Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 16-Jun-2014

Canada Canada Confirms South Korean FTA Terms The Canadian Government has tabled the final text of its Free Trade Agreement with South Korea. Upon its entry into force, South Korea will immediately remove duties on 81.9 percent of tariff lines. China China Leans On Kuwait To Champion Sino-GCC FTA Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called on Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to help restart talks towards the completion of a free trade agreement between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council. China Extends LNG Import VAT Rebate As part of China's efforts to encourage the use of less polluting fuels, the Ministry of Finance has confirmed an extension to the rebate of value added tax for imported liquefied natural gas. Mexico Announces New Dumping Duty On China Mexico's Ministry of Economy has decided to impose an anti-dumping duty on imports of synthetic fiber blankets from China. China Supports Hong Kong's Future Autonomy A White Paper issued by the Chinese Government on June 10 has confirmed the Government's continued support for Hong Kong's autonomy to set its own trade, financial and taxation policies, noting the territory's successes under the 'One Country, Two Systems' policy. EU UK Publicizes VAT Mini One-Stop Shop Offering HM Revenue and Customs has said digital services suppliers can register from October 2014 to use its Mini One Stop shop portal, to ease the administration burden associated with complying with changes to EU place of supply rules concerning these services from 2015. Indonesia Disputes EU Biofuel Anti-Dumping Duties Indonesia has requested consultations with the European Union concerning the latter's anti-dumping measures on biodiesel imports. Japan Japan Seeks Expanded Ties With Jebel Ali Free Zone Daisuke Matsunaga, the Japanese Consul General in the United Arab Emirates, visited the Jebel Ali Free Zone recently to explore further opportunities for Japanese companies to expand their reach in the Middle East markets from Jafza, a free zone located in Dubai. UK No Tax-Checked Firms Blocked From UK Public Tenders Research from Pinsent Masons reveals that no business has been excluded from bidding for contracts from central UK Government departments since new tax avoidance disclosure rules were introduced last year. Guernsey Seeks Equal Rules On Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Guernsey has responded to the announcement in the Queen's speech that legislation will be tabled in the UK to create a central public register of beneficial ownership. UK Liberal Democrats Continue Mansion Tax Push The UK's Deputy Prime Minister has said his party would ask those with the broadest shoulders to make additional contributions through a banded mansion tax, if it is re-elected either independently or as part of another Coalition Government. US US Extends Deadline For Swiss Bank Disclosures On June 5, the United States Department of Justice extended some information reporting deadlines for Swiss credit institutions that have sought to participate in its tax regularization program to secure a non-prosecution agreement. FATCA Causes First Russian Bank To Cut US Clients With Russia unlikely to be able to conclude a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act intergovernmental agreement with the United States in the foreseeable future, and subject to the country's current law on tax information exchange, VTB has become the first Russian bank to disclose that it is reducing its services to American clients. Permanent US Small Business Expensing Urged The National Federation of Independent Business and 154 other business associations have sent a multi-industry letter to the United States House of Representatives urging its approval of bipartisan legislation that would permanently reinstate tax provisions that allow small businesses to immediately deduct the cost of investments in property and qualifying equipment. South Africa, US Conclude FATCA IGA On June 9, 2014, South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Musa Nene and the US Ambassador to South Africa, Patrick H. Gaspard, signed an inter-governmental agreement to support international efforts to improve tax compliance. US Business Urges DTA Ratifications The National Foreign Trade Council has joined with other leading business organizations in sending a letter to every United States Senator calling for expeditious action on the bilateral double taxation agreements and protocols currently pending before the Senate. US Treasury Seeks To Support Education Tax Credit Claims The United States Treasury Department has released a fact sheet to educate colleges and universities, tax preparers, software providers, and other stakeholders about the complex rules governing education-related tax benefits. Otros temas Canadian Tax Rules 'Put Pensioners At Risk' Canada's pension rules have failed to keep pace with increased life expectancies and force Registered Retirement Income Fund holders to run tax-deferred assets down rapidly, the C.D. Howe Institute has said. Otros temas Canadian Tax Freedom A Day Later In 2014 The Fraser Institute calculates that Tax Freedom Day for the average Canadian family fell a day later this year, continuing a trend of delays begun in 2009. Otros temas ECJ Rules On Overseas Territories' Dividend Taxation On June 5, 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down a joint ruling concerning two Dutch companies' objections to the imposition of withholding tax on dividends paid to their respective holding companies based in the former Netherlands Antilles.