Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 25-Jul-2011

Canada Canada Nears FTA With EU Canada and the European Union have pressed ahead with trade talks, making significant progress with a view to concluding negotiations next year, according to the Canadian Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway. Canada Amends 'Tax Fairness' Law The Canadian government is to amend its income tax legislation to bring in changes to the tax treatment of specified investment flow-through entities, real estate investment trusts and publicly-traded corporations. The changes were announced on July 20. UK IoM Reaches Revenue Sharing Deal With UK The Isle of Man government has said that it has reached agreement with the United Kingdom on the future structure of value-added tax and customs duties revenue-sharing arrangements going forward, bringing greater certainty to island businesses. UK To Review Remote GamblingTax Regime The UK government has announced that it will review the case for amending the taxation regime for remote gambling following last week’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) proposal to make changes to the regulation of remote gambling. Jersey Signs TIEA With South Africa Jersey's Assistant Chief Minister and UK and International Relations Minister, Freddie Cohen has announced the signing of a tax information exchange agreement with South Africa. UK Sceptical About Scottish Corporate Tax Cut The UK government's negative attitude toward the possibility of a reduced rate of Scottish corporation tax has been demonstrated by a Treasury paper which estimates the potential economic damage likely to arise as a result of such a policy. UK Consults On Pensions The UK is to consult on increasing public service pension contributions for the next financial year, as discussion continues of plans to overhaul the pension system in a way that doesn't disadvantage taxpayers. US Jersey Off Levin's 'Black List' The Jersey government has welcomed the revelation that Jersey has been removed from a list of countries US Senator Carl Levin proposes to penalize for acting as so called 'tax havens', in the latest version of the 'Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act'. Swiss Court Deems UBS Disclosure Lawful Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court has recently ruled that the disclosure of UBS customer data by the Confederation’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority to the US Department of Justice was lawful. Korean Lawmakers Want US FTA Renegotiated While the South Korean government and the ruling Grand National Party are looking for parliamentary approval of the signed South Korea–United States free trade agreement next month, the opposition Democratic Party is still looking for major changes. Report Warns Against US Tax Simplification At a recent event to discuss US corporate tax reform, a report was released by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation warning that a simpler United States corporate tax code could be an anti-competitive, slower-growth tax code. IRS Urged To Improve Voluntary Agreement Process The US Internal Revenue Service should improve its management of the agreements which allow federal, state and local government entities to resolve voluntarily any noncompliance with employment and income tax laws, without being penalized, according to the Treasury Department watchdog. Otros temas Euro Zone Mulls Bank Tax For Greek Bailout Ahead of an emergency summit meeting in Brussels, euro zone leaders are reportedly examining the idea of introducing a special tax on banks as part of a second bailout agreement. Otros temas Bank Tax Omitted In Greek Bailout Deal Abandoning plans for a tax on banks, euro zone leaders have finally united on a new rescue plan for recession-mired Greece, designed to shore up the ailing economy and to prevent the risk of contagion to other vulnerable euro zone states.