Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 27-Feb-2012

China China To Reinstate Export Tax Rebates Zhong Shan, Deputy Commerce Minister, at the recent 2012 China Imports and Exports Work Conference held in Nanchang, disclosed that China will use export value-added tax rebates to counteract any decrease in exports arising out of the European debt crisis. China To Expand Health Insurance Coverage During a meeting on February 22 of the State Council, which was chaired by the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, new health insurance reform objectives were established for the period of the 12th Five-year Plan (2011-2015). EU Hungarian Lawmakers Back EU Fiscal Compact The Hungarian parliament has recently adopted plans to join the new European Union fiscal compact, designed to strengthen fiscal discipline. UK UK Late Filing Penalty Regime Kicks In 850,000 UK taxpayers will feel the force of HM Revenue and Customs's new penalty regime in the coming weeks, as the first penalties are issued. UK Insurers Braced For FATCA Impact Proposed US regulations will impact on UK insurers in spite of hopes that they might have been excluded from the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act regime. UK Accredits New Lenders For SME Financing Scheme The UK government has approved the participation of four new lenders in its Enterprise Finance Guarantee, which provides help to small and medium-sized enterprises. UK Backs Revised FATF Standards The UK has announced its support for the Financial Action Task Force's new standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. UK Launches More Tax Taskforces The UK's HM Revenue and Customs will launch thirty new taskforces as it sets its sights on generating GBP50m from tax evasion crack-downs this year alone. CBI Issues UK Budget Wishlist Changes to the UK's tax system could help generate investment and stimulate growth, the Confederation of British Industry argues in its 2012 Budget submission. UK To Cash In On Falklands Oil Discovery The governments of the Falkland Islands and the United Kingdom stand to benefit from as much as USD167bn in windfall taxes according to a new report on oil and gas deposits thought to lie in the maritime area surrounding the Falkland Islands. US US Congress Passes Payroll Tax Extension As was expected, and just in time before the short Congressional recess, an extension of the United States payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits, from the end of this month to the end of the year, passed through both the House of Representatives and Senate with varying degrees of bipartisan support. Antigua To Push WTO Enforcement Of 2005 US Gambling Ruling Antigua and Barbudan Minister of Finance and the Economy, Harold Lovell, has announced that Antigua will again launch WTO proceedings against the United States and its treatment of offshore gambling operators. US Accounting Standards Subject To Review United States accounting standards governing financial reporting for business combinations, 'operating segments', and deposit and investment disclosures will be the next subjects of post-implementation reviews conducted by the Financial Accounting Foundation, the agency has announced. US Industry Warns Against Lease Accounting Proposals A coalition of several leading non-profit and commercial organizations, including the US Chamber of Commerce, has released a report warning against the introduction of the International Accounting Standard and the Financial Accounting Standard Boards' proposed lease accounting standard, noting the significant detrimental impact it would have on the United States' economy. Otros temas Greece Signs Up To Multilateral Tax Convention Greece has become the latest signatory to the Convention on Mutual Administration Assistance in Tax Matters, which promotes international cooperation in the assessment and collection of taxes through multinational information exchange.