Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 16-Sep-2013

Canada Canada Freezes Employment Insurance Rate The Canadian Government has announced that it will freeze the payroll tax rate for employees for the next three years. Canadian PM Spells Out Issues With EU Trade Talks There remain "very significant gaps" in the trade talks between Canada and the European Union, Stephen Harper has revealed. EU 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. US Investigates EU Trade Barriers Against Small Business As part of outreach efforts under the recently-launched United States-European Union Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations, American small businesses will have the opportunity to voice their concerns on existing barriers to trade with Europe through a series of roundtables across the country. Noonan Reflects On Ireland's EU Presidency Ireland's European Union Presidency was "active in promoting anti-fraud and anti-evasion measures," Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said. EU Legal Opinion Says Financial Transaction Tax Illegal European Union lawyers have warned that a Financial Transaction Tax within parts of the EU would illegally exceed member states' jurisdiction for taxation and create distortions to the detriment of non-participating EU member states. Japan Japan Prepares Corporate Tax Relief Against Consumption Tax Hike Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has requested that his Government should, by the end of this month, prepare a package of possible relief measures, to include tax incentives for the corporate sector, to soften the economic impact if he decides to proceed with the consumption tax hike due in April next year. UK Company Launches Legal Challenge to UK Rebate Tax A British investment company has launched a legal challenge to the taxation of "loyalty bonuses" paid by fund supermarkets to investors, after HM Revenue and Customs decided earlier this year that such payments amount to taxable annual payments. Bermuda Asks To Join OECD Tax Transparency Convention The government of Bermuda has written to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to request inclusion in the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Assistance in Tax Matters "at the earliest possible moment," a government spokesman said. UK PM Says Dependent Territories Not Tax Havens The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has stated publicly in the House of Commons that he does not think it is fair to refer to Jersey and other UK Dependent Territories as tax havens. UK Voluntary Sector Slams Tax Relief And Gift Aid Plans An umbrella organization that promotes best practice in finance management in the UK voluntary sector has slammed Government proposals for tax relief on social investments as "overly restrictive." It also highlighted concerns over proposed changes to Gift Aid, by which the value of monetary gifts from UK taxpayers to charities is increased by charities being able to claim back a gross amount based on the basic rate tax paid by the donor. IoM Treasury Minister Welcomes UK PM's Endorsement The Isle of Man's Treasury Minister, Eddie Teare, has welcomed recognition from United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron that the British overseas territory is not a tax haven, a government press release said. Otros temas CRA Cuts Small Business Red Tape A new online mail service for Canadian small businesses will help streamline their interactions with the Revenue Agency, the Government has said. Otros temas Liechtenstein Lawmakers Give Go-Ahead To Austrian Tax Accords During a recent sitting, the Liechtenstein parliament gave the green light to the withholding tax agreement with Austria, together with the protocol revising the existing double taxation agreement between the two countries in the area of taxes on income and on wealth. Otros temas Indian Court Dismisses Vodafone Tax Petition Vodafone's latest transfer pricing dispute with the Indian Government looks set to rumble on after the Bombay High Court dismissed a petition questioning the decision to hike the company's tax bill. Otros temas Hong Kong Promotes Itself As Asia's Wine Trading Hub During her recent remarks to the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association, Gloria Lo, Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Toronto, highlighted the benefits offered by Hong Kong to Canadian wine exporters from its position as the wine trading and distribution hub for Asia.