Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 26-Mar-2012

Canada Canada Pushes For FTA Negotiations With Mercosur Ed Fast, Canada's Minister of International Trade, has concluded a two-day trade visit to Argentina, to promote the conclusion of exploratory talks towards a possible Free Trade Agreement between the nation and the Mercosur trade bloc of Latin American nations. EU EU Consults On State Support For Film Finance The European Commission has launched a consultation on the state aid criteria it proposes to use to assess proposals from member states to provide tax relief and other concessions to film financiers. Switzerland, EU Discuss Tax Swiss President Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and Federal Councillor Burkhalter have recently met with top European Union representatives within the scope of a working visit in Brussels, with the discussions focussing on current developments in bilateral relations and in particular on strengthening cooperation in the area of taxation. EU Parliamentary President Slams Merkel On FTT During a recent gathering of the German Social Democrats in Berlin, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz called into question whether German Chancellor Angela Merkel is actually serious about the introduction of a financial transactions tax. Semeta Eyes 'Political Compromise' On EU FTT During a recent meeting of members of the finance and fiscal committees in the Danish parliament in Copenhagen, European Union Commissioner for Taxation Algirdas Semeta once again underlined the need for a European financial transactions tax (FTT) to partially fund the European budget thereby reducing national contributions, while acknowledging the need for a 'political compromise'. Japan Japan, China, South Korea Agree On Investment Pact China, Japan and South Korea have recently held successful negotiations in Beijing, at the end of which the text of a tripartite investment agreement was initialled. UK UK Launches E-Sellers Tax Amnesty The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has launched another tax amnesty scheme, this time targeting online marketplace sellers. Channel Islands Fail To Overturn UK VAT Decision The governments of the Channel Islands have announced their 'disappointment' at the findings of the UK High Court, in response to the islands' joint challenge to the United Kingdom government's decision to remove long-standing value-added tax concessions crucial to the islands' fulfilment industries. UK Budget Delivers Tax Cuts George Osborne has delivered a Budget that ‘unashamedly backs business’, slashing the top rate of personal income tax and accelerating corporate tax cuts. Switzerland, UK Supplement Withholding Tax Agreement Switzerland and the United Kingdom have recently signed in Brussels a Protocol of Amendment that supplements the withholding tax agreement of October 6, 2011. US US Senate Mulls Trade Relations With Russia The United States Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Max Baucus (D – Montana), has held a hearing to examine the implications of Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization. US Tax-Exempt Groups Open To More Scrutiny The United States Internal Revenue Service has launched a new online search tool, Exempt Organizations Select Check, to help users more easily find key information about tax-exempt organizations, such as federal tax status and filings. US Taxpayer Makes USD25bn Profit From MBS Investments The United States Treasury has announced the completion of the orderly wind down of its agency-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities portfolio, which it acquired as part of its response to the financial crisis, at an overall profit for taxpayers of USD25bn. GOP Budget Provides US Tax Cuts The Republican Party’s 2013 budget, proposed by the House of Representatives Budget Paul Ryan (R – Wisconsin), which reduces government spending to curb its fiscal deficit and debt levels, also includes the framework for a revenue-neutral reform of the United States tax code. Cantor Proposes US Small Business Tax Cut The United States House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor has introduced the Small Business Tax Cut Act of 2012, aimed at helping small businesses to grow and to hire new workers. US Explains Anti-Dumping Investigative Process As the Department of Commerce is scheduled to release shortly a series of determinations regarding antidumping duties, when a foreign company sells a product in the United States at less than fair value, and countervailing duties to offset the benefits of foreign government subsidies, it has issued an explanation of how its investigative process works in that regard. Otros temas Australia To Amend Transfer Pricing Regime The Australian government has released draft proposals that will launch the first stage of its reform of the transfer pricing system.