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Canada CRA Offers Flooding Tax Relief The Canada Revenue Agency has said that taxpayers who are unable to meet their obligations as a result of the recent flooding in Alberta and Fort McMurray will be able to access its taxpayer relief provisions. Canada Minister Recommends Charity Tax Reliefs Revenue Minister Gail Shea has encouraged Canadians to take advantage of the new First Time Donor's Super Credit by giving to charity. Canada Amends Taxpayer 'Bill Of Rights' Taxpayers will be able to make a service complaint against the Canadian Revenue Agency without fear of reprisals, under changes to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. China EU, China Hope For Negotiated End To Solar Dispute Following discussions on June 21 at the annual joint committee in Beijing, which was co-chaired by the European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and the Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng, it appears that both sides intend to resolve the currently difficult trade relations between the European Union and China by negotiation. EU Austria, EU Stress FTT Urgency Following a recent meeting in Vienna with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann renewed his calls for a Financial Transactions tax. EU Approves Measures To Combat VAT Fraud The Council of the European Union has agreed on a package of measures aimed at enabling member states to more effectively combat value-added tax fraud. HMRC Releases Car VAT Portal Guidance The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has released new guidance on the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals online system, introduced on April 15, 2013, aimed at tackling VAT evasion on new vehicles, and vehicles brought permanently into the UK from another EU member state or from outside the EU. UK UK Chancellor Defends Tax Policies The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has defended the Government's tax policies in his annual speech on the British economy delivered at Mansion House in the City of London. Starbucks Pays Up! Following up on its pledge to pay the UK an additional GBP20m in tax over the next two years, coffee company Starbucks has announced the handover of a first GBP5m instalment. UK Surveyors Call For Property Taxation Reforms A new report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has called for changes to property taxation in the UK, including new council tax bands for the most valuable properties and adjustments and exemptions relating to Stamp Duty Land Tax. UK Chancellor Makes Spending Review Statement UK Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his 2013 Spending Round statement to the House of Commons, in which he discussed an extended freeze on council tax, a Welfare Cap on tax credits, measures to stimulate the shale gas industry, and extra resources to tackle tax evasion. US Switzerland Races To Find 'Lex USA' Plan B The Swiss Federal Council has begun the unenviable task of finding an alternative solution to the "Lex USA" legislation, to resolve the longstanding tax dispute with the US, over the precise role of Swiss banks in assisting US clients in evading their US tax obligations. US Tax Policies Not Reducing Carbon Emissions A new report from the National Research Council, which was commissioned by Congress, has found that current federal tax provisions in the United States have had a minimal and mixed influence in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Otros temas European Commission Could Delay FTT The European Commission has said that its proposed financial transaction tax "could still enter into force towards the middle of 2014," hinting at a six month postponement from the original January, 2014 start date. Otros temas Scottish Parliament Confirms Property Transaction Tax The Scottish Parliament has passed a Bill introducing the new Land and Building Transactions Tax, which replaces Stamp Duty with a new progressive tax structure more closely related to the value of a property. Otros temas More Tax Reliefs For Canada's Flood Affected Businesses The Canadian Government has announced that businesses affected by flooding in the province of Alberta will have an extra month to file their tax returns.