Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 21-Abr-2014

China Australia, China To Quicken FTA Negotiations It was suggested that the pace of negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement between the two countries should be quickened, following a recent visit by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to China. World Bank Tracks China's Fiscal Policy Direction China plans to introduce a number of structural fiscal reforms to balance the interests of the central and local governments and address local government debt levels, according to the World Bank's recently released . EU Šemeta In Final EU Tax Harmonization Push The European Union will benefit from a more coordinated approach on taxation, the European Union's Tax Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta has said, outlining near-term fiscal policy proposals. UK UK Tribunal Confirms Judgment Against Travel Allowance The Upper Tax Tribunal has confirmed that a major UK employment agency must pay Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) on temporarily employed staff's full earnings, after wrongly deducting a portion from the taxable base of these levies as a travel and subsistence allowance. UK Announces Tougher Penalties For Offshore Evaders Tough new rules proposed this week could see UK criminal convictions handed down to those with undeclared income offshore, even if HM Revenue and Customs is unable to prove an intention to evade tax. Starbucks To Move European HQ To UK Coffee franchise Starbucks is to move its European headquarters from the Netherlands to the UK, and says that it will pay more tax in the UK as a result. US Japan, US Remain Deadlocked On TPP The United States Trade Representative, Michael Froman, and Japan's Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister, Akira Amari, held another two days of bilateral talks on April 9-10 to try to settle their countries' differences over the terms of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade treaty, but again little progress was made. Report Supports US Wind Energy Production Tax Credit The United States Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has warned of the impact that failing to renew the production tax credit could have on domestic wind energy producers. US Congress Examines Small Business Tax Problems At a hearing on April 9, the House of Representatives Small Business Committee heard small businesses' concerns about the challenges of complying with the United States tax code. US Bill Proposes Permanent Small Business Expensing A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives to permanently reinstate tax provisions that allow small businesses to immediately deduct the cost of investments in property and qualifying equipment, rather than having to depreciate such costs over time. Belgium To Strike FATCA Deal With US Belgium and the US will sign an intergovernmental agreement in Brussels on April 23 for the implementation of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, the Belgian Finance Ministry has announced. Annual Study Shows Heavy US Tax Compliance Burdens The National Taxpayers Union has released its 16th annual study of tax complexity in the United States, finding that the economy lost USD224bn and 6.1bn hours of productivity, due to the burden of compliance with the country's tax code. Otros temas Tax Execs Challenge Canadian Treaty Shopping Plans The Tax Executives Institute has expressed its regret that the Canadian Government has released draft legislation on so-called "treaty shopping" before the scope of the perceived treaty abuse problem has been quantified and disclosed.