Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 04-Abr-2016

EU Dutch Ports Appeal Against EU Tax Ruling The European Commission's ruling directing the Government of the Netherlands to repeal corporate tax exemptions benefiting six seaports will be appealed by the ports in question. Japan Belgium, Japan To Revise Double Tax Pact Japan and Belgium have begun negotiating another amendment to their double tax agreement. UK UK Legislates For 2016 Budget Tax Changes The UK Government has introduced legislation to implement a range of tax measures announced in the Budget, including changes to income tax thresholds and a corporation tax cut. HMRC Amps Up SME Compliance Activities HM Revenue and Customs collected an additional GBP470m (USD666.1m) from investigations into the tax affairs of UK small businesses in 2014-15, according to research by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. UK Secures VAT Zero Rate For Women's Sanitary Products A policy paper released by HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed that the UK Government has secured approval from the Council of the European Union to introduce a zero rate of value-added tax on women's sanitary products. UK Tax Hikes To Prompt Business Planning Rethink Accountancy firm Midgley Snelling has recommended that UK business owners and shareholders consider paying back loans they may have received from their company after the Government announced plans to reform the tax treatment of loans to participators. UK Labour Criticizes Osborne's CGT Cut The UK Labour Party says that the capital gains tax cut planned by the Government will benefit just 0.3 percent of the population. Campaign Launched Against UK IR35 Changes The Association of Professional Staffing Companies has launched a lobbying campaign against proposed changes to the UK's IR35 legislation. UK Low-Income Taxpayers Warned On Gift Aid Donations Changes to UK tax rules may result in an unexpected tax bill for Gift Aid donors whose income may no longer be subject to tax in the 2016/17 tax year, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group says. UK Business Tax Cuts Enter Into Force The entry into force on April 1 of a range of UK tax reforms "will support millions of businesses to take on more apprentices, create more jobs, and expand their operations," David Gauke, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, has said. UK Ranks 3rd In Europe For 'Sin Taxes' Interference The UK is the third worst country in the European Union for "nanny state interference" thanks to its imposition of punitive "sin taxes," according to a new study by the Institute of Economic Affairs. US IRS Pushed To Return Past Civil Asset Forfeitures The US House of Representatives Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee sent letters on March 23 to the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Justice to review all civil asset forfeiture cases and return money to victims where warranted. IRS Funding Cuts Self-Defeating, Says Koskinen The significant reductions to the US Internal Revenue Service's budget since 2010 has significantly reduced the revenue it could have collected, according to Commissioner John Koskinen. US Taxpayer Data Still Vulnerable: GAO While the Internal Revenue Service has made progress on implementing information security controls, weaknesses in these systems are limiting their effectiveness in protecting taxpayer data, the US Government Accountability Office says. US Tax Executives Believe Tax Reform's Far Away The results of the 2016 Tax Policy Forecast Survey of leading American tax executives, announced by Miller and Chevalier Chartered and the National Foreign Trade Council, suggest that expectations for legislative action on US tax reform are low.