsel, ACT | The [...]