Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 07-Feb-2011

Canada Opposition Threat To Canada's Corporate Tax Cuts There is currently in Canada a debate over the future of the country’s corporate tax rate, and commentators have predicted that it could cause an early general election if the government is not able to gain support for its tax plans and pass the national budget, which is scheduled to be released in March. China China Approves Property Tax Trials The Chinese government has approved the immediate application, as a pilot, of the property tax in Shanghai and Chongqing that had been proposed originally by the Ministry of Finance in October last year. EU Schäuble Outlines Future EU Fiscal Rule Reform Underlining the importance of both the European Union and the euro, and of achieving greater European economic and financial integration, Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble recently outlined the need to reform existing European finance regulations in key areas. EU To Discuss Trade Deal WIth Mercosur European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht will visit Paraguay and Uruguay in the week commencing February 7 in an attempt to advance negotiations towards a 'balanced and ambitious' free trade agreement with the Mercosur states. UK HMRC Denies 'Losing' National Insurance Contributions The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has refuted a number of UK media reports, which stated that the tax authority had lost over GBP1bn in National Insurance Contributions, affecting taxpayers’ future pension entitlements, as entirely erroneous. Cameron Issues Doha Clarion Call A newly-published report from the UK government and championed by Prime Minister, David Cameron, argues that for the Doha agreement to be successful negotiations must be concluded by the end of 2011. UK Announces New Offshore-Related Penalties HM Revenue and Customs has announced new penalties for offshore non-compliance. These come into force from April 6, 2011 and apply to Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax. UK Groups Urge Air Tax Reform To support economic growth and help relieve capacity pressure in the South East of England, research published by the Northern Way, an initiative aimed at improving the economic performance of the North of England, argues that flights from Northern airports should be taxed less than flights from London. HSBC Reconsiders London HQ Speaking at a UK Treasury Select Committee hearing on competition in financial services held on February 1, Douglas Flint, Chairman of HSBC, told MPs that the global bank would decide this year whether to relocate out of the City of London to another financial centre in view of the UK's new bank levy. Commons Report Slates HMRC For Failings The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has come under further fire for its past failings in a report published on February 2 by the Commons Public Accounts Committee. US US Commission Says Financial Crisis Was Avoidable The investigation of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission into the causes of the 2008 financial crisis from 2008 has concluded that it was “avoidable” and was due to a variety of causes, rather than any one in particular. US TARP Bank Programme Nears Profit The United States Department of the Treasury has disclosed that it currently estimates that the bank support that was provided within the Troubled Asset Relief Programme will ultimately provide a lifetime profit of nearly USD20bn to taxpayers. US Senate Votes To Axe Reporting Rule While the United States Senate, on February 2, voted not to repeal President Obama’s health care legislation, it did pass an additional motion to stop the requirement in it for businesses to file forms that would report payments made for goods and certain services to the Internal Revenue Service. US Technology CEOs Discuss Tax With Obama Several members of the Technology CEO Council recently had separate meetings in Washington with President Barack Obama and the United States Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, to discuss how elements of the government’s tax reforms and trade policies will provide growth within technology and innovation. Otros temas Canadian Fiscal Monitor Reports On November The Canadian Fiscal Monitor has just been released showing that there was a budgetary deficit of CAD4.5bn in November 2010, compared to a CAD4.4bn deficit in November 2009; and revenues increased by CAD2.6bn, or 15.4%, to CAD19.4bn. Otros temas Canada's Ashfield Concludes National 'Tax Cuts Tour' The Canadian Minister of National Revenue, Keith Ashfield has announced the conclusion of economic consultations across the country on tax relief and business development. Otros temas Canadian Budget Deficit Narrows The Canadian budget deficit fell by almost more than CAD10bn in the first eight months of the fiscal year to the end of November, thanks in large part to higher tax revenues, Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty has disclosed.