Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 29-Feb-2016

EU EU Holds Debate On Future Of VAT The European Commission has held an "orientation debate" on future reform of the European Union's value-added tax framework. UK LITRG Warns HMRC On New UK Savings Allowance The Low Income Tax Reform Group has warned that many UK taxpayers may struggle to understand the operation of the new tax-free savings allowance. HMRC Nets GBP500m From Payroll Tax Crackdown HM Revenue and Customs's Counter-Avoidance Directorate collected GBP524.6m (USD740.8m) from investigations into UK payroll tax compliance in 2014-15, according to research by international law firm Pinsent Masons. UK Review Of Self-Employment Welcomed An independent review of UK self-employment has recommended that the Government consider the impact of the tax system on the sector. UK Oil And Gas Industry Calls For Urgent Tax Reform Oil and Gas UK has warned that North Sea exploration remains at an all-time low and shows no signs of improving, and called on the UK Government to urgently reform the special taxes paid by the industry. UK, Scotland Agree On New Fiscal Framework The UK and Scottish Governments have reached a funding agreement that "clears the way for the debate in Scotland to move on to how [new] tax and spending powers should be used," UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced. UK Appoints New Tax Chiefs UK Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed a new Executive Chair and Chief Executive to HM Revenue and Customs, following the departure of Lin Homer. IMF Recommends Property Tax Reform For UK The United Kingdom should make changes to its medium-term fiscal consolidation strategy to make it more growth friendly, the International Monetary Fund has said. Study Highlights Higher UK Taxes On Hiring UK businesses now pay employment taxes of 11.5 percent on top of employees' annual salaries, according to a new report covering 29 countries from UHY Hacker Young. Health Groups Call For UK Sugar Tax A 20 percent tax on sugary drinks could help reduce obesity rates in the UK by five percent by 2025, according to a report published by Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum. US IRS Renews Taxpayer Alert For Email Schemes The US Internal Revenue Service has renewed its taxpayer alert for e-mail schemes after seeing an approximate 400 percent surge in phishing and malware incidents in the current tax filing season. US Opens Another Trade Dispute Over Chinese Tires On February 19, the US Commerce Department decided to initiate antidumping and anti-subsidy countervailing duty investigations into imports of truck and bus tires from China. US Democrat Bill Takes Further Aim At Inversions On February 23, US House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin and Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen introduced legislation aimed at reducing the number of corporate tax inversions by limiting the use of "earnings stripping." US Taxpayers 'Complacent' About ID Theft US taxpayers are disregarding necessary precautions during this tax season, according to a new national survey by the data security and identity theft protection firm IDT911.