Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 03-Ene-2011

Canada Canada Set For Corporate Tax Cuts The Canadian Minister for Finance, Jim Flaherty has highlighted tax relief measures due to come into force on January 1, 2011. China China Exempts Consumption Tax On Biodiesel China’s Ministry of Finance has begun to exempt biodiesel made from waste animal fats or vegetable oil from consumption tax. China Introduces Overseas Tourists Tax Refund China’s Ministry of Finance has disclosed that foreign visitors to Hainan will benefit from a tax refund on goods purchased on the island, with effect from January 1, 2011. China Confirms End Of Small Car Tax Incentive China’s Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation have confirmed that the existing preferential rates of purchase tax on small cars will end when they expire at the end of this year. EU Shipping Urged To Prepare For New EU Customs System From January 1, 2011, compliance with an advanced cargo declaration regime will be mandatory for shipping within the Euro zone. UK UK Hong Kong DTA In Force The UK/Hong Kong Double Taxation Agreement that was signed on June 21, 2010 entered into force on December 20. 'Scrap IHT' Argues UK Think Tank UK Inheritance Tax should be abolished and replaced with a new tax on gifts to individuals over GBP150,000, according to a new report from the Institute of Public Policy Research. HMRC Withdraws VAT Concessions The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has announced the withdrawal of a number of extra statutory concessions, in particular on value-added tax, in a technical note. UK Explores Incentives For Charitable Giving The UK government published on December 29 a Green Paper with the aim of starting a national debate on society’s attitudes to giving. Both Conservative and Labour MPs, however, have been critical, saying that charities should not have been hit with the value-added tax hike and that people are already struggling with too high taxes. UK Tax Freedom Day Extends To May 30 The Adam Smith Institute has calculated that Britons will work for 149 days to pay their taxes in 2011. It says that every penny earned in the UK between January 1 and May 29 will be taken by the taxman to support government expenditure. HMRC Starts Twitter Trial The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has begun trialling the use of Twitter in the lead up to the January 31 Self Assessment deadline. HMRC Sets Out VAT Treatment For Marine, Aviation Services The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has released guidance on the future VAT treatment of ships and aircraft and associated services, which are supplied to the United Kingdom. US USTR Releases Report On China's WTO Compliance As required by the United States Congress under the US-China Relations Act of 2000, the office of the US Trade Representative has presented the ninth annual report on China's compliance with its World Trade Organization obligations. Otros temas IMF Supports Canada’s Commitment To Budget Balance Jim Flaherty, Canadian Minister of Finance, has welcomed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual review of Canada’s economic developments and policies, which strongly supports the Government’s fiscal plan to return to balanced budgets over the medium term.