Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 14-Nov-2011

Canada Canada Signs Revised Tax Information Exchange Agreement Canada has signed the updated Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced. Canada, Costa Rica Look At Improving FTA Negotiations have begun between Canada and Costa Rica on the proposed modernization of their existing free trade agreement, it has been announced. Canada, Barbados Amend DTA Canada and Barbados have inked a protocol to their existing double tax agreement, designed to bring the treaty up to date with modern standards on the exchange of information. Canada To Simplify Tax Court Rules The Canadian government has launched a consultation on proposals designed to improve the caseload management of the Tax Court of Canada. China China Emphasizes Its Actions To Encourage Imports In the opinion of its Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, China has, since the outbreak of the international financial crisis, instituted policies so as to expand domestic demand and stimulate imports while stabilising exports, and has, thereby, become an important factor in promoting balanced global trade. EU EU Report Describes Doha Benefits A new study from the European Commission reveals that the economic benefits arising from successful Doha Development Agenda negotiations in the World Trade Organization could amount to an increase in world exports of USD359bn on an annual basis from a deal that secures the liberalization of industrial goods, agriculture, services and from the removal of red tape. EU Stalls On FTT During a recent European Union Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, deep divisions emerged on the creation of a tax on financial transactions, leading to a likely delay in the presentation of new legislation to implement the levy at European level. US, EU Laud Russian WTO Compromise The compromise reached by Russia and Georgia, mediated by Switzerland, has been praised by the European Union and the United States who have welcomed the benefits that Russian membership of the World Trade Organization will bring to the global trading system. Japan Japanese Car Makers Look For Lower Car Taxes The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association organized a press conference recently, together with automobile manufacturers, trade unions and dealer representatives, to request the government to come to the industry’s aid by reducing car taxation in the country. USTR Urged To Use TPP To Change Japan's Trade Barriers The leading US politicians with responsibility for international trade matters, in a letter to the United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk, have advised that the Administration should “consult closely with Congress and other stakeholders well in advance of any decisions” related to a possible request from Japan to participate in Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. UK FTT Implementation Could Destroy City Of London A Tobin tax would destroy derivatives trading in the City of London, crippling the UK economy, a new report has argued, while the Prime Minister has made clear that any such tax must be applied globally. UK Deals Tax Blow To Channel Islands The UK government has announced that from April 1, 2012, Low Value Consignment Relief will no longer apply to goods sent to the UK from the Channel Islands. US Travel Industry Calls For Phase-Out Of UK APD A total of thirty associations within the United States travel industry have written to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne urging the United Kingdom government to abandon plans for a further increase in air passenger duty in March 2012, and, instead begin a progressive reduction of the tax. UK Unveils New Tax Avoidance Taskforces The creation of five taskforces, targeting, among others, scrap metal dealers, construction traders and fast food outlets, has been unveiled by the UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs. Channel Islands Challenge LVCR Decision The governments of the Channel Islands, Guernsey and Jersey, have released statements in response to the UK Treasury's announcement that from April 1, 2012, Low-Value Consignment Relief will no longer be offered to goods exported to the UK market from the Channel Islands. Business Heads Urge UK To Cut Tax While simple solutions do not exist for stimulating growth in the UK's economy, measures including the scrapping of the 50% rate of tax would have a disproportionately positive impact, a group of prominent businessmen has said. UK Film Tax Relief Extended The UK's film industry will be able to benefit from a targeted tax break until the end of 2015, under a scheme worth nearly GBP1bn (USD1.6bn) a year, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. US US Senators Seek To Protect Online Retailers A bipartisan 'Sense of the Senate' Resolution has been introduced in an attempt to counteract efforts within the United States Congress, and by some states, to impose sales taxes on out-of-state online retailers. US Deficit Reduction Committee Nears Deadlock As it nears its deadline to produce a plan for United States fiscal deficit reductions over the next decade, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction appears to have hit a brick wall, as both political parties play the ‘blame game’. Otros temas 'Tobin' Tax Must Be EU-Wide, Says Ireland Dublin's financial services sector would be hard hit were proposals for a financial transaction tax not rolled out across the European Union (EU) as a whole, Ireland's Finance Minister, Michael Noonan, has warned.