Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 27-Abr-2015

Canada Canada Balances Budget, Cuts SME Taxes Canada's small business tax rate will be cut to nine percent by 2019, under plans unveiled in Joe Oliver's first Budget as finance minister. China China Announces Further FTZ Plans Prior to the inauguration of Guangdong's new free trade zone on April 21, China's State Council released a foreign investment negative list for all of the new pilot zones in Tianjin city and Guangdong and Fujian provinces, together with further reforms already established in Shanghai. EU EU Council Endorses Beneficial Ownership Proposals The Council of the European Union on April 20, 2015, endorsed proposals to require member states to maintain a central register of information on the beneficial ownership of corporate and other legal entities. It would be at the discretion of member states as to whether such information would be publicized. UK UK Firms, Economy Burdened By High Tax Rates The UK is inhibiting its economy with a tax burden 18 percent heavier than the global average and should consider setting a specific target for lowering the overall tax take, according to research by accountants UHY Hacker Young. Arris Buys Pace, Inverts To UK US-based ARRIS Group, Inc., the video and broadband technology company, is to purchase Pace plc, well-known for its satellite TV set-top boxes, and form a new group that will take advantage of the lower tax rate in the United Kingdom. US House Republicans Approve Repeal Of US Estate Tax The US Republican-led House of Representatives voted on April 16 to repeal the estate tax, despite Democratic party and White House opposition. US Senate Receives Miscellaneous Tariff Renewal Bill Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced into the US Senate to renew the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, which last expired at the end of 2012. Japan, US Make Progress In TPP Talks After another recent round of intense negotiations, Japan's Economic Minister Akira Amari and US Trade Representative Michael Froman were said to have made significant progress towards a Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement between the two countries, but that more effort will be necessary. Ryan, Murray Propose Tax Expenditure Data Commission Patty Murray and Paul Ryan have introduced into Congress the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2015, which would establish a 15-member commission to study how best to expand the use of data to evaluate the effectiveness of US federal programs and tax expenditures. Residence-Based Taxation Proposed For Americans Abroad American Citizens Abroad has submitted a proposal to the US Senate Finance Committee individual and international tax reform working groups for the enactment of residence-based taxation for American expatriates. House Republicans Clash With IRS Over 2015 Filing Season During an April 22 hearing of the US House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Republican lawmakers raised concerns at issues arising during the 2015 tax filing season and the service offered by the Internal Revenue Service.