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China Australian Parties Agree On China FTA The Australian Government has mustered enough support to pass legislation to implement the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. China To Extend Tax Benefits For Research On October 21, a State Council executive meeting decided to enhance the scope of China's existing 150 percent super-tax deduction available for research and development expenditure. EU EU Sets Out Free Trade Deal Plans The European Commission has proposed a new trade and investment strategy for the European Union, which it says will enable the bloc to conclude free trade agreements that will unlock more opportunities for EU exporters. EU Commission Outlaws Starbucks, Fiat Rulings Luxembourg's tax ruling for Fiat Finance and the Netherlands's ruling for Starbucks do not reflect economic reality such that they grant selective tax advantages to the two companies in breach of EU law, the European Commission has concluded. EU Official Discusses Italian Budget Measures European Commission Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, Valdis Dombrovskis, has reaffirmed that tax policies in Italy's proposed 2016 Budget "are not in line with European Union recommendations," in comments to Italian news agencies. UK CIOT Criticizes New UK Tax Agency Powers The Chartered Institute of Taxation has criticized the UK Government for proceeding with plans for a strict liability criminal offense for failing to declare offshore taxable income or gains. UK MPs To Debate Tax Credit Reforms The UK Parliament's Work and Pensions Committee is to hold an urgent evidence session on proposed reforms to the tax credit system. HMRC Cracks Down On Payroll Tax Fraud The number of investigations opened by HM Revenue and Customs into suspected UK payroll tax fraud increased by 13 percent in the last year, according to research by international law firm Pinsent Masons. UK Tax Gap Narrows The Financial Secretary to the UK Treasury, David Gauke, has welcomed news that the UK tax gap fell to 6.4 percent in 2013-14 and stressed that the Government is "determined to continue fighting evasion and avoidance wherever it occurs." US IRS Says Offshore Disclosures Have Netted USD8bn With more than 54,000 US taxpayers participating in the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program since 2009, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it has collected more than USD8bn from this initiative to date. US Taxpayers Warned Of Fraudulent 'IRS' Calls US taxpayers are being warned of an increase in phone calls from fraudsters purporting to be Internal Revenue Service employees. Corporate Pressure For US International Tax Reform Major US investor Carl C. Icahn and the Chief Executive Officer of TechNet, Linda Moore, have both recently written letters to leading lawmakers pointing out that the passage of international tax reform by Congress has become a matter of extreme urgency. Otros temas Liberals Win Canadian General Election The Liberal Party has won Canada's general election, after pledging to cut taxes for the "middle classes."