Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 06-Dic-2010

Canada Canada Reports Increase In Tax Revenue Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced an increase in tax revenues collected in the first half of the fiscal year, and a narrowing of the government's budget deficit. China China Clarifies Share Sale Tax Clarification by China’s Ministry of Finance about the taxes payable on profits from transfers or sales of shares which were formerly non-tradable was said to have caused a sell-off on the country’s stock market on November 30. China Levies Additional Taxes On Foreign Companies There have been further moves towards the standardization of taxes paid by Chinese domestic companies and by foreign companies with operations in China, as the latter have now become liable, from December 1, for local city construction and maintenance taxes, as well as for an education-supporting tax. EU EU Lauches Debate On VAT The European Commission has launched a wide ranging consultation into the possibility of EU-wide reform of value-added tax with the aim of making VAT simpler, more efficient and less susceptible to fraud. Japan DPJ Looks For Corporate Tax Cuts A team looking at tax reform for the ruling Democratic Party of Japan has agreed that corporate tax cuts are necessary in Japan, but has disagreed with other measures being considered by Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s government and its tax commission. UK Northern Ireland Seeks Parity In Corporate Tax In the wake of confirmation that the Republic of Ireland’s corporation tax rate is to remain at 12.5%, the First Minister of Nothern Ireland has called upon the UK government to match it. UK Unveils Corporate Tax Reform UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced details of the government's Corporate Tax Reform Program. UK Employees Face New Tax Demand Employees in the UK who were erroneously issued with tax refunds in the 2009/10 tax year may now be forced to pay that money back to HM Revenue and Customs in what is being described as the latest systems blunder by the department. UK Tax Change Lands GBP500m Glaxo Investment In the UK, Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline plc has announced plans to invest GBP500m in new manufacturing facilities, creating 1,000 jobs, as a direct consequence of proposed corporate tax reforms. UK Banks Sign Code of Practice The UK Treasury has announced that the top 15 banks operating in the UK have adopted the Code of Practice on Taxation. US Few Tax Subsidies For US Fossil Fuel The Tax Foundation, in reviewing a recent report on the global energy market issued by the International Energy Agency, found that the United States offers little in the way of fossil fuel tax subsidies, compared to other nations. US Firms Still Face Reporting Blizzard The United States Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Max Baucus, has failed in his attempt to repeal the legislation that requires businesses to file forms that would report payments made for goods and certain services to the Internal Revenue Service, but has vowed to keep on trying. Senators Back Tax Credit For Renewable Fuels A bipartisan group of US Senators is urging the Senate leadership to back legislation this year that will extend renewable fuel tax and tariff provisions so as to strengthen US energy security. US House Passes Democrat Tax Cuts Bill Despite the fact that no decision on the subject was taken at the recent meeting between President Barack Obama and leading Republicans and Democrats, and that negotiations are presently being held to discuss the possibility of common ground, Democrats in the US House of Representatives have gone ahead and voted through their version of extending the Bush tax cuts. Senators Review US Federal Tax Trends The Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Max Baucus, recently convened a hearing to examine the relationship between the United States tax code and historical trends in income and federal revenues, as part of a series of hearings on tax reform. Otros temas Canadian Banker Calls For Lower Taxes For The Poor In Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank CEO Ed Clark is advocating lower taxes for the poor.