Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 02-Jul-2012

Canada Canada Concludes Latest Morocco FTA Talks Canada and Morocco have completed the third round of talks toward a free trade agreement, with Canada’s Minister of International Trade stressing that deepening trading relationships in fast-growing markets is the best way to create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity. Canada Welcomes IRS Tax Return Help Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has welcomed the US government's decision to help dual citizens residing in Canada deal with their US tax filing obligations. The Internal Revenue Service will also offer assistance to those with Canadian retirement plans. China Hong Kong, China To Intensify Economic Cooperation Shortly before the 15th anniversary of the SAR's handover on July 1, China's State Council has announced a package of measures to boost cooperation in trade, finance, education, science and technology and tourism between Hong Kong and the Mainland. Guernsey Funds Regime Eyed As A Benchmark In China Chinese regulators are employing the expertise of the Guernsey's funds industry to improve how the nation's burgeoning funds sector is coordinated and regulated. EU EU Aims to Bring Certainty For Foreign Investors The European Commission proposes to establish a legal and financial framework for 'investor to state dispute settlement' as an important step to protect foreign investors at the European Union level, and to be included in future free trade agreements or in investment agreements. Ireland Will Not Participate In EU FTT Ireland will not be one of nine European countries to apply a financial transactions tax, Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said. Japan Japanese Consumption Tax Bill Passes Lower House While it has now been passed by the Japanese parliament’s lower house, a significant number of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan voted against Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s bill for future hikes to Japan’s consumption tax rates, after his agreement with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party. UK Channel Islands Respond To UK Tax Avoidance Debate The Channel Islands have responded to media coverage in the United Kingdom in relation to the use of offshore tax planning structures by wealthy individuals to mitigate UK tax liability. Tax Avoidance Adds 2p To UK Income Tax Tax avoidance schemes used by the UK’s wealthiest individuals are ‘paid for by everybody else’, a leading minister has said, claiming that GBP0.02 could be slashed from the basic rate of income tax if the tax gap were reduced. Report Urges Examination Of UK Pensioner Taxation The UK's tax and benefit system provides support for pensioners in a way which sits uneasily with a well-designed system, a new report has claimed, arguing that funding social care proposals may offer an opportunity to rationalize the tax system for older people. US US Congress Looks To Extend AGOA Bipartisan bills have been introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives to continue the expansion of United States trade with sub-Saharan Africa and Central America, by means of extending and changing key provisions of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Dominican Republic-Central America-US free trade agreement. US Senate Investigates Unemployment Insurance Overpayments In a letter to the United States Department of Labor, the Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and its Ranking Member Orrin Hatch have requested an update on its efforts to cut overpayments in half and prevent fraud in the Unemployment Insurance programme. US Offshore Tax Amnesty Brings In USD5bn The United States Internal Revenue Service has announced that its offshore voluntary disclosure programmes have collected more than USD5bn, and that it has tightened the eligibility requirements of the third programme it opened in January this year. IRS Announces Efforts To 'Help' US Taxpayers Overseas The United States Internal Revenue Service has announced a plan to help US citizens residing overseas catch up with tax filing obligations, and also provide assistance for people with foreign retirement plan issues. OECD Report Recommends US Tax Changes The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, in its latest Economic Survey of the United States, has recommended that economic policy should continue to focus on both the recovery and longer term fiscal sustainability.