Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 27-Jun-2016

Canada Canadian Firms Condemn 'Payroll Tax' Plan Proposals to expand the Canada Pension Plan "will basically be a form of payroll tax" that will put further strain on businesses, Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, has warned. EU EU Reaches Agreement On Anti-Avoidance Package European Union member states have reached a compromise agreement on a proposed new anti-tax avoidance directive. EU Banks Note Concerns About Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive The European Banking Federation has offered a guarded welcome to the agreement recently reached by EU member states on the European Commission's anti-tax avoidance directive, saying that the rules do not yet consider consequences for banks. UK VAT Compliance Burden To Rise, Says RPC The UK's decision to vote to leave the European Union in the EU Referendum could result in increased compliance costs, in particular in relation to VAT, says Adam Craggs, Partner and Head of the Tax Dispute Resolution at RPC. UK UK Employers Concerned About Apprenticeship Levy UK employers could offset the cost of a new Apprenticeship Levy by reducing investment in other areas of workforce development, according to a new survey by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development. UK Votes To Leave The European Union In a result that was closer than either side could have imagined, the United Kingdom on June 23rd voted to leave the European Union, with 51.9 percent of voters opting to "Brexit," and 48.1 percent to "Bremain." In light of the result, pro-Remain Prime Minister, David Cameron, has announced that he will be resigning before the next Conservative Party conference in October. US OECD Recommends US Tax Hikes In its latest review of the US economy, which was published on June 16, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development recommended that increased long-term government spending on infrastructure and education should be funded by higher tax revenues. IRS Guides On Wrongful-Incarceration Tax Refunds The US Internal Revenue Service has released guidelines on how wrongfully incarcerated taxpayers can take advantage of the new retroactive exclusion from income for any civil damages, restitution, or other monetary award received in connection with their imprisonment. IRS Offshore Disclosure Processes Should Improve: TIGTA The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its efforts to address the noncompliance of US taxpayers who are denied access to or withdraw from its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, according to a report released by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. US Bill Would Delay China's Market Economy Status US Senators Al Franken and Ben Sasse have introduced an amendment to the proposed 2016 budget appropriation bill for the US Department of Commerce that would protect Congress's role in any future classification of China's economy as a market economy. IMF Presses For US Tax Reforms The International Monetary Fund has called for comprehensive US tax reform that would reduce statutory income tax rates, make individual tax more progressive, and re-balance the tax code from direct to indirect taxes. IRS Takes Taxpayer Protection Actions Taking precautionary steps to protect taxpayers, the US Internal Revenue Service has announced that the e-filing personal identification number tool is no longer available on the agency's website, and that it is putting in place new requirements for participants using the Income Verification Express Service.