Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 20-Ene-2014

Canada CRA Clarifies Stance On Gifting Tax Shelters Legislative reforms will give the Canada Revenue Agency greater powers to tackle the use of gifting tax shelter schemes. Canada Launches New Anti-Avoidance Program The Canada Revenue Agency is to begin offering financial rewards to those who help it tackle major international tax non-compliance, after controversial plans entered into force this week. China China Simplifies Export Tax Exemption For e-Commerce China's State Administration of Taxation and the Ministry of Finance have issued a joint circular that specifies the simplified conditions under which, from January 1, 2014, e-commerce exporters can receive an export tax exemption or refund. EU Hellenic EU Presidency Outlines Priorities Greece will press for the extension of automatic information exchange procedures as part of its six month European Union Presidency. UK UK Councils To Benefit From Shale Tax Revenue One hundred percent of the business rate revenue from shale gas sites in the UK will be retained by local councils, in a move that the Government says will be worth up to GBP1.7m a year for a typical site. Osborne Renews Attack On European FTT UK Chancellor George Osborne has warned that a European financial transaction tax would be expensive and destroy jobs. US Tax Reform 'Best Way To Tackle US Income Inequality' In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Glenn Hubbard, Dean of Columbia Business School and the former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to former president George W. Bush, has argued that tax reform is the best way to tackle income inequality in the United States, not welfare expansion. US Court Dismisses Challenge To IRS Reporting Rule On January 13, 2013, the District Court in the District of Columbia dismissed an action filed by the Florida Bankers Association and Texas Bankers Association challenging the Internal Revenue Service rule requiring United States banks to report interest paid on deposits to non-residents. US Technology Industry Wants Expanded Research Tax Credit TechAmerica, the leading association for the United States technology industry, together with Grant Thornton, has issued a paper recommending that the tax credit for research and development should be made permanent and should be refundable for small startup ventures, while its size should also be increased. Otros temas Argentina Imposes Withholding Tax On Exports Tax-News.com: Otros temas Indian High Court Pressed On Vodafone Transfer Pricing Case India's Income Tax Department has challenged a court decision to freeze one of its many demands on Vodafone. Otros temas Liechtenstein, Austria Hail Tax Deal "A Success" Liechtenstein's Prime Minister and Finance Minister Adrian Hasler has recently held talks in Vienna with Austria's Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Michael Spindelegger, with the discussions focussing on the "success" of the bilateral withholding tax agreement concluded between the two countries last year.