Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 17-Mar-2014

China China Confirms Tax Reforms On The Way At a press conference at the National People's Congress, China's Minister of Finance Lou Jiwei presaged more tax reforms in the coming year after the recent expansion of the value added tax pilot scheme. Chinese Regulator To Clarify Tax On Foreign Investors During a press conference at the Chinese National People's Congress on March 11, 2014, Congress Chairman Xiao Gang confirmed that the China Securities Regulatory Commission would make its tax policy clear with regard to foreign investments in the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor program. EU Austria Warns TTIP Deal Must Uphold EU Standards Austria's ruling coalition member, the Austria People's Party, has made its acceptance of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership deal between the European Union and the US conditional on European food safety standards being respected. EU To Cut Tariffs On Ukrainian Exports The European Union is to temporarily cut tariffs on Ukrainian exports until November 1, 2014. The EU said that it hopes in the meantime to sign the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area agreement with Ukraine. Austria Agrees Support For New EU Savings Tax Directive Austrian Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger has confirmed Austria's support for the revised European Union Savings Tax Directive, indicating that it will likely be adopted by the end of March. UK UK Lawmakers Probe Gov't On Enforcement Yield Shortfall Concerns that a tax agreement between the UK and Switzerland would not yield the predicted revenues appear to have been justified, a UK parliamentary committee has said. UK Supreme Court Rules In Travel Agent VAT Case The UK's Supreme Court has sided with the taxpayer in an appeal concerning VAT on commissions from the supply of contracts for hotel accommodation to users of its website . US US Home Office Deduction Simplified The Internal Revenue Service has reminded United States taxpayers with home-based businesses that this year, for the first time, they can choose a simplified option for claiming the individual income tax deduction for business use of a home. Finland, Chile Sign US FATCA Pacts On March 5, 2014, the United States signed intergovernmental agreements with Finland and Chile to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, bringing the total of such agreements that have been signed to 24. Colorado Marijuana Tax Netted USD3.5m In January Colorado has announced that it collected revenues worth USD3.5m from sales of marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes after becoming the first state in the US to legalize the drug. Otros temas Canada, South Korea Broker Landmark FTA Deal In what has been described as, predominantly, a cancellation of tariffs on Canadian beef imports into South Korea in return for the elimination of duties on South Korean car imports into Canada, the two countries announced on March 11 that they have agreed the terms of their long-delayed negotiations for a free trade agreement. Otros temas Austrian Bank Tax Revenues To Prop Up Ailing Bank Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann intends to divert the federal state share of the country's bank tax revenue to prop up failing bank Hypo Alpe Adria.