Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 10-Sep-2012

Canada Canada, ASEAN Business Council Created Canada and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have announced the creation of a Business Council that will focus on developing private-sector cooperation. Canada, Costa Rica Conclude Latest FTA Talks Canada and Costa Rica have concluded the fifth round of talks towards the modernization of their existing free trade agreement. EU Italy Puts EU Mutual Tax Assistance Directive Into Effect Italian legislation, bringing into effect the European Union Directive concerning mutual assistance for the recovery of any claims relating to taxes and duties, has been gazetted and will come into effect on September 14 this year. Pacific Islands Urged To Conclude EU EPA Negotiations In his opening remarks to the Leaders Meeting of the Pacific states within the African, Caribbean and Pacific group, the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Tuiloma Neroni Slade, encouraged them to conclude their negotiations on an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union this year. Armenia Receives EU Trade Support The European Union has announced EUR60m (USD75.4m) in funding for Armenia to support the implementation of a new free trade agreement, and ongoing judicial reform. Channel Islands Engage Ireland On EU Agenda In anticipation of Ireland assuming the Presidency of the European Union from January 2013, the deputy Chief Ministers of the Channel Islands have held meetings with key members of the Irish government engaged in European Union affairs to discuss forthcoming policy that could impact the Channel Islands as international financial centres. UK Advertising Giant WPP To Return To UK Advertising giant WPP is to move its headquarters back to the UK following changes to the taxation of foreign profits. UK MPs Back Aviation Tax Overhaul British Members of Parliament have backed representations from the UK aviation industry in a new report, which calls for a drastic rethink to the UK's aviation policy. HMRC's Attempts To Tackle Alcohol Duty Evasion Slammed A group of UK lawmakers has warned that HM Revenue and Customs's drive to tackle alcohol duty evasion is being seriously hampered by a lack of information. US US Social Security Nears Funding Crisis A commentary by one of the public trustees for United States Medicare and Social Security has concluded that the latter’s future, at least in its present form, is now ‘greatly imperilled’ as the last few years of legislative neglect have drastically harmed the programme’s future financial prospects. Democrats Approve Presidential Election Platform At its national convention to re-select United States President Barack Obama as its candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, the Democratic Party has also approved its party platform that pledges a commitment "to defeating efforts that would return us to the failed economic policies of the past, in which tax relief for the wealthy explodes the deficit". US To Strengthen Trade, Investment Ties With ASEAN Consultations on August 30 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Ministers, led by Cham Prasidh, the Cambodian Minister of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk agreed to pursue a further deepening of trade and investment ties. US Estate Tax Under Further Attack A recent release from the Tax Foundation opines that the United States estate tax is ‘indefensible’ in that it fails to raise significant revenue, reduces savings, has high compliance costs and deters economic growth. Otros temas Panama Introduces Key Change To Transfer Pricing Rules Panama has adopted a legislative amendment that introduces transfer pricing rules on transactions with foreign related parties irrespective of whether one of the parties is tax resident in a country that holds a convention for the avoidance of double taxation with Panama.