Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 11-Abr-2011

EU EU Launches Assault On 'Harmful' Taxes Speaking at the 'Workshop on the Outlook for Financial Markets, for their Governance and for Finance,' the EU Commissioner for Taxation, Algirdas Šemeta, disclosed that the European Union, as part of a three-point plan to tackle member states' debts, will increase their assault on 'harmful' tax regimes. US, EU Agree Principles For Trade In ICT Services The European Union and the United States, under the framework of the Transatlantic Economic Council, have agreed on a set of fundamental principles for trade in information and communication technology services. EU Requests FATCA Talks With US In a letter sent to the United States Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner (pictured), and the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Douglas Shulman, the European Council and the European Commission have pointed out the potential negative effects that the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act could have on the European financial industry. Netherlands In Court Over Charity Tax Rules The European Commission has decided to refer the Netherlands to the European Union Court of Justice because its tax treatment of gifts to charities is considered discriminatory and in breach of EU rules on the free movement of capital. EU Consults On Corporate Governance Rules After the financial crisis, which is said to have shown that the corporate governance of European companies, until now largely based on self-regulation, is not as effective as it could be, the European Commission has launched a public consultation that addresses the ways in which it can be improved. UK UK Consults On Tax Regime For Life Insurance Firms The UK is to consult on the government's proposal for a new corporate tax regime for life insurance companies, made necessary by a European Union regulatory directive. UK Targets Overseas Pension Tax Loophole The UK has extended its crackdown on overseas tax avoidance with the closure of what the Treasury has labelled an unintended loophole for UK residents transferring pension savings overseas. UK Consults On State Pension Overhaul Following previous intimations of its intention to fundamentally alter the UK's pension provision structure, the government has begun a consultation process on proposals that the Department for Work and Pensions has labelled 'the biggest shake up of the state pension for generations.' US Geithner Warns Of US Government 'Shutdown' In the midst of comments and counter-comments between Democrats and Republicans in Congress on proposals to limit government spending, the United States Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, has sent a letter to various Congressional leaders regarding projections on when the statutory debt limit would be reached and the US government have to shut down. IRS To Ease Conflict With US Telecom Industry The United States Internal Revenue Service has announced the publication of guidance for taxpayers in the telecommunications industry, with the aim of resolving disputes involving the capitalization and depreciation of network assets. US Republicans Propose Tax And Spending Cuts Following the presentation in February of President Obama’s budget proposals for 2012, the United States House of Representatives Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan has now introduced the Republican counter proposals which go much further in reducing government spending, while also proposing significant revenue-neutral cuts in corporate and individual income taxes. Obama To Send Colombian FTA To Congress The United States Trade Representative has announced that the United States and Colombia have agreed an action plan to improve labour rights in Colombia and clear the way for the US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement to move forward to consideration by the US Congress. Otros temas Canadian Liberals Set Out Tax Plans Canada's main opposition party has launched a manifesto targeted at the middle class family vote, proposing to put 'Canadian families at the centre of our economic policies', paid for by a headline-grabbing pledge to revert corporate tax rates to 2010 levels. Otros temas Slovakia Intent On Bank Tax Slovakia’s Finance Minister Ivan Miklos has recently confirmed government plans to press ahead with the introduction of a bank tax in Slovakia, in the event that the European Union fails to reach a timely agreement on the issue. Otros temas Another Canadian Tax Initiative From Harper Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has added still further to his party's raft of tax break measures, pledging to double the amount Canadians are able to save tax free, in a bid to win over voters ahead of the May 2 election.