Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 09-Jul-2012

Canada Canada Welcomes WTO Livestock Ruling The Canadian government has welcomed the World Trade Organization's ruling that the US's Country-of-Origin Labelling measure discriminates against Canadian livestock. China China To Defend Rare Earth Export Policies At WTO Following the request to the World Trade Organization by the United States, European Union and Japan for the establishment of a dispute settlement panel on what they consider to be China’s unfair export duties and other restraints on rare earths, the Chinese government has continued to defend its policies. Hong Kong, China Sign CEPA Supplement IX It has been announced that the Hong Kong and Chinese governments have reached agreement on a further enhancement of their economic and trade co-operation and exchanges under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement. China Approves Mainland ETFs On Hong Kong-Listed Stocks On June 29, 2012, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission welcomed the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s approval of two exchange-traded funds to be listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges that will invest directly in Hong Kong listed stocks, each tracking a Hong Kong stock index. China Sets Up Shenzhen Zone To Cooperate With Hong Kong The Chinese government has decided to set up a special economic zone at Qianhai, in Shenzhen, in order to promote greater cooperation with Hong Kong’s service sector, and, in particular, use of the latter’s offshore renminbi funds. UK UK Tax Avoidance Row Leaves Sour Taste For Jersey Jersey should be prepared to rethink its relationship with the United Kingdom as a Crown Dependency, in response to aggressive tax policy from the UK government which has increasingly targeted the Channel Islands and soured ties, Jersey's Assistant Chief Minister has said. HMRC Writes Off Over GBP5bn In Unpaid Taxes The UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs wrote off almost GBP5.2bn in taxes last year, according to a report from the National Audit Office, which details how the department has sought to stabilize the pay-as-you-earn system. UK Refuses To Assist In Russian Tax Evasion Probe The Russian government has criticized the UK for refusing a request for legal assistance in an ongoing tax evasion case against the Chief Executive Officer of Hermitage Capital, William Browder. UK Amnesty Targets Higher Rate Taxpayers HM Revenue and Customs has launched its latest tax amnesty campaign, this time targeting the UK's higher rate taxpayers who have failed to submit tax returns. US US GSP: Senegal In, Gibraltar,Turks and Caicos Out On June 29, President Barak Obama notified Congress of his intent to terminate Gibraltar and the Turks and Caicos Islands as beneficiary developing countries under the United States Generalized System of Preferences programme, and to add Senegal to the list. Otros temas Canadian PRPP Legislation Gets Royal Assent Legislation implementing the federal framework for a new Canadian pension option has received Royal Assent, meaning workers will soon be able to 'pool' their pensions through their administrators.