Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 11-Feb-2013

Canada Canada, India Conclude Latest EPA Round Canada and India have completed the latest round of negotiations toward a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. China China To Use Tax Reforms To Tackle Wealth Gap A recent meeting of China's State Council delineated guidelines on how the Government's policies, including tax measures, will be utilized in the future to improve income distribution in the country, amidst growing concerns over the widening wealth gap. EU EU FTT May Yield Annual Revenues Of EUR34bn The planned European financial transactions tax is expected by the European Commission to yield around EUR34bn (USD46bn) annually for the eleven European Union member states participating in the pioneering project. ECJ Opinion Backs Firm's Claim For Excise Tax Refund A legal opinion from the European Court of Justice has considered the case of a Romanian distillery company which was denied a reimbursement of excise duty in Romania for items on which duty had also been paid in the Czech Republic, concluding the refusal was not compatible with EU rules. EU To Fight Money Laundering And Tax Evasion The European Commission has proposed changes to existing rules on money laundering and fund transfers in an effort to better respond to new threats. UK UK Tax Experts Give Evidence On Tax Avoidance In response to questioning by members of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, UK Tax Heads from the "Big Four" accountancy firms denied that they help companies to avoid paying their fair share of tax and rejected the suggestion that they should be excluded from receiving contracts in the public sector. UK's Air Passenger Duty Self-Defeating, Report Says A new study prepared by PwC on behalf of a consortium of UK and Irish airlines has advocated the repeal of the UK's Air Passenger Duty, with the findings showing that the 'environmental' levy is in fact having a detrimental impact on UK finances, with a net cost to the UK Exchequer of up around GBP250m (USD393m) each year. OECD Economic Survey Calls For UK Tax Changes The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's new Economic Survey of the UK suggests that the nation needs to reform corporation tax and research and development policies, noting in particular that rules giving preferential treatment to small firms may be hampering the growth of businesses. US US Multinational Profits Drawn To Low-Tax Territories A new study from the US Congressional Research Service shows that over the past decade, US multinationals have declared greater shares of their profits in low-tax jurisdictions. Levin Introduces Another Anti-Offshore Bill Into US Senate Carl Levin, Chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Kent Conrad, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, have introduced legislation that should, they said, help reduce the United States budget deficit by closing offshore tax loopholes. US Court Puts IRS Under Pressure On Tax Preparer Reforms Following last month’s instruction from the United States Court for the District of Columbia to the Internal Revenue Service to desist from enforcing the regulatory requirements for registered tax return preparers, the agency has now been allowed, at least, to reopen its online preparer tax identification number system. US Raises WTO Dispute Against India's Solar Program United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced that the United States has requested World Trade Organization dispute settlement consultations with India concerning the domestic content requirements in its national solar program. Otros temas Shell India Denies Transfer Pricing Abuse Royal Dutch Shell PLC's Indian unit has confirmed it is in discussions with India's tax authorities over accusations of tax evasion relating to the alleged under pricing of share transfers, claims the firm says are 'baseless.' Otros temas Vodafone In New Indian Tax Dispute Vodafone has confirmed that it is to challenge claims by the Indian Income Tax Department that it under priced shares issued to a subsidiary, just days after Shell announced that it would fight a similar transfer pricing allegation.