Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 14-May-2012

China China Introduces CorporateTax Breaks For IT To encourage innovation in information technology and industrial technical upgrading, China’s State Administration of Taxation has announced preferential corporate income taxes for producers of software and integrated circuits. S Korea, China, Agree To Trilateral FTA Talks With Japan With South Korea and China due to begin their negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement, a trilateral agreement to include Japan will also be under discussion at a prior meeting of the three countries’ trade ministers. China, Colombia Initiate Free Trade Talks Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has welcomed the conclusion of a total of nine cooperation agreements with China during a recent official visit to Beijing, where it was agreed that the two countries would commence discussions on the feasibility of a bilateral free trade agreement. UK UK Peers Warn Over Transaction Tax Implications The UK’s House of Lords has once again attacked plans by the European Commission for a Europe-wide financial transaction tax, warning that if introduced, the UK could account for 71% of the revenue it would raise. Turks And Caicos Takes Strides Towards Self-Rule The provisional Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Ric Todd, has released a report detailing progress made towards fundamental reforms to the island's frameworks to prevent corruption, and correct fiscal imbalances, deemed necessary before the islands are returned to self-rule by the UK government. US Gibraltar Promotes E-Gaming Specialism In US The Gibraltar government has sought to improve relations and expand on business opportunities with United States regulators, operators and businesses, with a delegation led by the Rock's Minister with responsibility for gambling, Gilbert Licudi, to the GiGse Totally Gaming conference in San Francisco. EU, US Agree Common List Of 'Trusted Traders' The United States and the European Union have agreed to recognize one another's list of 'certified trusted traders', exposing these companies to faster, and less burdensome customs clearance procedures, to cut costs and introduce a more stable environment for cross-Atlantic trade. US Lawmakers Question GSA 'Kickback' Policy The House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman, Charles Boustany, has sent a letter to 15 departments and two agencies across the United States government seeking information about the potential ‘abuse’ of the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction. US Congress Investigates Tax Fraud The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany and its Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (pictured) have held a joint hearing on tax fraud involving identity theft in the United States. Otros temas Hungary To Abolish Bank Tax The Hungarian government has announced plans to halve the country’s bank tax in 2013, before subsequently abolishing the levy in 2014.