Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 01-Dic-2014

Canada Canada Tax Agency Confirms Taxpayer Privacy Breach The Canada Revenue Agency has confirmed that it accidentally disclosed confidential taxpayer information in response to a freedom of information request from a reporter. China South Korea, China, Japan Hold Further FTA Talks A sixth round of talks has been arranged on the proposed tripartite free trade agreement between China, Japan and South Korea, following the successful conclusion of bilateral trade talks between South Korea and China earlier this month. US Sets Preliminary Anti-Subsidy Duties On Chinese Tires In a case involving imports estimated to total USD2.1bn last year, after only USD968m in 2011, the United States Commerce Department has announced initial anti-subsidy duties on imports from China of tires for passenger vehicles and light trucks. EU EU Receives Feedback On Taxpayer Number Plan The European Commission's Taxation and Customs Union Directorate-General has released feedback received in relation to its consultation last year on proposals to create a European Taxpayer Identification Number (EU TIN) to support efforts to tackle tax fraud and evasion. Brussels Moving On Ownership Registries, Says STEP The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners has noted that a proposal to require EU member states to maintain public registers of information on entities' beneficial owners is progressing quickly in Brussels. UK TIGA Calls For Further UK Creative Tax Breaks TIGA, a representative body for the UK gaming industry, has called on UK Chancellor George Osborne to announce two new cross-sectoral tax reliefs when he delivers his Autumn Statement on December 3. Changes To HMRC 'Bank Raid' Powers Welcomed The UK Government has announced that it will strengthen safeguards to prevent the misuse of HM Revenue and Customs's new Direct Recovery of Debts powers. UK Tax Litigation Case Backlog At Record High HM Revenue and Customs's high-profile clampdown on suspected tax avoidance has driven the backlog of unresolved tax disputes to a record high, according to research from law firm Pinsent Masons. House Of Lords Passes Welsh Devolution Bill The UK House of Lords has passed legislation that will devolve a range of tax and borrowing powers to Wales. British Marine Federation Issues Tax Compliance Warning The British Marine Federation has issued a warning that the UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, can now access information from UK merchant acquirers andndash; the companies that process card payment transactions andndash; to find out the number and value of transactions completed by a specific trader engaged in the maritime industry. Big Businesses Contributing More UK Tax Than Ever A new survey from accountancy firm PwC has revealed that the UK's biggest businesses contributed a record GBP80bn (USD125.5bn) to the Exchequer in 2013-14, while the make-up of their total tax bill continues to shift. Influential Committee Sets Out New Scottish Tax Powers UK Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed long-awaited recommendations from the Smith Commission on the devolution of additional tax powers to the Scottish Parliament. UK Says Tax On Multinationals To Be Low, But Fair In a recent speech alongside a new report that recognizes the UK's largest companies' substantial contribution to revenue receipts, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, has highlighted that the Government aims to establish a fair but competitive tax regime. UK Gambling Tax Regime Rules Overhauled New rules for the UK's General Betting Duty, Pool Betting Duty, and Remote Gambling Duty entered into force on December 1, 2014, shifting the place of supply for tax purposes from the place of supply to the place of consumption. US US Manufacturers Urge Passage Of Miscellaneous Tariff Bill The National Association of Manufacturers, the largest manufacturing association in the United States, has renewed its call for Congress to urgently pass the long-delayed Miscellaneous Tariff Bill. Wyden Calls for IRS Action On 'Mega IRAs' US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden has insisted that the Internal Revenue Service should implement the recommendations of a new Government Accountability Office report on independent retirement accounts with very large account balances, also known as "mega IRAs." Study Plugs US Carbon-Corporate Tax Swap In a policy brief for the Tax Policy Center, Donald Marron, Director of Economic Policy Initiatives at the Urban Institute, has recommended a carbon-corporate tax swap, using the revenue from reducing carbon emissions to cut the US's high corporate income taxes. Obama Threatens To Veto Tax Extenders Deal Statements from US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest have indicated that the reported bipartisan deal being put together in Congress on an extension of the "tax extenders" measures would not be supported by President Barack Obama. US Inmate Tax Refund Fraud 'A Billion Dollar Problem' Tax refund fraud associated with prisoner Social Security Numbers remains a significant problem for the United States Internal Revenue Service, according to a report issued recently by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.