Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 11-Abr-2016

China China Announces Surprise Steel Dumping Duties At the same time as Chinese steel exports are the subject of trade disputes, particularly in the United States and European Union, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced the imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of grain-oriented flat-rolled electrical steel from the EU, Japan, and South Korea. EU Germany Corrected Inheritance Tax EU Law Breach The European Commission announced on March 31 that it has closed infringement proceedings against Germany after its inheritance tax laws were brought into line with European Union rules. Ukraine Discusses Tax Reform With US Firms On March 30, Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Finance, Olena Makeyeva, updated US Chamber of Commerce members on reforms efforts to align the tax regime with EU best practices and international tax transparency standards. UK HMRC Reviewing 'Panama Papers' UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed that it has asked the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to share the leaked data it obtained from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. UK Explains New Rules To Tackle Disguised Remuneration The UK Government has issued a policy paper that explains the introduction of a new targeted anti-avoidance rule designed to prevent attempts to exploit the disguised remuneration legislation. UK To Tighten Tax Treatment Of Termination Payments The UK Government is to strengthen the rules governing the tax and National Insurance treatment of termination payments. UK Publishes Guidance On New Buy-To-Let SDLT Rates The UK Government has published guidance on the new, higher rates of stamp duty land tax for purchases of additional residential property, which entered into force on April 1. US US Justice Dept Goes After Dishonest Tax Preparers The US Department of Justice has warned individual taxpayers to beware of fraudulent tax return preparers and tax scheme promoters, and urged them to pay federal income taxes on time and in full. US Treasury Announces Further Anti-Inversion Measures On April 4, the US Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued further measures to limit the number of corporate tax inversions, particularly by addressing earnings stripping. Continuing IRS Paper Tax Forms Considered Essential With the US National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson having recently expressed her concern at moves by the Internal Revenue Service to concentrate on taxpayers' online accounts, the American Forest and Paper Association has also pointed out the impact of the agency's moves to cut out paper-based information and services. Pfizer Inversion Halted By Treasury Action In rapid response to the US Treasury Department's latest anti-inversion measures announced after close of business on April 4, Pfizer Inc. announced early on April 6 that its merger agreement with Allergan plc had been terminated by mutual agreement of the companies. Concern That US Treasury Measures Will Affect FDI There is some concern that the US Treasury Department's latest stringent anti-tax inversion measures, particularly its action against earnings stripping, will more generally affect foreign-owned businesses and reduce foreign direct investment in the United States. Otros temas Canadian Economists Urge 'Recycling' Of Carbon Price Revenues Canada's Ecofiscal Commission has published a report on the future of carbon pricing and the "revenue recycling" options available to the country's provincial governments.