Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 16-Nov-2015

China China To Open More Duty-Free Stores China's State Council executive meeting on November 11, presided over by Premier Li Keqiang, decided to introduce measures to boost domestic consumption, including the opening of more duty-free stores at points of entry into the country. EU EU Commission Extends Reverse Charge For Latvian Timber The European Commission has authorized Latvia to continue applying a measure derogating from Article 193 of the VAT Directive, enabling it to continue applying the reverse charge mechanism on supplies of timber. UK APNs Shouldn't Force UK Taxpayers Into Bankruptcy: RPC Law firm RPC has called on the UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, to confirm that it will not force individuals into bankruptcy through the use of Accelerated Payment Notices. UK Community Energy Groups Warn Against Axing Green Tax Breaks A number of UK community energy groups have warned that "radical and wholly unexpected" changes to tax reliefs will "decimate" their sector. Osborne Hints At UK Tax Changes UK Chancellor George Osborne has said that he will use the Autumn Statement to tackle tax avoidance and evasion and review tax credits. Institute Of Economic Affairs Calls For Federal UK The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a think tank, has called for the creation of a federal UK under which a range of taxes would be decentralized. Put Tax Credit Reform On Hold, UK MPs Say The UK Government should put its plans for a major overhaul of the tax credit system on hold for at least a year, Parliament's Work and Pensions Committee has said. UK Gov't Urged To Boost VAT Recovery For Leased Vehicles The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association is lobbying the Government to approve its proposal that would enable businesses to reclaim 60 percent of the VAT incurred on hire or lease payments for vehicles. HMRC Announces Modernization Program UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs has announced that it is to close 137 offices over the next 12 years and create 13 new "regional centers" by 2021. UK Updates VAT Return Filing Guidance The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has updated its guide that is intended to assist businesses preparing their value-added tax returns. US Further US Democrat Bills Take Aim At Tax Inversions Spurred by reports of talks between Pfizer Inc and Allergan Plc, Mark Pocan (D andndash; Wisconsin) has introduced two bills into the House of Representatives to discourage US multinational companies from undertaking corporate tax inversions. IRS Extends 'Hardest-Hit Housing' Safe Harbor The Internal Revenue Service has extended, until the 2017 tax year, the safe harbor method for computing tax deductions with respect to the US Treasury Department's Housing Finance Agency Fund for the Hardest-Hit Housing Markets (HFA Hardest Hit Fund). Proposal Revoking US Passports For Tax Debts Attacked American Citizens Abroad has written to US Congressional leaders strongly opposing the inclusion of a passport revocation provision to fund part of the proposed highway funding bill. US Tax Return Preparer TIN Renewals Have Begun The Internal Revenue Service has reminded 715,000 US federal tax return preparers that they must renew their Preparer Tax Identification Numbers for 2016. DTA Approvals Sent For US Senate Vote Eight tax treaties and protocols were passed forward for a ratification vote by the full US Senate at a business hearing of the Committee on Foreign Relations on November 10. Europe Finalizes TTIP Investment Protection Proposals The European Union has presented to the US its proposal for a reformed approach to investment protection and a more transparent system for resolving disputes between investors and states under the planned Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.