Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 09-Sep-2013

Canada Canada Makes Improvements To Foreign Trade Zones The Canadian Government is to improve the marketing of its Foreign Trade Zone programs, which offer duty and tax exemptions, in an effort to help businesses reduce trading costs. US and Canada Consult On Regulatory Cooperation The Canadian and US Governments "are working together to increase trade and prosperity," Ed Fast has said. China WTO Examines EU's Complaint Against China The World Trade Organization said on August 30, 2013 that the Dispute Settlement Body set up a panel to examine the European Union's complaint against Chinese anti-dumping duties on high-performance stainless steel tubes from the EU. EU EU Pushes For Action On Tax At G20 Summit The Presidents of the European Commission and Council have said that the G20 should step up the fight against tax avoidance and evasion worldwide. Dubai FSA Signs 26 Agreements With EU Regulators The Dubai Financial Services Authority has announced that it has entered into 26 supervisory co-operation agreements with securities regulators in the European Union and European Economic Area. EU Adjusts Tariff On Flat Panel Displays More types of flat panel displays will receive duty free treatment from the European Union, a move Brussels argues will promote both internal and external trade. UK Turks And Caicos Scraps GST Proposal The UK Government has confirmed that its overseas territory, the Turks and Caicos Islands has abandoned plans for the introduction of a General Services Tax, which had been drawn up in lieu of the implementation of a value-added tax. Having discarded both a VAT, and the narrower GST, local authorities now intend to boost the tax-take by expanding the existing tax base. Report Disputes UK Mansion Tax Claims An independent global real estate consultancy has published a report into proposals for a mansion tax in the UK, warning that one in ten properties defined as "mansions" would be one- and two-bedroom flats, and that to meet revenue targets the threshold would have to be lowered to as little as GBP1.25m. HMRC Gains Access to Card Payment Details New legislation has come into force giving HM Revenue and Customs access to information on all credit and debit card payments made to UK businesses over the last four years. US Fall In Percentage Of US Households Paying No Income Tax The Tax Policy Center of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution has found that the percentage of households who pay no United States federal income tax has fallen between 2009 and 2013, because of an improving economy and the expiration of the temporary tax cuts introduced after the recent recession. US Domestic Production Deduction Under Spotlight As part of its analysis and review of the various tax breaks under discussion as part of possible United States corporate tax reform, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has examined how Congress could curb the domestic production activities deduction. US Individual Tax Rates Increasingly Impacting Business A recent Tax Foundation paper concludes that, if improving the competitiveness of United States business is to be an objective of future tax reform, lowering both corporate and individual income tax rates will be required, given the recent growth in non-corporate business forms. Otros temas Switzerland Transfers Second Withholding Tax Tranche To Austria Switzerland has transferred the second tranche from the retrospective taxation of assets to the Austrian tax authorities, totaling EUR254.7m (USD335.3m). Otros temas Latest Canadian Fiscal Monitor Released Canadian tax revenues rose by 10.1 percent in June, reflecting increases in all revenue streams. Otros temas Cayman Seeks Inclusion In OECD Tax Convention The Cayman Islands Government announced that it has formally asked the United Kingdom to extend its membership in the OECD/Council of the Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (the convention) to the Cayman Islands.