Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 25-Ago-2014

Canada Government Rejects CRA Charity Audit Review The New Democratic Party has again failed to secure a political agreement to independently investigate the Canada Revenue Service's audits on charities since 2012. Canada Taking Tax Administration Online Business owners registered under Canada's Business Accounts program will be able to pay taxes online for the first time through the platform from October, after a two-fold increase in uptake, Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay has said. China China Extends Export Tax Rebate Scheme It has been announced that, from September 1, there will be an extension to China's export tax rebate pilot program, so as to encourage exports through Shanghai's Yangshan Free Trade Port, and as part of an effort to bolster the country's flagging foreign trade sector. EU EU Council Welcomes EU-Ukraine Trade Consultation The Council of the European Union has said that it welcomes the ongoing process towards an EUandndash;Ukraine Association Agreement, including upcoming consultations between the Presidents of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the European Commission on issues relating to the implementation of the Agreement's Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area. UK Record Uptake For UK's R And D Tax Credit The number of small- and medium-sized firms claiming UK research and development tax relief rose by almost 30 percent in 2012-13, Government figures show. UK Now Offering Games Development Tax Relief The UK has introduced Games Tax Relief of up to 25 percent on the production costs of culturally British video games, after the government's cultural regulations came into force on August 19, 2014. UK Banks Criticize HMRC 'Bank Raid' Powers The British Bankers' Association has expressed concern over the apparent lack of judicial oversight provided for in plans to grant HM Revenue and Customs the power to recover money directly from taxpayer bank accounts. Slowing UK Tax Revenues Enlarge Deficit In July A 3.3 percent rise in UK tax receipts last month was not enough to generate a surplus, with official figures showing that government spending was up 1.9 percent and borrowing was higher than expected. US US Anti-Inversion Bill May Tackle Earnings Stripping While United States Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden has indicated that he is working to produce, by next month, a bipartisan proposal to discourage corporate inversions, some lawmakers have urged that the proposal should include measures to challenge "earnings stripping." Some US Charities' Tax Dues Going Unchallenged Records maintained by the United States Internal Revenue Service indicate that the majority of tax-exempt organizations pay their federal taxes, but a small percentage do not, according to a report publicly released by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. US States Experience Tax Revenue Drop In the first time they have shown a decline after four years of uninterrupted growth, overall United States state tax revenues declined by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2014, according to data provided by the Rockefeller Institute Research and Census Bureau. Serbia To Protect Taxpayers' Rights Under FATCA Serbia's Information Commissioner has warned that banks must have the full consent of customers before information is passed to US tax authorities under the terms of FATCA, and that it would be illegal for customers to be declined services if they refuse to give consent. US Study Compares Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates The Tax Foundation has issued a paper which shows how the United States corporate income tax rate, now the highest among the 34 industrialized nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, ranks against all of the countries and other tax jurisdictions throughout the world. US Family Asset Tax Expenditures At USD550bn By 2018 A paper from the Tax Policy Center has pointed out how large an amount of tax subsidy resources the United States Government directs toward helping families build assets in the form of home ownership, retirement savings, higher education and small business development andndash; a total of USD370bn in 2014 and a projected USD554bn in 2018. Otros temas Ghanaian Government Asked To Tighten Up On Transfer Pricing Enhancing tax incentives and training of the Ghana Revenue Authority are key to the prevention of tax evasion and abuse of transfer pricing law, Omane-Antwi, Professor at Ghanaian Pentecost University, told a seminar in Accra last week.