Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 29-Ago-2011

Canada Canada Consults On Employment Insurance Rates The Canadian government is to consult on proposals for the improvement of the Employment Insurance rate-setting mechanism, as part of a larger aim to ensure greater premium stability. Canada To Update Foreign Affiliate Rules The Canadian government has launched a consultation on proposals to reform rules for the taxation of Canadian multinational corporations with foreign affiliates. Canada Embraces Free Trade Canada's 'ambitious free trade plan' generates clear benefits, a government minister has said, highlighting the Harper administration's commitment to deepening and broadening Canada’s trading relationships. Japan Moody's Downgrades Japan Over Debt And Deficit Moody's Investors Service has reduced Japan's sovereign long-term credit rating, partly as a result of the government's ongoing inability to agree a comprehensive tax reform plan. UK US Taxpayers May Credit UK Non-Dom Levy The Internal Revenue Service has decided that US taxpayers resident in the UK can now offset an the UK non-dom levy against their US tax bill. Conservative Minister Dismisses UK Mansion Tax The tone of the UK’s ongoing row over income tax rates has changed from one concerned with the country’s competitiveness to one focused on the merits of taxing the ‘middle-class’ fairly. UK, Swiss Tax Deal Revealed Hot on the heels of a similar deal with Germany, Swiss authorities have initialed a landmark deal with the UK, which will permit the taxation of funds held by UK residents in Swiss bank accounts. UK Engineering Boss Calls For Corporate Tax Holidays Corporate tax holidays would provide a valuable boost to manufacturing, according to the head of a Glasgow-based engineering business, who has also outlined his support for plans to award the Scottish government powers to levy corporate tax. Otros temas ICAP Boss Condemns 'Silly' Transactions Tax Plan The City of London would face destruction were a financial transaction tax adopted, with companies simply moving elsewhere to avoid the 'silly tax', the head of the world's largest interdealer broker has said. Otros temas Switzerland Amends Bond Withholding Tax Changes in withholding tax should allow Swiss companies to issue their bonds under competitive conditions in Switzerland, according to the Swiss federal government, which said that the changes would also apply to the newly created contingent convertible bonds.