Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 19-Sep-2016

Canada Canada Provides Update On Anti-Evasion Work The Canada Revenue Authority is auditing over 750 taxpayers with suspected links to offshore "tax havens" and investigating 20 cases of tax evasion, the Government has said. Canada Revenue Agency To Investigate Property Tax Evasion The Canada Revenue Agency is to investigate reports that real estate speculators are manipulating loopholes in the property residence rules to evade taxes. China Hammond: UK Must Remain Competitive Post-Brexit The UK "is open for business and is committed to building strong trade and investment ties with key partners beyond the EU, including [with] China and the US," Chancellor Philip Hammond has said. EU US Investigations Led To EU Apple Probe, Says Vestager The European Commission's probe into Apple's tax rulings from Ireland was prompted by an investigation by US authorities, European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager has said. EU MEPs Back New African Trade Deal Members of the European Parliament have backed an Economic Partnership Agreement with six members of the South African Development Community, which will provide varying degrees of duty- and quota-free access to each party. EU Sets Up Brexit Task Force The European Commission has established a task force to advise on discussions with the UK on its exit from the European Union. UK Further UK Corporate Tax Cut Off The Cards The UK's new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has hinted that he will abandon his predecessor George Osborne's plan to cut corporation tax to below 15 percent. Airlines Call For Abolition Of UK APD Trade association Airlines for Europe has called on the UK Government to abolish Air Passenger Duty, to boost economic output by 1.7 percent and create 61,000 new jobs by 2020. UK Non-Dom Tax Rule Change Could Prompt Exodus The UK Government could lose substantial tax revenue if its proposed new rules for non-doms prompt too many wealthy individuals to leave the country, international law firm Pinsent Masons has warned. Switzerland, UK Discuss Post-Brexit Trade Relations Members of the Swiss and UK governments have discussed the impact of June's Brexit vote on the UK's future trade policy. HMRC Amends UK Corporate Tax Forms UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs has said that it is making changes to some of its paper forms and providing electronic alternatives from September 19. UK Government Warned By OTS On IR35 Changes The Office for Tax Simplification has warned that the UK Government's plans to reform the intermediaries legislation (IR35) will not deliver the desired simplification. US US Places Further Dispute Duties On Chinese Steel On September 7, the US Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary decision to impose anti-subsidy countervailing duties on imports of carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from China. IRS Considers Online Filing Of Offers In Compromise The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, in a recently released report, has disclosed that the US Internal Revenue Service has agreed to consider "alternative and cost-effective delivery methods that would provide electronic access to Offer in Compromise files." GAO Slams Further Obamacare Verification Lapses Undercover testing by the US Government Accountability Office has found that the health insurance marketplaces set up under the Affordable Care Act remain "vulnerable to fraud." US House Endorses Bill To Maintain Medical Expense Deduction On September 13, the US House of Representatives passed a bill, by a vote of 261 to 147, to restore the lower 7.5 percent threshold of medical expenses-to-gross income for claiming an individual income tax deduction under the Affordable Care Act. US Adds More Trade Duties To Imported Steel The Department of Commerce and the US International Trade Commission on September 12 confirmed and extended trade dispute duties on steel products imported into the United States. Trump Unveils Childcare Tax Relief Plans US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has announced details of his proposals to provide tax breaks for childcare expenses. IRS Tax Debt Collection Processes Criticiized The priorities of the US Internal Revenue Service when deciding which tax debt cases to pursue through its Field Collection program need to be made clearer to its own revenue officers, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.