Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 14-Jul-2014

Canada NZ, Canada Welcome WTO Environmental Goods Talks New Zealand and Canada are to cut their import tariffs on a number of environmental goods as part of a multilateral trade pact being negotiated at the World Trade Organization. China South Korea, China Seek FTA By End-2014 South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, agreed in Seoul on July 3 that their two countries would conclude free trade agreement negotiations by the end of 2014. China To Collect More Data On Corporate Overseas Assets To improve its tax administration and the oversight of those Chinese resident companies with overseas investments and income, China's State Administration of Taxation has issued a public notice regarding additional information that those companies must report with effect from September 1 this year. China Exempts Purchase Tax On Electric Cars During the latest Chinese State Council executive meeting on July 9, chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, it was decided that all new-energy vehicles andndash; electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell andndash; would be exempt from the present 10 percent purchase tax. EU Hungary Rejects EU Calls For Bank Tax Review Hungary's Minister of National Economy, Mihaly Varga, has said that the country's bank tax may be amended at some point, but that now is not the right time. Press Ahead With Tax Plans, Šemeta Urges New EU Presidency European Tax Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta has called on the new Italian Presidency to ensure that progress is made on a number of tax initiatives, ranging from value-added tax rules to anti-avoidance schemes, and from proposals for a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base to plans for a financial transactions tax. EU Council Adopts Amendment To Parent-Subsidiary Directive The Council of the European Union on July 8, 2014, formally adopted an amendment to EU tax rules that will prevent the double non-taxation of dividends distributed within corporate groups deriving from hybrid loan arrangements andndash; financial instruments that have the characteristics of both debt and equity. EC Questions Tax Perks For Dutch, Other EU Ports The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into Dutch corporate tax exemptions granted to public companies, including port operators. Japan Japan, Australia Sign Free Trade Pact Australia and Japan have signed a historic free trade agreement that will offer Australian exporters unprecedented access to Japanese markets. UK UK May Merge Social Security, Income Tax The TaxPayers' Alliance, a group that campaigns for tax reform in the UK, has praised reports that Chancellor George Osborne intends to include the merger of employees' National Insurance Contributions with income tax in the Conservative Party's next election manifesto. UK Mansion Tax Feasible, But Not 'Fair:' UK200Group The UK200Group of independent accountancy and law firms has said that new figures from the Office for National Statistics should remove one of the main concerns that has been raised about proposals for a mansion tax. Farmers Warned About UK Inheritance Tax Grab A UK accountancy firm that specializes in advising rural businesses has warned that plans to cap the total amount of tax protection that an individual can gain from trusts will leave farm owners with new Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax liabilities. Lawmakers Call For Fiscal Devolution In England A group of UK lawmakers has called on the Government to tackle the "English question" and devolve a range of tax raising powers to local authorities. US US Taxpayers Warn Against Myopic Tax Reform Measures Taxpayer organizations have urged US policy-makers to not lose sight of the urgent need for ambitious US tax reform because of short-term spending considerations. US Corporate Inversions Back In The Spotlight Based on information from the Congressional Research Service, Sander Levin (D andndash; Michigan), the United States House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member, has issued details of an increasing number of "corporate inversions" since 1983, and has reignited a debate on how they should be stopped. WTO Rules In Latest US-China Case On GPX Legislation The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization on July 7, 2014, gave a mixed response to China's appeal against an earlier WTO ruling on a US countervailing duty law affecting Chinese products. Otros temas Swedish Opposition Would Hike Bank Tax The Social Democratic Party, Sweden's main opposition party, has unveiled plans to increase bank taxes to fund education reforms.