Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 13-Sep-2010

Canada Canada Cuts Venture Capital Red Tape The Canadian Minister for Finance, Jim Flaherty, has highlighted a Budget 2010 measure that will strengthen the ability of Canadian businesses, particularly high-technology firms, to attract foreign venture capital. China EU Business Critical Of China's Lack Of Tax Certainty European businesses operating in China have bemoaned the 'dramatic consequences for the financial position of numerous companies' resulting from regulations and guidelines as well as new tax refund rates which took effect in China at short notice, and in some cases retroactively. Taiwan-China ECFA Takes Effect The economic cooperation framework agreement between Taiwan and China came into effect on September 12, one day after both sides confirmed that all necessary domestic procedures had been concluded. EU EU Business Slams China's Business Tax In a series of critiques of the Chinese taxation regime published by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, the Chinese business tax on services was described as a 'critical obstacle to the growth of the service sector and other high-value knowledge industries in China.' EU Divided Over Financial Tax During a recent European Council of Finance Ministers meeting held in Brussels, deep divisions regarding the introduction of a financial transactions tax within Europe emerged. Germany Rejects Barroso's EU Tax Germany has categorically rejected the latest push for the introduction of an EU tax by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso. EU Tax Harmonization Back On Agenda News that the European Commission plans to push ahead with proposals to introduce a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base have been met with distrust in Ireland as some fear that the proposals, whilst not immediately affecting Ireland’s 12.5% corporate income tax rate, may introduce tax harmonization in Europe through the back door. UK Flaws Uncovered In UK PAYE Tax System The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has announced that it will begin dispatching letters to taxpayers affected by the failings of the PAYE (pay-as-you-earn) system in Britain. UK Launches National Insurance Holiday The UK government has begun offering new businesses, based in certain regions of the UK, National Insurance Contributions holidays, as announced in the coalition government's budget in June. CBI Against UK Graduate Tax Richard Lambert, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, has warned that a 'graduate tax' could encourage the UK's brightest university leavers to seek employment opportunities in other countries. Caribbean Intensifies Lobbying Against UK Air Tax The Caribbean is to intensify efforts to establish a 'fairer passenger tax system' in the UK during an official visit to the city of London, which will include a series of meetings between high-level officials and parliamentary bodies, the Caribbean Tourism Organization said. Netherlands, UK Conclude Competent Authority Agreement The Dutch government has concluded an agreement with the United Kingdom on the tax aspects of the Dutch closed-end common fund, granting tax transparency to both pension funds and investors. UK Pre-Budget Report To Be Scrapped The UK coalition government has decided to do away with the pre-budget report, recently announced late in the year, as it seeks to save Treasury resources and restore the normal cycle of economic policy making. UK Taxpayers Advised On PAYE Letters The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group, an initiative of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, has issued a guide for taxpayers in receipt of PAYE tax calculation letters from HM Revenue and Customs. Vodafone Loses In Mumbai High Court UK telecoms giant Vodafone has expressed continuing confidence that it is not liable for Indian capital gains tax from its purchase of the Indian mobile phone network Hutchison Essar in 2007 despite a setback in the Mumbai High Court. HMRC Apologizes For PAYE Fiasco The UK's top tax man has said that he is 'deeply sorry' that millions of UK taxpayers will be forced to pay extra tax as a result of flaws in HM Revenue and Customs's PAYE system after previously insisting that the tax department had nothing to apologize for. Britons Resigned To Higher Taxes A recent poll by the British Broadcasting Corporation has found that UK taxpayers favour tax increases over spending cuts to front-line services. US Increased Case Load Challenges US Taxpayer Advocate A rising number of cases is presenting challenges for the US Taxpayer Advocate Service to resolve taxpayer problems in good time, according to a study released by the United States Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Tax Credits Boosting Employment, Says US Govt The United States Treasury Department has released a report on the number of newly-hired workers who are eligible for tax credits under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, passed in March this year. ATO's Tax Claim Against James Hardie Upheld US building materials firm, James Hardie has not yet stated whether it is to appeal a recent Federal Court tax ruling, which upheld the Australian Tax Office’s claims that the firm's wholly-owned subsidiary RCI Pty Ltd owes back taxes and interest, resulting from a company restructuring in 1998-1999.