Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 02-May-2011

UK Switzerland-UK Bank Deposit Tax Deal Imminent Seeking to reinvigorate its offshore banking industry against the background of changing tax transparency standards, Switzerland is within weeks of concluding a landmark deal with the United Kingdom government, thought to be worth billions for UK coffers annually. UK SMEs Eager For Accounting Switchover UK businesses strongly support the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards and Financial Reporting Standards for small and medium-sized entities as a replacement for UK GAAP, believing that now is the right time to move towards the new model of financial reporting, a new survey from Ernst and Young shows. US US Encourages Pakistan On Economic Reforms The Pakistan Minister for Finance, Dr Hafeez Shaikh, has been in Washington this week for discussions with the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and US Government Officials. US To Investigate Effects Of Brazilian FTAs The Democrat Chairman of the United States Senate Finance Committee, Max Baucus, and its Republican Ranking Member, Orrin Hatch, have written a joint letter to the International Trade Commission, requesting it to examine international competitive factors affecting US and Brazilian agricultural sales. New Study Ranks US States By Taxes On New Investment The United States’ Council On State Taxation has released a new study, entitled “Competitiveness of State and Local Business Taxes on New Investment”, which ranks individual states by the tax burden they impose on new investment.