Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 02-Dic-2013

Canada Canadian Accountants Push For Clarity In Tax Reform Debate The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada has released a white paper that it claims clarifies the current confusion over tax evasion, tax avoidance, and corporate income tax. NZ, Canada Ratify Multilateral Tax Convention New Zealand and Canada have ratified the multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. Canada 'Appropriately Managed' Liechtenstein's Tax Info The Canada Revenue Agency "appropriately managed" the information it received on offshore accounts in Liechtenstein, the Office of the Auditor General has said. EU Luxembourg's Incoming Government Opposes EU FTT Tasked with leading the formation of a future Government in Luxembourg, leader Xavier Bettel recently presented an update on progress, and confirmed Luxembourg's clear rejection of a tax on financial transactions. Japan Barroso Comments On Japanese Trade Talks Plans for Strategic Partnership and Free Trade Agreements between the European Union and Japan "represent the ambition that we have for our nations and the … 'strategic friendship' that binds us together," Jose Manuel Barroso has said. UK Tax Avoidance Tops List Of UK Business Concerns More than a third of Brits believe that tax avoidance is the main concern that businesses need to tackle, according to a new survey. US Study Reviews US Online Sales Tax's Small Seller Exemption The United States Small Business Administration has published research analyzing the number of firms that will be affected by the small seller exemption if current provisions of the proposed Marketplace Fairness Act are adopted by Congress, and how much e-commerce is likely to be affected. US Accountants Look For Early Decision On Tax Extenders The "on-again, off-again" nature of the group of federal tax provisions requiring frequent annual renewal, commonly called the "tax extenders," creates uncertainty for both taxpayers and their advisers, according to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. US States Cut Taxes This Year Eighteen US states have cut taxes in the 2013 legislative year, reflecting an emphasis, following the recession, on pro-growth reforms that encourage economic expansion and competition, according to a new report by the Center for State Fiscal Reform of the American Legislative Exchange Council. Argentina Plans Luxury Tax To Conserve Dollars The Argentine government plans to increase taxes on high-end cars and other imported luxury goods in an attempt to conserve the country's reserves of US dollars. US Treasury, IRS Issue Guidance For Tax-Exempt Entities The United States Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have announced they are issuing initial guidance regarding qualification requirements for tax-exemption as a social welfare organization under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Otros temas Belgium Ups Withholding Tax Exemption For SME Employers On the recommendation of Belgian Finance Minister Koen Geens, the Council of Ministers approved a draft Royal Decree, providing for an increase in the percentage exemption from professional wage-withholding tax for employers in the small- and medium-sized enterprise sector.