A foundational international agreement, in place since 1998, that has enabled micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) around the world to grow and compete in the digital economy is currently facing expiration. Its renewal during the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) 13th Ministerial Conference taking place in Abu Dhabi next week [...]
Over the past few months, ACT | The App Association and our members have been at the forefront of advocating to restore crucial research and development (R&D) tax relief found in Section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Rewarding best practices through tax incentives, such as R&D deductions, empowers [...]
Well, well, well, the saying goes … if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions. As compliance plans roll out under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in Europe, self-aware DMA advocates must be thinking these rueful thoughts. But it’s never a sentiment anyone wants to express unironically in public. [...]
Last week Apple announced changes to the terms of service for developers and others seeking to be part of the iPhone ecosystem. These changes, implemented for European Union (EU) citizens as part of the compliance requirements under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), created a brief moment of hand wringing [...]
Last week, ACT | The App Association sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) highlighting that the FTC’s proposed updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) merger notification rule fail to properly account for small business concerns. In assuming that the rule would have no significant effect on small companies, [...]
