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Canada Germany Objects To Canada-EU FTA The outcome of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada has been cast into doubt following objections raised by Germany. Canada Highlights Adoption Tax Credit Expansion Canada's Minister of State for Finance has drawn attention to the recent expansion of the Adoption Expense Tax Credit. EU ASEAN Holds Out Prospect Of Regional FTA With EU At their 20th meeting held in Brussels on July 23, foreign ministers from the two regional blocs noted the progress being made in negotiating bilateral free trade agreements between individual Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states and the European Union. Top EU Official Slams Hungarian Advertising Tax European Union Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes has accused Hungary of using tax policy as a political weapon, in a strongly-worded rebuke that takes aim at the country's controversial new tax on advertising. EU VAT Place Of Supply Guide In 23 Languages The European Commission has confirmed that explanatory notes providing guidance on EU place of supply changes for telecommunications, broadcasting and electronic services from January 1, 2015, are now available in 23 languages, and its mini One Stop Shop guidance is now available in 27. Study Compares Tax Freedom Day Across The EU "Tax Freedom Day" has come two days later for taxpayers across the European Union in 2014, according to analysis from the . UK IMF Recommends UK Property Tax Reform The International Monetary Fund has recommended a number of fiscal reforms for the United Kingdom, including an overhaul of property taxes. ACCA Questions Legality Of UK 'Bank Raid' Powers The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has warned that proposals to give HM Revenue and Customs powers to "raid" money from taxpayers' bank accounts risk being unconstitutional. UK Reports On Uptake Of Social Security Tax Break More than 725,000 UK employers have benefited from the Employment Allowance, a scheme that provides for a reduction in National Insurance Contributions, the Government has announced. US Ireland Fires Back At Obama Tax Policy Criticism Ireland does not promote or encourage tax inversion by US multinationals, and is chosen by a "small number" of firms each year because of a combination of non-tax and tax perks, Ireland's Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, has said. US Treasury Issues Final Regs On Research Tax Rules The United States Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have issued final regulations on the tax code provision that enables the deduction or amortization of research and experimentation expenditures paid or incurred in connection with the development of "pilot models" and other tangible property. US House Looks To Improve Child Tax Credit On July 25, the United States House of Representatives passed the Child Tax Credit Improvement Act, which would index the credit for inflation, eliminate the so-called "marriage penalty" and also introduce an anti-tax fraud measure. US Congress Urged To Deny Contracts To Inverters With pressure growing for the United States Congress to move forward on legislation to halt the flow of "corporate inversions" in the short-term, the Fair Federal Contracts Act has been introduced in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, to add a provision to prohibit federal contracts going to corporations that reincorporate overseas. Last Minute Funding Fix Agreed For US Highway Fund The United States Senate was forced into adopting tax proposals put forward by the House of Representatives, in a vote on July 31, to ensure funding for the Highway Trust Fund before an August 1, 2014, deadline. US Senate Republicans Block 'Bring Jobs Home Act' On July 30, the Republican party in the United States Senate, by a 54-42 procedural vote that divided on partisan lines and required at least 60 votes to move the bill to a definitive vote, succeeded in defeating the Bring Jobs Home Act, which would have provided a 20 percent tax credit against companies' expenses incurred when bringing jobs back to the country. Otros temas Canadian Tax Revenues Up The Canadian Government has said that it remains on track to balance the budget in 2015, after the latest Fiscal Monitor showed that revenues increased by 3.8 percent and the deficit fell by CAD1.6bn (USD1.5bn) in the first two months of the fiscal year.