Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 25-Jul-2016

Canada More Canadians Filing Taxes Online The Canada Revenue Agency has said that 84 percent of taxpayers now file online, with more than five million tax returns filled in automatically. Canada Releases Provincial HST Guidance For Realtors The Canadian Revenue Agency has released guidance on the harmonized sales tax treatment of sale or rental of new housing following hikes to New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador's headline rates. UK Seeking Close Trading Relationship With Canada The UK will seek a close trading relationship with Canada when it leaves the European Union, a Downing Street spokesperson has said. Canada Committed To Early Signature Of EU FTA The Canadian federal Government and the Government of Quebec have issued a joint statement stressing their commitment to implementing a Canada-European Union free trade agreement as soon as possible. China US Files WTO Complaint Against Chinese Raw Material Duties The United States has said it has initiated World Trade Organization dispute proceedings against China regarding export duties on certain raw materials. China, Macau Amend Double Tax Agreement The third protocol to the double taxation agreement between Mainland China and Macau was signed in Beijing on July 19, 2016. UK UK Gaming Industry Calls For Post-Brexit Tax Breaks Trade association TIGA has called on the UK Government to creative a favorable tax environment for the video games sector in the wake of the Brexit vote. May: UK Will Wait Until 2017 To Take Brexit Action The UK's new Prime Minister, Theresa May, has said that her Government will not trigger Brexit negotiations this year. UK Issues Guidance On Tax Changes For Landlords HM Revenue and Customs has published guidance on the changes to tax relief for UK landlords that will be phased in from 2017. UK Video Games Tax Break Stats Released The UK Government has provided GBP45.9m (USD60.6m) in Video Games Tax Relief to developers since the relief was launched in April 2014, new figures show. CIOT Warns Over UK Govt's Online VAT Proposals The Chartered Institute of Taxation has recommended that the UK Government rethink its approach to ensuring that online sellers pay the correct amount of value-added tax. US Bill Would Replace US Corporate Tax With VAT-Like Tax Jim Renacci, a member of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee and Budget Committee, has issued a US tax reform plan andndash; Simplifying America's Tax System andndash; that would eliminate corporate income tax and replace it with a new seven percent credit-invoice based consumption tax. Wyden Proposes US First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit US Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden has introduced a bill to establish a refundable tax credit that would target help at individuals purchasing their first home. US Debt-Equity Regs 'Should Not Apply To Partnerships' On July 13, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants wrote a letter to the US Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service expressing its concerns that the agencies do not have the authority to extend the application of the proposed section 385 regulations to partnership equity or debt instruments issued by partnerships. IRS Found Non-Compliant Over Tax Lien Notifications According to a report released by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, some US taxpayers' rights may have been jeopardized or violated because the Internal Revenue Service failed to timely send notices of federal tax lien filings. US Bill Introduced To Halt Online Sales Taxes Jim Sensenbrenner, a member (and former chairman) of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, has introduced legislation to prohibit US states from imposing sales tax collection requirements on individuals with no physical presence in the taxing state. IRS Strengthens Identity Protection PIN Authentication On July 19, the US Internal Revenue Service announced that the "Get an IP PIN" tool has returned to its website, together with a stronger authentication process to help protect taxpayers. Otros temas Report Proposes African Transfer Pricing Improvements The National Resource Governance Institute has released a paper that looks at African nations' efforts to introduce transfer pricing rules in the mining sector and puts forward policy recommendations. Otros temas South Africa Urges African Transfer Pricing Advances During a recent speech in Pretoria to the High Level Conference on Illicit Financial Flows, South African Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan noted that tax code improvements are required in African countries so that multinational enterprises "pay their fair share of taxes in the countries where they generate their profits." Otros temas Austria To Rein In Bank Tax The Austrian Government has proposed reducing the burden of the nation's banking levy and calculating it based on a bank's earnings rather than assets.