Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 23-Jul-2012

Canada US, Canada Agree To Disagree Over Lumber Ruling The latest arbitration ruling under their bilateral Softwood Lumber Agreement, which held against US allegations that Canada had under-priced lumber entering its market, was a disappointment for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, but welcomed by Ed Fast, Canada’s Minister of International Trade. China China Clarifies Withholding Tax On Dividends Paid Abroad China's State Administration of Taxes has announced a relaxation of the rules governing the withholding tax that foreign investors have to pay on dividends repatriated from their share of investments in Chinese companies. China Involved In Rising Number Of Trade Disputes While answering two questions during the Ministry of Commerce’s regular press briefing, its spokesman Shen Danyang revealed that trade disputes involving China increased in the first half of this year. China Provides For 3% VAT Tax Band China’s State Administration of Taxation and Ministry of Finance have announced that a further, lower rate has been added to the value-added tax pilot scheme currently being tested in Shanghai. EU EU Proposes To Start FTA Negotiations With Japan The European Commission has decided to ask the European Union member states for their agreement on opening negotiations for a free trade agreement with Japan, against opposition from the European Parliament and European car manufacturers. BASIC Nations Slam EU ETS On International Aviation A joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 11th BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, China and India) Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change, held in Johannesburg on June 12-13, 2012, has criticized the extension of the European Union’s emissions trading scheme to international aviation. UK UK Brewing Industry Slams 'Tax Stamp' Plans The British Beer and Pub Association has called on the government to drop its plans for a tax stamp on each bottle and can of beer sold in the UK, which could cost the industry an additional GBP100m per year. St Lucia Addresses UK Chancellor On APD Saint Lucia's Prime Minister, Kenny Anthony, has condemned UK political leaders' resistant stance on the reform of the UK Air Passenger Duty regime, which has been the subject of extended lobbying by the Caribbean region. US US Pensioners To Be Hit By Year-End Dividend Tax Hike According to a study prepared for the Edison Electric Institute by Ernst and Young, the sharp increase in United States dividend tax rates, which will take effect on January 1 next year unless Congress takes action, would hurt older American investors who are at or nearing retirement age the most. IMF Warns US Again Over 'Fiscal Cliff' In its latest Global Financial Stability Report, the International Monetary Fund points to uncertainties on the fiscal outlook and federal debt ceiling in the United States as presenting a latent risk to its financial stability. SEC Staff Report Lacks Timetable For Switch To IFRS The final staff report from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, evaluating the implications of incorporating International Financial Reporting Standards into the financial reporting system for US companies, has been criticized for not containing a recommended action plan or timetable. Big Business Urges Action On US 'Fiscal Cliff', Tax Reform The Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading American companies with over USD6 trillion in annual revenues and more than 14m employees, has written a letter to Congress and the White House urging them to begin immediately to resolve fundamental fiscal and tax issues confronting the United States. Otros temas Swiss, German Tax Deal Futile Opponents Warn Opponents of the withholding tax agreement between Switzerland and Germany have stressed that recent investigations by German tax investigators into Credit Suisse clients clearly show that the treaty is futile. Otros temas Model Tax Convention Update Allows Group Requests The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has announced an update to its Model Tax Convention to allow tax authorities to request information on groups of taxpayers.