Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 11-Mar-2013

Canada Canada Concludes Investment Deals With Cameroon and Zambia Canada has concluded foreign investment promotion and protection agreement negotiations with Cameroon and Zambia, deals it is hoped will boost business confidence. China China To Enforce Capital Gains Tax On Home Sales With the Government looking to retain control over China’s house price inflation, and before the expected extension later this year of the property tax pilot scheme on high-value houses, it has been announced that, amongst other measures, the existing capital gains tax on home sales is now to be strictly enforced. UK, China Sign DTA Protocol A protocol to the double taxation agreement between the UK and China was signed in Beijing on February 27 by Sebastian Wood, British Ambassador to China, and Wang Li, Deputy Head of China’s State Administration of Taxation. EU VAT Now Payable On EU Pension Scheme Management Fees The European Court of Justice has agreed with HM Revenue and Customs that VAT is payable on fund management fees incurred by occupational pension funds. UK HMRC Targets UK Capital Gains Tax From Property Sales HM Revenue and Customs has warned that from September 6 it will be taking a "much closer look" at those who have sold properties other than their main home but who appear not have paid Capital Gains Tax, and it is giving those who may owe tax until August 9 to make a declaration. US EandY Reaches Tax Shelter Deal With IRS Accountancy firm Ernst and Young has agreed to pay the US Internal Revenue Service USD123m after it admitted "wrongful conduct" in connection with its participation in four tax shelters. US-Antigua Spat Rumbles On At WTO Headquarters True to their word, nations of the Caribbean Community rallied behind Antigua and Barbuda, at the recent meeting with the World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body, in support of the territory's calls for the United States to cooperatively agree a meaningful compensation package for Antigua and Barbuda in relation to a WTO ruling against US legislation prohibiting the provision of overseas online gambling services. US 2013 Trade Policy Agenda Sent To Congress President Barack Obama has presented to Congress his 2013 United States Trade Policy Agenda that, for the second year, looks for a conclusion to negotiations for the extended Trans-Pacific Partnership, while also launching negotiations with the European Union toward a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and securing results at the World Trade Organization for trade liberalization. Swiss Bank Liable In US Tax Evasion Case Wegelin, Switzerland's oldest private bank, has been ordered to pay USD58 to the US authorities after being sentenced for facilitating tax evasion by US taxpayers. Otros temas India Promises Safe Harbor Rules Soon India's Finance Minister has promised that Safe Harbor rules providing advice to the IT industry and other sectors about transfer pricing will soon be issued. Otros temas Switzerland Rolls Out Withholding Tax Software System The Swiss Federal Department of Finance has announced plans to roll out a new payroll software system from 2014, enabling employers to submit their withholding tax calculations to the Swiss cantonal tax authorities electronically.