Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 22-Nov-2010

Canada Canada Issues Tax Relief Reminder The Canada Revenue Agency has issued a reminder to taxpayers and all tax registrants that they have until December 31, 2010 to file requests under the taxpayer relief provisions for the 2000 tax year and any reporting period that ended during the 2000 calendar year. Taxpayers Have 'Right To Know' Says Canada's Ombudsman The Taxpayers' Ombudsman in Canada has published a special report which examines the right of taxpayers to be provided with reasons for decisions made by the Appeals Branch of the Canada Revenue Agency. Canada Begins FTA Negotiations With India Peter Van Loan, the Canadian Minister of International Trade on November 16 announced the launch of free trade negotiations with India, commenced during his visit to New Delhi. Canada Signs TIEAs The Canadian goverment has announced the signing of two tax information exchange agreements, with San Marino and with Anguilla, bringing the total number of such agreements signed by Canada to 11 over the last 14 months. China Chan Plugs HK's Financial Centre Credentials In London At the opening of the London conference, 'Hong Kong: China's Global Financial Centre,' Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, said that Hong Kong has a unique role in helping UK-based financial services businesses grow in China and the rest of Asia. EU EU Retreats On Insurance VAT Exemption Reform The European Union has declared that it is unlikely to push forward with the reform and simplification of the value-added tax exemption on insurance and the wider financial services industry. UK Caribbean Urges Change To UK Flight Tax The Caribbean Tourism Organization has noted the publication of a report that comprehensively analyzes the impact of the UK's aviation tax, the Air Passenger Duty, on the tourism industries of Caribbean territories. UK Delays Carbon Reduction Scheme The UK government has announced changes to its proposed Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme after listening to concerns from the business community. US US Withdraws UBS Lawsuit Following the last substantial delivery of administrative assistance cases by Switzerland, the US tax authority, the Internal Revenue Service, has fully and definitively withdrawn the John Doe Summons served on Swiss bank UBS, the Swiss Federal Department of Finance has announced. Baucus To Reduce Burden On Small US Businesses The United States Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Max Baucus, has announced that he will introduce legislation to repeal requirements for businesses to file forms that would report payments made for goods and certain services to the Internal Revenue Service. Updated NZ, US DTA Now In Force New Zealand’s Revenue Minister, Peter Dunne, has announced that the protocol updating the double tax agreement between New Zealand and the United States is now in force. US Think Tank Touts Federal Sales Tax The US Bipartisan Policy Center Task Force has disclosed a comprehensive plan which, it says, would to solve America's problem of large federal deficits and debt while simplifying taxes for businesses and individuals, and creating up to seven million new jobs. IRS Seeks To Return USD164m To Taxpayers The US Internal Revenue Service is looking to return USD164.6m in refund checks to 111,893 taxpayers that could not be delivered because of mailing address errors. Otros temas South Korea To Reinstate Withholding Tax On Bonds South Korea’s Ministry of Strategy and Finance has confirmed that it supports the two bills currently before parliament that call for the re-application of withholding tax on interest payable to foreign investors in South Korean government bonds.