Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 18-Jul-2011

Canada Canada, India To Complete FTA Talks By 2013 Canada and India have made progress toward an economic partnership agreement, which, according to the Canadian government, could boost the economy by billions. Canada And China Talk Economic Cooperation Improving economic ties with China will bolster Canadian businesses and create employment opportunities, according to International Trade minister Ed Fast. EU Germany Sees EU Tobin Tax As National Resource Germany has recently welcomed European Commission proposals for the introduction of a European financial transactions tax, although has fiercely rejected the idea of using such revenues to finance the European Union budget. Luxembourg's Juncker Backs EU Tobin Tax Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has welcomed the European Commission’s proposals on the European Union’s 2014-2020 multi-annual financial framework, and in particular its plans to introduce a financial transactions tax Europe-wide. UK Report Slams UK Approach To Environmental Tax The UK is sending the wrong signals to taxpayers with its current environmental tax regime, which appears to be used largely as a revenue raising tool, according to a committee of MPs. HMRC Praised By UK Spending Watchdog HM Revenue and Customs's performance improved in 2010-11, with increased revenues, lower levels of error and fraud and significant progress in the stabilizing of its pay as you earn administration, but further improvement is still required, according to a new report. UK Announces Tax Simplification Projects The government has confirmed that the UK's Office of Tax Simplification is to review pensioner taxation and employee share schemes in two new projects, as part of its ongoing work to offer advice on options to improve and simplify the tax system. UK Seeks Views On Income Tax-NI Merger Ahead of a planned consultation in the autumn, the UK government has called for evidence on the possible integration of the income tax and National Insurance contributions systems. HMRC Loses Another IR35 Case The first tier tax tribunal in the UK has ruled in favour of a freelance contractor in a long-running tax dispute, casting yet more doubt on HM Revenue and Customs's seemingly fruitless policy of pursuing freelancers thought not to be genuinely trading by applying the Intermediaries legislation. US US Government's MBS Investment Below USD100m The United States Treasury has provided an update on the continued orderly wind down of its agency-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities portfolio acquired during the recent financial crisis, in which it shows that the remaining amount of principal outstanding is now under USD100bn. US Debt Negotiations Still Stuck On Taxes Despite recent intense negotiations between President Barack Obama and the top leaders of both political parties, an agreement on a package of measures to allow an increase to the United States debt ceiling has not been reached. Anti-Offshore Bill Reintroduced In US Congress Carl Levin, the Democrat Chairman of the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, has introduced legislation, entitled the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, which is aimed against so-called offshore tax loopholes. Hatch Calls For US Congress Action On South Korean FTA Orrin Hatch, the Republican Ranking Member of the United States Senate Finance Committee, has urged the leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve the differences between the two versions of the implementing legislation that now exist for the free trade agreement with South Korea. US Issues Plans To Phase In FATCA The United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have issued a notice announcing plans to phase in the requirements of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Congress Learns How US Tax System Encourages Debt Dave Camp, the Republican Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, and Max Baucus, the Democrat Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, have held a joint hearing to review the tax treatment of debt and equity in the United States, and to consider distinctions in the treatment of each in the context of comprehensive tax reform. US Corporate E-Filing Pronounced A Success A United States federal requirement that the tax returns of large corporations should be filed and processed electronically has resulted in cost savings to the corporations and to the Internal Revenue Service, according to a report published by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Otros temas Germany Gives Green Light To Bank Tax Following a long and difficult debate, Germany’s upper house of parliament or Bundesrat has finally adopted the government’s decree pertaining to a restructuring fund, and approved, although with changes, specific details of its proposed bank levy.