Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 27-Oct-2014

China EU Settles Telecom Trade Dispute With China The European Commission and the Chinese Government have concluded an "amicable" settlement of the European Union's anti-subsidy trade investigation into Chinese telecom equipment suppliers. EU EU Reaches Trade Deal With East African Community The European Union has said the conclusion of a new trade deal with the East African Community means that EAC countries no longer have to worry that their improving economic status will lead to the loss of full duty-free and quota-free access to the European market. Romania Warned By EU On Taxation Of Foreign Companies The European Commission has asked Romania to stop the discriminatory tax treatment of foreign legal entities. EU Value-Added Tax Reforms Closing The VAT Gap The European Commission has published its latest VAT Gap study, which shows that an estimated EUR177bn (USD223.9bn) in value-added tax revenues was lost due to non-collection or non-compliance in 2012 andndash; a figure equal to 16 percent of expected VAT revenues. Japan Omani Free Zone Seeks Increased Ties With Japan Oman's Sohar Freezone has sent a delegation to Japan as part of a Government-backed drive to attract Japanese business. UK UK Supports Design Museum With Expanded VAT Breaks UK Chancellor George Osborne has welcomed an announcement from the Design Museum, which is to relocate to a central London address, that it will offer free entry to the public from 2016 as a result of a recent expansion to value-added tax reliefs for museums. British Firms Call For Improved Research Tax Incentives The Confederation of British Industry has urged the UK to "supercharge" its research and development tax credit regime. UK MPs Support VAT Cut For Tourists In Coastal Towns Thousands of tourism businesses and more than 60 Members of UK Parliament have backed a campaign to secure a reduced rate of value-added tax for tourism services in coastal towns in the UK. UK Labour Party Fleshes Out Mansion Tax Plans Owners of properties worth more than GBP2m (USD2.5m) would pay a "mansion tax" of at least GBP250 a month, if Labour forms the next UK Government, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has said. US US Calls For Greater Japanese Ambition On TPP During a telephone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on October 15, United States President Barack Obama stressed "the need to be bold" in order to move forward the stalled negotiations on Trans-Pacific Partnership tariffs. Wyden Pushes US Tax Reform As Inversion Activity Slows Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden has indicated that, as companies appear to be reconsidering inversions following the administrative measures put forward by the Treasury Department last month, he is focused on reforming the US tax code, rather than pressing for immediate anti-inversion legislation. US Urged To Change Tack In Inversions Response The acrimonious comments made by AbbVie Inc. in pulling out of its planned USD55bn merger with Shire plc, following the administrative action against corporate tax inversions taken by the Treasury Department, have led commentators to raise further questions about the US corporate tax code. IRS Announces 2015 Pension Plan Limitations The Internal Revenue Service has announced the cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for US pension plans and other retirement-related items for the 2015 tax year. S Korea 'Welcome' To Join TPP: US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, during her recent visit to Seoul on October 22 and 23, confirmed that the United States "welcomes" South Korea's interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Otros temas Canadian Payroll Tax Changes To Cost Jobs Canada's budget watchdog has said that the newly announced small business payroll tax credit will create just 800 full-time jobs by 2016, compared with the 10,000 jobs to be lost through the Government's decision to freeze Employment Insurance premium rates until 2017.