Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 06-Abr-2015

Canada Canada Begins 2015 With Budget Surplus The latest Canadian Fiscal Monitor shows that tax revenues were up 1.5 percent in January 2015, with the Government recording a budgetary surplus of CAD2.2bn (USD1.7bn). China China Relaxes Business Tax On Housing China has relaxed business tax and mortgage finance restrictions on property sales, in an effort to halt recent falls in home prices and the risk of a downturn in the country's important construction sector. EU French VAT Rules Challenged By EU Commission The European Commission has requested that France apply the normal rate of value-added tax to products of agricultural origin that are not intended for use in food products or in agricultural production. Bulgaria Seeks EU Intervention On New Greek Tax The Bulgarian Minister of Finance, Vladislav Goranov, has asked the European Tax Commissioner, Pierre Moscovici, to review the legality of a new Greek tax charge, which affects Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Ireland. OECD Welcomes EU Commission's Corporate Tax Plan The European Commission's proposal for the automatic exchange of tax rulings would be "a revolutionary step" towards international tax transparency and the fight against base erosion and profit shifting, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Secretary-General José Ángel Gurría has said. UK HMRC Told To Get A Handle On Tax Expenditures The UK Public Accounts Committee has recommended that HM Revenue and Customs should draw up a set of principles to guide its management and reporting of tax reliefs. US US Bill To Ban Federal Employment of Tax Debtors A Bill that would makes individuals with tax debts ineligible for federal employment has been marked up by the US House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee. US State And Local Tax Deduction 'Inefficient' A paper by the Heritage Foundation has suggested that marginal US federal income tax rates could be reduced significantly, and by up to 12.5 percent, if Congress eliminated the state and local tax deduction. Proposed US Airport Passenger Tax Hike Causes Concern Conflicting opinions are being expressed over a proposed sharp increase in the Passenger Facility Charge, a fee paid by users of US airports, which would significantly raise the cost of air travel for passengers. IRS Excludes Expatriate Health Plans From ACA Tax The Internal Revenue Service has issued a special rule to exclude expatriate health plans from the Affordable Care Act's health insurance provider fee andndash; the annual fee imposed on insurers of US health risks andndash; for the 2014 and 2015 fee years. American To See Tax Freedom One Day Later Analysis by the Tax Foundation has confirmed that, this year, Americans will have to work an average of one day longer than in 2014 andndash; from January 1 to April 24 (114 days) andndash; before earning enough to pay off their US tax obligations at the federal, state, and local levels. IRS Criticized Over Carryforward General Business Credits The US Internal Revenue Service does not currently ensure that corporations accurately claim carryforward general business tax credits, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Otros temas Alberta, Québec Publish 2015 Budgets Canadian provinces Alberta and Québec have published tax-heavy budgets, with Alberta introducing new personal income tax rates and Québec lowering the tax burden on businesses.