Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 05-Ene-2015

China China Offers FTA To Bangladesh China is ready to finalize talks towards the signature of a bilateral free trade agreement with Bangladesh at an early date, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a recent meeting in Dhaka. EU New EU Guide Released On Tourist VAT Refunds The European Union's Taxation and Customs Union Directorate General on December 19, 2014, released a new guide on EU member states' policies on value-added tax refunds for visitors. EU Challenges US Tax Breaks For Boeing The European Union has notified the World Trade Organization of a request for consultations with the United States over tax incentives offered to commercial aircraft manufacturers, arguing that these incentives violate WTO rules. UK Digital Firms Granted Reprieve From EU VAT Changes The UK is to permit micro businesses to rely on information from payment processing firms to determine the location of their customers for six months, to ease the burden of complying with new value-added tax rules on digital services effective since January 1. UK Scotland Keen On UK APD Review The devolution of UK Air Passenger Duty to Scotland, and a subsequent review of the levy, could help the country unlock its full potential, Scottish Transport Minister Derek Mackay has said. UK Firms Call For Clear, Supportive Tax Policies The British Chambers of Commerce has called for "a radical re-think" on business taxation, urging UK political parties to commit to supportive tax policies. UK Taxpayers Say Sin Tax Burden Is Too High Seven in ten British taxpayers consider that UK "sin taxes" encroach on their personal freedoms, with half opining that indirect taxes are too high. Think Tank Calls For Higher Tax On UK's 'Empty Homes' The Institute for Public Policy Research has called for UK local authorities to be given the power to levy additional council tax on long-term empty properties. SNP Calls On Westminster To Deliver Devolution Promises The Scottish National Party has called on UK political parties to devolve "at least" the powers recommended by the Smith Commission, and to do so as swiftly as possible. US Report Points Out Differing US Tax Rates On Capital Following the release of a Congressional Budget Office report outlining the federal tax treatment of capital income, United States Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said tax reform must end "the antiquated and distorted tax treatment of various capital investments across the economy." IRS Will Open US Tax Filing Season On Time Following the congressional renewal of the "tax extenders" package of measures earlier this month, the United States Internal Revenue Service has announced that it still anticipates opening the 2015 tax filing season as scheduled in January. US Republicans Introduce Dynamic Scoring For Tax Bills Kevin McCarthy, the US House of Representatives's Majority Leader, on behalf of the Republican party, has presented a resolution to the Committee on Rules that would require the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to apply "dynamic scoring" to major pieces of legislation in the next Congress. US Voters Said To Support Wind Tax Credit A wide majority of respondents to a recent survey expressed support for keeping the United States's production tax credit for wind energy investment. Otros temas Ukraine Signs Off On Tax Reform, New TP Regime Ukraine's Parliament has approved a package of tax reforms that will lower the tax burden for small- and medium-sized companies, simplify the tax regime, introduce additional temporary import duties, and establish a new transfer pricing regime. Otros temas Canadian Taxpayers To Be Better Off In 2015 Canadian families will have more money in their pockets in 2015 as a result of tax reforms introduced by the Harper Government, the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation has said. Otros temas Canada-South Korea FTA Enters Into Force Ed Fast, Canada's International Trade Minister, has welcomed the entry into force of a landmark free trade agreement with South Korea, saying that it will create thousands of new jobs and provide a gateway for Canadian exporters to Asia.