Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 06-Oct-2014

Canada EU, Canada Hail Benefits Of New Trade Deal A joint summit between Canada and the European Union has marked the official conclusion of five years of talks towards a free trade deal which, when fully implemented, is expected to boost bilateral trade in goods and services by 23 percent. Canada On Track To Balance Its Budget The Canadian Finance Department has said that it remains on track to balance the budget thanks to a 5.2 percent increase in tax revenues in the first four months of the fiscal year 2014-15. Honduras, Canada Free Trade Pact Takes Effect Honduras has finally concluded a free trade agreement with Canada after decade-long negotiations. China China, S Korea Remain With Tariff Differences In FTA Talks The latest round of free trade agreement talks between South Korea and China were said to have made some progress, but the two sides have still been unable to agree the scale and timing of tariff cuts on their respective ultra-sensitive goods. China Expands Scope Of VAT, Business Tax Exemption The Chinese State Administration of Taxation on September 29, 2014, announced the release of Circular No. 71 ( [2014] No. 71) providing for a temporary exemption for small businesses from business tax and value-added tax from October 1, 2014, to December 31, 2015. Mexico May Slap Anti-Dumping Duties On Steel Imports Mexico's Ministry of Economy has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on hot-rolled coil steel imported from Germany, China and France. EU EU Takes Forward Irish Advance Tax Ruling Probe In a letter published online on September 30, 2014, the European Commission has said that two advance tax rulings provided by the Irish Revenue may have conferred a selective advantage to technology giant Apple in breach of state aid rules. EU Broadens Investigation Into Gibraltar Advance Tax Rulings The European Commission announced on October 1, 2014, that it is to expand its investigation into tax rulings provided to companies by Gibraltar, as part of its ongoing in-depth investigation into the territory's corporate tax regime. UK Osborne To Scrap UK Pensions 'Death Tax' UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to abolish the 55 percent tax on inherited defined contribution pensions from April 2015. UK Gov't Will Honor Scottish Tax Promises, Says Osborne UK Chancellor George Osborne has said that a future Conservative Government would honor, in full, its commitments to Scotland by handing over greater fiscal autonomy to the Scottish Parliament. UK's Cameron Pledges Income Tax Cut In Reelection Bid A re-elected Conservative Government would increase the income threshold for the 40 percent rate of income tax over the course of the next Parliament, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said. UK Charities Call For Reform Of 'Complicated' VAT Regime The Federation for Small Charities Council has recommended, in an open letter to UK lawmakers, that the UK reduce the number of goods and services that are value-added tax exempt to improve the tax position of charities. The move would enable charities to recover more of the input VAT they incur. US Treasury Anti-Inversion Action Could Delay US Tax Reform Former Chairman of the US Senate Finance Committee Chuck Grassley has suggested that the recent non-legislative measures taken by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to curb corporate tax inversions might delay future comprehensive tax reform. Eliminating US Death Tax Would Stimulate Growth The Heritage Foundation has confirmed the increased jobs and growth that would arise by cancelling the United States estate tax, more commonly known as the "death tax." US Gambling Industry Pays USD38bn In Taxes The United States gambling industry paid USD38bn in federal, state and local taxes in 2013, according to a report produced by Oxford Economics on behalf of the American Gaming Association. IRS Reminds Individual Taxpayers To File The US Internal Revenue Service has said that a quarter of the nearly 13 million taxpayers who requested an automatic six-month extension during this tax-filing season have yet to file. Obamacare Tax Credit Receives Further US Court Blow Another United States District Court andndash; this time in Oklahoma andndash; has decided that the rule issued by the Internal Revenue Service to implement the premium tax credit in the Affordable Care Act in both state and federal health insurance exchanges is null and void. US Tax Reform Complicated By Pass-Through Businesses In his Tax Policy Center blog, Howard Gleckman pointed out that research by his colleague Joe Rosenberg has shown how difficult it would be to effect United States "corporate-only" tax reform that ignores the pass-through businesses subject to the individual tax code. Otros temas Canadian Taxpayers' Federation Calls For Income Tax Cuts The Canadian Government should consider reducing income tax rates, cutting the number of tax brackets and eliminating a host of tax deductions, the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation has said in its pre-Budget submission.