Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 06-Feb-2012

Canada Canada A Top Investment Destination, Say Ministers Canada's ministers have been promoting the country's competitiveness and pro-trade plan at the World Economic Forum. China China Pushes Shanghai As International Financial Centre China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the Shanghai Municipal Government have disclosed that it is intended that Shanghai will be a centre for onshore renminbi trading, clearing and pricing by 2015, before it becomes an international financial centre by 2020. Tax Dispute Delays Ugandan Oil Stake Sales Tullow Oil’s sale of stakes in its Ugandan oilfields to Total of France and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation has been further delayed by the Ugandan government, following a dispute over tax compensation arrangements. US Urged To Pressure China On Currency The United States Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp have called on the Administration, at the World Trade Organization next month, to pressure China to stop unfairly undervaluing its currency. EU UK Referred To ECJ Over Tax Repayment Law The European Commission has referred the UK to the European Court of Justice for its abolition of a process allowing for the repayment of taxes which according to EU law have been levied illegitimately. Japan US, Japan Make Progress On Trade Issues The United States and Japan have seen 'important progress' on a range of trade and regulatory issues, as well as on new areas of joint cooperation, that should expand trade opportunities for producers and consumers in both countries, according to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk. UK Gibraltar Defends Its Interests In London Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has met with the UK Minister for Tourism and Heritage, John Penrose, to question the rationale behind the UK government's plans to introduce a licensing regime for remote gaming operators, contained in the Remote Gaming Bill which may soon be tabled before the UK's parliament. Taxes Killing The British Pub Falling UK pub beer sales demonstrate the pressing need for a change in government beer tax policy, according to the British Beer and Pub Association. HMRC 'Extends' Tax Deadline The UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs will show leniency to taxpayers who file their self-assessment returns after the January 31 deadline, after fears that taxpayers would be unable to get through to call centres on the day, thus placing them at a disadvantage. ASB Maps Out Future Of UK Financial Reporting The UK Accounting Standards Board of the Financial Reporting Council has published financial reporting exposure drafts 46 to 48 setting out revised proposals for the future of financial reporting in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Osborne Urged To Slash UK Corporate Tax High corporation tax rates penalise the only organisations capable of driving economic recovery in the UK, according to the Centre for Policy Studies. US Russia Rattles Sabre Over US Trade Law Just one month after receiving approval to accede to the World Trade Organization, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has threatened that the nation would back out of accession package commitments made to the United States unless Washington rescinds a trade law dating back to the Cold War era. US Senate Studies Options On 'Tax Extenders' During a recent hearing, the United States Senate Committee on Finance looked at the group of tax provisions requiring frequent annual renewal, commonly called the 'tax extenders', in the context of seeking longer term solutions and, thereby, providing tax certainty. US Deficit To Top USD1 Trillion Again In the Congressional Budget Office’s ‘baseline’ annual budget projections, assuming that current fiscal laws remain unchanged, it projects a USD1.1 trillion United States federal budget deficit for fiscal year 2012. Switzerland Yields To US Tax Demands Following mounting pressure from the US attorney’s office, Switzerland has finally handed over to US investigators comprehensive, encrypted, banking data pertaining to eleven Swiss banks, alleged to have aided wealthy Americans to evade US taxes amounting to billions of euros. US Congress Looks At Maritime Tax Issues The United States House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight has held a hearing on harbour maintenance funding and maritime tax issues, with a focus on the Harbour Maintenance Trust Fund and Harbour Maintenance Tax, and the tax treatment of foreign shipping operations. Otros temas FTT 'Simply Madness' Says Cameron The mere consideration of a financial transaction tax is 'madness', the UK's Prime Minister has said. Otros temas Minister Promotes New Canadian Pension Vehicle The introduction of Pooled Registered Pension Plans will bridge gaps in Canada’s retirement income system, the Minister in charge has said. Otros temas WTO Establishes Three Trade Dispute Panels The World Trade Organization has confirmed the creation of two panels to mediate on cases relating to Chinese anti-dumping and countervailing duties, and a third to examine Canadian support to local manufacturers of clean-tech products in cases brought by the European Union and Japan. Otros temas Income Tax Receipts Bolster Canadian Coffers While Canadian tax revenues fell by 0.2% in November, 2011, receipts were up 3.9% for the first eight months of the 2011–12 fiscal year, new figures have shown.