Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 06-Ago-2012

Canada Canada To Offer Disaster Tax Reliefs Canadians affected by extreme weather events can apply for relief from the Canada Revenue Agency if they are having difficulty meeting their tax obligations. Canada, Switzerland Agree On Information Exchange Canada and Switzerland have reached an agreement on the interpretation of the information exchange provisions of their double tax agreement. Canada Consults On Scientific Tax Incentives The Canadian government has launched a consultation on the impact contingency fees may have on its Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax incentive programme. China Chinese Efforts To Reshape Tax System Lauded China has made substantial progress towards economy-friendly tax reform in recent times, the International Monetary Fund has acknowledged in its latest Article IV consultation, advising further measures to boost consumer consumption and reduce the tax burden on low-income households. China Publishes Regulation To Relax QFII Rules Following on from the expansion of the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor scheme in Hong Kong in April this year, the China Securities Regulatory Commission has now issued revised regulations to ease the operation of the domestic Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor programme for foreign institutional investors. EU Philippines Begins Study For FTA With EU As part of the European Commission’s developing negotiations towards trade treaties with the individual ten countries within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Philippines has begun a study into a possible free trade agreement with the European Union. Nations Pressure EU On Aviation Emissions Tax Officials from 17 countries, including the US, India, Russia and China, met recently in Washington to discuss alternative proposals to the European Union emission tax. EU Proposes Quick Response Tool For VAT Fraud The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Quick Reaction Mechanism, which would enable European Union member states to respond more swiftly and efficiently to value-added tax fraud. Don't Overtax EU Tourism Industry, Warns WTTC The World Travel and Tourism Council, the lobby group for the travel and tourism industry, has recently written to all EU finance ministers and called on governments to refrain from over-taxing the tourism industry. UK GBP7bn In UK Income Tax Credits Go Unclaimed Brits fail to claim GBP7.3bn (USD11.5bn) worth of income-related tax credits, according to new research that reveals a total UK tax wastage figure of over GBP12.5bn. US US House Tax Writers Back PNTR With Russia Following the bipartisan approval by the United States Senate Finance Committee on July 18 of the bill that would establish permanent normal trade relations with Russia by removing the nation from the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee followed suit on July 26, 2012. US House Backs Cancellation Of IRS Reporting Rule As an amendment to the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act, the United States House of Representatives has approved a cancellation of the up-coming Internal Revenue Service rule requiring US banks to report interest paid on deposits to non-residents. Antigua Approaches WTO's Lamy In Push For 'Justice' The government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced that it has approached the Director General of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, in an attempt to achieve a compromise with the United States on fair compensation for damage caused to the Antigua and Barbuda gambling sector as a result of the US Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. GOP Passes Its US Tax Cut Package Through The House While rejecting the Democrats’ proposal not to extend the lower rates of tax enacted under President George W. Bush for the highest-earning taxpayers, the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives passed their own bill to extend all of the tax cuts. Otros temas Canadian Revenues Improve Canadian coffers were boosted by a 5% increase in revenues in April and May, helping to drive the deficit down from CAD2bn in the same period last year to CAD0.8bn.