Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 20-May-2013

Canada Canada Seeks Trade Deal With Ghana The Canadian Government has signalled its intent to improve trade and investment relations with Ghana through the pursuit of new agreements. China China Told To Comply With WTO Tariff Ruling A World Trade Organization Arbitrator, on May 3, 2012, issued his decision regarding the "reasonable period of time" for the implementation of Dispute Settlement Body recommendations and rulings in the dispute over outlawed Chinese countervailing and anti-dumping duties on Grain Oriented Flat-Rolled Electrical Steel from the United States. EU British Bankers' Association Slams FTT The chairman of the British Bankers’ Association, Sir Nigel Wicks, has written to the Governor of the Bank of England warning that the European Commission has “seriously underestimated the cascading effect” of a planned Financial Transaction Tax in part of the European Union, and urging the Bank “to consider whether there may be broader threats to monetary policy, financial stability and the wider economic interests of the EU arising from the introduction of this tax as currently devised.” Netherlands Set To Block EU FTT Dutch Finance Minister and Euro Group President Jeroen Dijsselbloem has recently warned that the Netherlands intends to oppose plans by 11 European Union member states to press ahead with a tax on financial transactions. Luxembourg, Austria Sanction EU Negotiating Mandate Luxembourg's Finance Minister Luc Frieden has confirmed that Luxembourg and Austria are included in the mandate allowing the European Commission to negotiate an automatic exchange of information with five third states. UK Osborne Calls For G7 Anti-Avoidance Action The UK is determined to make progress on tackling tax avoidance and evasion during its presidencies of the G7 and G8 groups of nations, Chancellor George Osborne has said, stressing that "tax that is owed must be paid." UK Treasury Responds To Accountants' Tax Questions UK Treasury Exchequer David Gauke has taken part in a live question-and-answer session on the website of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, in which the Government official reflected on the difficulties of defining "aggressive" tax avoidance, discussed training for HM Revenue and Customs advisors, and expressed opposition to corporation tax devolution for Scotland. US Tax Freedom Day Has Now Happened In All US States The Tax Foundation has confirmed that Tax Freedom Day, the date on which United States taxpayers will have earned enough money to pay this year's tax obligations at the federal, state and local levels, arrived for the last states on May 13. Opposition To Proposed US Fee On Canadian Border Crossing Patrick Leahy (D – Vermont), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, has said that the Department of Homeland Security made a mistake in including in its 2014 budget proposal a request for appropriations to study charging people a "tax" for crossing land borders into the United States. Spain, US Seal FATCA Deal Spain's Finance Minister Cristóbal Montoro and US Ambassador to Spain Alan Solomont have recently signed an agreement between Spain and the US, designed to improve international fiscal compliance and implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. US Accountants Comment On Home Office Deduction The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has recommended, in a letter to the United States Internal Revenue Service, that the agency should re-evaluate certain provisions of its optional safe harbor method for the home office deduction, as proposed in a Revenue Procedure at the beginning of this year. Otros temas Luxembourg Abandons 'Unrealistic' Withholding Tax Model Luxembourg's Finance Minister Luc Frieden has made clear that the withholding tax model "has no future," as an instrument under the Savings Tax Directive with which to combat tax evasion and ensure tax compliance. Otros temas Québec Unveils Mining Tax Regime The Québec Government has unveiled its plans for a new mining tax system as part of a wider initiative to make the Canadian provinces "one of the most prosperous places in the world."