Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 04-Mar-2013

China WTO Rules Against Chinese X-Ray Scanner Dumping Duties A World Trade Organization panel has ruled against China in a dispute brought by the European Union against anti-dumping duties, of 71.8%, on imports of certain security inspection equipment (x-ray scanners) from the European Union. UK UK Allows Turks And Caicos To Ditch VAT Plans The Turks and Caicos Islands Government will be allowed to decide whether to introduce a value-added tax regime from April 1, 2013, after lobbying of UK Government officials by the island's business community and the new Government, led by Premier Rufus Ewing. New Guidance Released On UK APD Amendments The Governments of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man have released new guidance on Air Passenger Duty changes set to come into force in the UK on April 1, 2013. US US Permanent Estate Tax Is 'Progressive' Following the enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act, which made estate tax law permanent following more than a decade of constant change, the Tax Policy Center has pointed out that it remains one of the most progressive parts of the United States tax code. US Consumers Reduce Spending After Payroll Tax Hike The expiry, at the end of 2012, of the temporary payroll tax cut that decreased the take-home pay of many working Americans is impacting household budgets in the United States, according to the 2013 Tax Returns Survey produced for the National Retail Federation. US Speaker Urges Obama To Focus On Spending Cuts While President Barack Obama has continued his campaign-style speeches to insist that further tax increases should form part of a package to avoid the automatic annual USD85bn general spending cuts in the United States sequester due to take effect on March 1, there is still no sign of a political compromise. USAID Tax Reform Program In Armenia Underway The US Agency for International Development has begun a four-year tax reform program in Armenia, with Deloitte providing advice to the State Revenue Committee on implementing improved electronic services, record-keeping and analysis, and a new tax personnel management system. IRS Expands Voluntary Relief From US Past Payroll Taxes The United States Internal Revenue Service has expanded its Voluntary Classification Settlement Program, so that more business taxpayers can take advantage of the option to reclassify their workers as employees for future payroll tax periods. US FTT Proposal In Congress Following the news that a group of 11 European Union (EU) countries have been given the go-ahead to implement a European financial transaction tax (FTT), Congressmen Tom Harkin in the Senate and Peter DeFazio in the House of Representatives, have reintroduced their bills to impose such a tax in the United States. Vietnam Challenges US Anti-Dumping Duties On Shrimp The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body, on February 27, 2013, agreed to establish a panel to examine the dispute brought by Vietnam against US anti-dumping duties on certain frozen warm-water shrimp. Otros temas Canadian Revenues Continue To Rise Canadian federal revenues rose by 2.8% in December, and remain up for the financial year to date, helping drive down the overall deficit. Otros temas BC Introduces PRPP Legislation The Canadian federal Government has welcomed the introduction by British Columbia of legislation that will pave the way for the implementation of a major new pensions vehicle.