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Canada Canada Consults On Budget Tax Measures The Canadian Finance Department has released for consultation draft legislative proposals to amend a non-disclosure penalty, tighten the dividend rules, and strengthen anti-avoidance regulations. China China Resurrects Property Tax Plan China's Parliament has included a real estate tax law in its new legislative program, following a prolonged delay for plans to extend the pilot property tax scheme operating in Shanghai and Chongqing. UK HMRC Wins Accelerated Payments Challenge UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs has won a challenge concerning the legality of its accelerated payments regime. UK Families' Lifetime Tax Burden Revealed Over a lifetime, the average UK household will pay GBP734,240 (USD1.1m) in direct and indirect taxes, according to research by the Taxpayers' Alliance. UK Tax Authority Praised In Annual Review The UK's Public Accounts Committee has begun its annual inquiry into HM Revenue and Customs's accounts. UK Property Buyers Benefit From Stamp Duty Reforms Building society Nationwide has said that the impact of reforms to Stamp Duty Land Tax in England and Wales is already being felt, with a majority of purchasers paying less under the new regime. EC Will Not Challenge Member States On Royalties Tax Tax Commissioner Pierre Moscovici has said that European Commission law was not breached in the case of a French professional association taxing royalty payments earned by UK musicians in France. Average Length Of An HMRC Inquiry Increases The average length of tax inquiries undertaken by HM Revenue and Customs into ordinary UK taxpayers' affairs increased from 2.5 months in 2012-13 to three months in 2013-14, according to PFP, a provider of tax investigation insurance. UK Consumers Benefit From Low Import Duty Burden UK consumers benefit from one of the world's smallest import duty burdens, a new study by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young has revealed. US US Expatriations Unexpectedly Slow Down In Q2 The number of US taxpayers who gave up their passports or their green cards in the second quarter of 2015 fell to 460, according to Treasury Department statistics published in the Federal Register. US Highway Bill Includes Business Tax Due Date Changes Many US business tax filing deadlines have been changed in the recent bill passed by Congress to fund a three-month extension to the federal highway construction program. Business Survey Sees Later US Tax Reform Date The latest Tax Reform Business Barometer semi-annual survey, issued by The Tax Council and Ernst and Young, found that business tax professionals expect progress in Congress on US tax reform but they were less confident than in previous surveys that it will happen by 2017. IRS Reminds On Health Coverage Tax Credit Availability The US Internal Revenue Service has reminded those individuals eligible for the Health Coverage Tax Credit that it can now be claimed for health insurance coverage until 2019. IRS Honoring Taxpayers' Rights, Finds TIGTA Review The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has conducted its annual statutory review of Internal Revenue Service compliance with the direct contact provisions of the US tax code. Otros temas Canadian Parties Launch Election Campaigns Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has launched his party's election campaign with an announcement that the Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit will be increased. Otros temas Harper Pledges Permanent Canadian Home Renovation Credit Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said that a re-elected Conservative Government would introduce a new, permanent Home Renovation Tax Credit. Otros temas Indian Court Defers MAT Ruling India's Supreme Court has postponed until September a hearing to establish whether India's minimum alternate tax applies to foreign investors who do not have a permanent establishment in the country.