Our UK Country Manager, Stephen Tulip, shares his thoughts after attending the Labour Party Conference 2025 Party conference season is a fixture of the UK political calendar. Falling just after the summer holidays, these conferences are a big deal for political parties. They energise supporters, raise money and welcome thousands, [...]
As we reach the midpoint of 2025, mobile app developers—especially those working on Android—are navigating a public policy environment that is rapidly evolving on multiple fronts. This year, we’ve already seen major developments across privacy, artificial intelligence (AI), app marketplace rules, child safety, and federal taxation. Below, we’ve outlined [...]
WASHINGTON – ACT | The App Association celebrates the permanent restoration of full tax deductibility for domestic research and development expenses, an invaluable investment incentive for small tech companies. “This is a huge win by small tech for small tech. The App Association and our members succeeded where others [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The immediate tax deductibility of research and development (R&D) investments is a vital incentive driving small business innovation across the digital economy. “We commend Chairman Smith and the U.S House Ways and Means Committee for taking action to restore immediate expensing of R&D investments for five years,” [...]
Small businesses are key drivers of growth for the American economy. They are on the cutting edge of innovation and successfully address problems that bigger companies can’t. However, it can be difficult for the voice of small businesses to be heard over the din of large corporations. Congress needs [...]