Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 16-Ago-2010

China Switzerland Pushes For China FTA Accompanied by a high-ranking business delegation, Swiss President, Doris Leuthard starts a five-day visit to China on August 10 to promote increased bilateral economic relations, talks which are expected to lead to the eventual conclusion of a free trade pact. China Softens Attitude To Taiwan FTAs The Office of Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou has expressed pleasure that China has not interfered following the disclosure earlier this month of discussions between Taiwan and Singapore on signing an economic cooperation agreement. China Promotes Outsourcing With Tax Break China wishes to promote growth in the outsourcing industry by offering exemption from business (turnover) tax on offshore service outsourcing business in 21 cities. China Clarifies Corporate Tax Guidelines The Chinese State Administration of Taxation (SAT) has issued a public notice in relation to the corporate income tax treatment of corporate restructurings to clarify certain technical and procedural matters that had been left unclear in a circular released in April 2009. EU Member States Reject EU Tax European Union member states have come out against the European Commission's latest proposals for some forms of taxation to be levied and collected directly by Brussels. Taiwan Talks To US And EU On WTO Threat Taiwan’s government is in communication with the United States and the European Union in order to head off threatened action at the World Trade Organisation regarding its planned reduction in the tax rate on rice wine. Japan HP Japan Receives Tax Demand HP Japan, Hewlett Packard’s Japanese subsidiary, has been investigated by the Tokyo Regional Tax Bureau, resulting in a JPY23bn (USD270m) unpaid tax assessment for the two years ending October 2006. UK UK Graduate Tax Gains Momentum David Willetts, the UK coalition government's universities minister, appears to have given his support to a proposal to replace the current system of tuition fees with an additional tax on the incomes of graduates as a means to fund higher education in Britain. Portsmouth Lives To Fight Another Day The future of embattled UK soccer team, Portsmouth FC looks more secure following a High Court judgment against the UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs in a case initiated to secure a more favourable portion of taxes owed in a Company Voluntary Arrangement agreed between the club and its debtors. UK Probes Offshore Account Holders The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has called for the assistance of around 600 UK citizens that availed of the Offshore Disclosure Facility to help it better understand how offshore accounts, as marketed to UK citizens, are ‘opened, operated and maintained’. UK Uncovers VAT Fraud Network The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, announced on the morning of August 10 that it had arrested five individuals suspected of a multi-million value-added tax 'carousel' and money laundering fraud targeting the caravan and motor home industry. Gaines-Cooper Wins Right To Appeal British-born tax exile Robert Gaines-Cooper has won the right to have his case heard in the UK Supreme Court in what will be the final chapter of a long-running legal battle with the UK tax man over his residence status for tax purposes. Share Trading Dip Hits UK Tax Revenues A dramatic decline in share trading volumes on the London Stock Exchange means that the UK government is collecting far less in share trading tax at a time when it needs all the additional revenue it can get. US ASA Testifies In Favour Of US Trade Agreements The American Soybean Association has testified before the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to present its views on international trade issues, including the need for Congress to approve pending free trade agreements. US Business Fears International Tax Bill US business groups have criticized the Senate's approval of a bill which proposes to tighten international tax rules with the intention of curbing what Democrats consider as large scale corporate tax avoidance. Russia Taxes Bloomberg Moscow Office The Moscow office of US press agency Bloomberg has been assessed for RUB120m (USD4m) tax, including penalties, for the years 2006-2007, even though it considers that it has no permanent establishment in Russia. Obama Signs International Tax Hikes US President Barack Obama has welcomed the approval by Congress of measures that would discourage US companies from 'shipping jobs overseas' although Republicans are warning that the bill is yet another example of the Obama administration's anti-business policies which will ultimately stifle economic growth. US Court Bars 'Redemption' Tax Preparer The United States Department of Justice has confirmed that a federal judge in California has permanently barred Thanh Viet Jeremy Cao and his business, Phoenix Financial Management Group, from preparing federal tax returns. EC Acts Against Alleged US Biodiesel Dumping The European Commission has initiated an anti-circumvention investigation concerning US biodiesel exports to the European Union, following a complaint lodged by the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) in June. Otros temas Local SAT Offices Undertake Transfer Pricing Reviews China's State Administration for Taxation has directed local tax authorities to prepare statistics relating to the transfer pricing practices of companies in their tax jurisdictions as part of a wider review of transfer pricing by the central government.