Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 01-Feb-2016

China EU Loses Appeal In WTO Anti-Dumping Dispute With China The World Trade Organization's Appellate Body on January 18, 2016, released a compliance report on an anti-dumping dispute between the European Union and China over certain iron and steel fasteners from China. China Confirms Push To Replace Business Tax With VAT China will complete the implementation of the nation's value-added tax regime, in place of business tax, this year, a meeting of China's State Council on January 22, presided over by Premier Li Keqiang, confirmed. EU Belgium Airs Doubts About EU Financial Transactions Tax Belgium could pull out of the coalition of European Union member states working on proposals to tax financial transactions, comments from Belgian Finance Minister Johan Van Overtveldt suggest. EU And Swiss Agree To Link Emissions Trading Schemes Switzerland and the European Union have concluded negotiations on the proposed linking of their emissions trading schemes. EU To Import Tunisian Olive Oil Duty-Free The European Parliament's Trade Committee has backed a proposed emergency measure to import 77,160 tons of olive oil from Tunisia duty-free, to help boost the struggling Tunisian economy. EU Anti-Avoidance Package BEPS-Compatible: OECD OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría says the European Commission's Anti Tax Avoidance Package "marks an important milestone towards the development of a comprehensive, coherent, and co-ordinated approach against corporate tax avoidance in Europe." EU Quizzing Portugal On Budget Portugal may be forced to amend its controversial draft budget for 2016 after the European Commission took issue with the pace of budget deficit reduction in the fiscal plan. Japan Japan To 'Definitely Carry Out' Consumption Tax Hike Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso has confirmed that the Government will "definitely carry out" the next stage in its consumption tax hikes, which will hike the rate from eight percent to 10 percent in April 2017. Switzerland, Japan In Tax Info Exchange Deal Switzerland and Japan have agreed to automatically exchange tax information from 2018. UK UK Treasury Committee To Investigate BEPS The UK's Treasury Select Committee is to launch an inquiry into problems affecting the corporate tax base, committee chair Andrew Tyrie has confirmed. Google To Pay Additional UK Tax Google has agreed with HM Revenue and Customs a "new approach to its UK taxes" and will pay GBP130m (USD185.5m) in back taxes as part of a settlement covering the period since 2005. UK Releases Guidance On Increased NIC Allowance The UK Government has published guidance on the upcoming GBP1,000 (USD1,430) increase to the National Insurance contributions Employment Allowance. Scotland Calls For UK Oil And Gas Tax Reform Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has called on the UK Government to reduce the tax burden on the oil and gas industry at the Budget. Cameron Defends UK's Google Tax Deal UK Prime Minister David Cameron has sought to defend an agreement under which Google will settle GBP130m (USD185.4m) in back taxes. Insurers Call For Flat Rate Of UK Pension Tax Relief The Association of British Insurers has said that a flat rate of UK pension tax relief would produce a simpler, fairer, and more sustainable system for pension savings. UK VAT Reverse Charge Effective For Telecoms Services From February 1, 2016, VAT-registered persons acquiring wholesale supplies of electronic communication services will be required to account for VAT under a reverse charge. US US Poll Supports Tax Preparer Regulation A national poll commissioned by the Consumer Federation of America has indicated strong support for reform of the paid tax preparer industry in the United States. US Taxpayers Warned To Avoid Phone Scams The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has announced additional outreach efforts to prevent US individual taxpayers from falling victim to fraudsters that impersonate Internal Revenue Service employees during the current filing season. New Tax Credit Under Obama's New IRA Plan The White House has issued a factsheet on President Barack Obama's plans to expand access to US workplace individual retirement accounts, including the introduction of a new tax credit. India, US Resolve Over 100 Transfer Pricing Disputes The Government of India has resolved over 100 transfer pricing disputes with the US under a Framework Agreement signed back in January 2015, India's Central Board of Direct Taxes announced on January 28. IRS To Perform Better Against Identity Theft: GAO The US Government Accountability Office has confirmed in its blog that the Internal Revenue Service should have a better chance in 2017 of preventing identity thieves from obtaining fraudulent tax refunds, due to a tax compliance provision within last month's "tax extenders" legislation. Otros temas Canadian Budget Office Calculates Impact Of Income Tax Changes Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer has calculated that the income tax reforms introduced by the new Liberal Government will reduce revenues by an average of CAD1.7bn (USD1.2bn) annually in the fiscal years 2016-17 to 2020-21.