Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 13-Ago-2012

China China Mulls Tax Rebate For Steel Industry The Chinese Industry and Information Technology Ministry is said to be considering a further tax break to support the local steel industry. EU US Nearer To Forbidding Its Airlines To Comply With EU ETS Following the passage by the United States House of Representatives in October last year of a bipartisan bill to ban US airlines from complying with the European Union’s emissions trading scheme, the Commerce Committee has now unanimously approved a similar bill in the Senate. UK HMRC To Resist Pensioners' Claims In ROSIIP Case The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has announced it is 'actively resisting' group litigation brought by former members of a Singapore-based investment fund, who are facing unexpected tax bills after the fund had its Qualifying Registered Overseas Pension Scheme status withdrawn in 2008. UK Government Warned Over PPF Levy Hike The Confederation of British Industry, the major UK business lobby group, has recently called on the government to take prompt action to prevent sharp rises in Pension Protection Fund levies in March next year and make sure that the levies don't push businesses into bankruptcy. HMV Vacates Guernsey After Removal Of UK LVCR British high street electronic media retailer HMV has decamped from Guernsey following the removal in April of a long-standing UK tax concession which exempted low value exports to the British market from value-added tax. HMRC Consults On Anti-Abuse Legislation Following ECJ Ruling The UK government is consulting on proposed amendments to two of its anti-avoidance tax law provisions deemed discriminatory and disproportionate by the European Commission. UK Must Crack Down On Tax Avoidance, Says Tax Practitioners' Body The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has recently unveiled a five-point programme to help HMRC crack down on aggressive tax avoidance schemes. Environmental Groups Lobby For English Plastic Bag Tax Environmental groups have urged that England join the rest of the UK in placing a levy on single-use plastic bags. US GOP Pass US Tax Reform Bill For 2013 The United States Republican-led House of Representatives has approved, on party lines, the Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Bill, which would require the House and the Senate to consider tax reform legislation in 2013 according to an expedited timeline. US Lawmakers Look To Abolish Olympic Medal Taxes After Americans for Tax Reform pointed out that American individuals winning medals at the Olympics would be liable for United States income tax, legislation was introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate to provide for their exemption. Ma Asks US To Recommence TIFA Talks During a visit of the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, Jose W. Fernandez, to Taipei, Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou expressed the hope that talks could be resumed under the trade and investment framework agreement between the two countries as soon as possible. Team To Investigate FATCA Impact On Israel Israel's Finance Minister has set up an expert team to consider the impact and application of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Quiet Year, So Far, For US State Taxation In its latest State Tax Update, the National Conference of State Legislatures has depicted the first half of 2012 as a ‘notably quiet year’ for US state taxes, with only five states reporting sizable net tax changes, and with the smallest aggregate tax cut in the 32-year history of the report. Otros temas South Korea To Put Transaction Tax On Financial Derivatives In order to bring the taxation of derivatives in line with other earned income and introduce another revenue source, the government has announced plans to impose a transaction tax on index options and futures in South Korea.