Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 18-May-2015

China China Gives Tax Relief To Private Health Insurance A tax break for individual taxpayers is to be introduced to encourage the development of commercial healthcare insurance in China, alongside the basic state medical care system, it was confirmed at a State Council executive meeting on May 6. EU Asian Steel Exporters Hit By EU Anti-Dumping Duties The European Union has begun imposing anti-dumping duties on imports of grain-oriented flat-rolled electrical steel from China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and the United States. UK BCC Calls For 'Bold Action' On UK Economy The British Chambers of Commerce has written to newly re-elected Prime Minister David Cameron to urge him to create bold tax incentives for UK companies. HMRC Issues Guidance On Enveloped Dwellings Duty HM Revenue and Customs has issued updated guidance on the extension of the package of UK taxes that affect residential properties held by legal entities. UK Conservatives Free To Decide Tax Reform Re-elected UK Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled details of his first all-Conservative cabinet, following his party's victory in last week's general election. LITRG Calls For Tax Clarity For UK Couples The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group has called for greater clarity around how couples are dealt with under the UK's tax and tax credits systems. US Brookings Recommends US Gas Tax Hikes The Brookings Institution, a think tank, has recommended indexing federal gas taxes so that they respond to retail gasoline price changes, as part of a solution to the lack of funding for the Highway Trust Fund. US Tax Break Bill For Bourbon Producers Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul (R - Kentucky) have introduced legislation to amend a provision in the US tax code to ensure that Kentucky's Bourbon producers are no longer at a disadvantage compared with their global competitors. Record Broken On US Expatriations In Q1 A record 1,336 US taxpayers gave up their passports or their green cards in the first quarter of 2015, according to Treasury Department statistics published in the Federal Register. Democrats Block TPA In US Senate In a setback to President Barack Obama's trade policy, the US Senate voted on May 12 against immediately taking up the trade bill that would introduce Trade Promotion Authority legislation and establish rules for US international trade negotiations. Tax Foundation Proposes US Air Travel Tax Overhaul A new paper from the Tax Foundation has recommended that funding for US airport improvements should be rebased on the passenger facility charge as the most market-based solution, thereby reducing the present reliance on federal taxes. FinCEN Provides Additional FBAR e-Filing Method The Bank Secrecy Act e-Filing System provided by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network now has an alternative method for individuals filing a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts to the US Treasury Department. US Bill Requires IRS To Notify Identity Theft Victims The Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2015 has been introduced into the US Senate and would require the Internal Revenue Service to notify potential individual victims of identity theft. Otros temas Sweden Consults On New Bank Tax The Swedish Cabinet, on May 7, endorsed plans for a study to be undertaken on the Government's proposal for a new tax on the financial sector. Otros temas Belgian Court Rejects Retrospective Bank Tax Hike The Constitutional Court of Belgium has ruled partly in favor of seven banks in an appeal concerning the tax on financial institutions.