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China China, US Exchange Trade Dispute Blows Trade friction between China and the United States has worsened with the Obama Administration requesting dispute settlement consultations with the Chinese government at the World Trade Organization concerning China’s auto and auto parts subsidy programme, and China requesting consultations on the US imposition of both countervailing duties and antidumping duties on its exports. Obama, Romney Seek To Out-Tough Each Other On China Indications are that the recent worsening of trade friction between the United States and China will not abate before the presidential election, as President Barack Obama and his challenger, Mitt Romney, each vies to portray himself as the tougher in disputes with China. UK US, UK Sign FATCA Agreement On September 12, the United States and the United Kingdom governments announced the signing of a bilateral agreement to implement the information reporting and withholding tax provisions within the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. JRF Calls For Radical Rethink Of UK Property Taxes The UK government must implement radical tax reforms to repair a broken housing system, a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has claimed. Tax Relief Vital To UK Film Industry, BFI Says UK film production would be 71% smaller without the aid provided by Film Tax Relief, a new report commissioned by the British Film Institute and Pinewood Shepperton has shown. HMRC Extends Anti-Avoidance Taskforce Activity The legal profession in London is among those being targeted by new HM Revenue and Customs taskforces as the UK government seeks to recover around GBP20m (USD32m) in tax through a variety of schemes. One Third Of UK Taxpayers Forgo Pension Tax Relief Failure to join company pension schemes costs UK workers GBP1.8bn (USD2.9bn) in tax relief a year, a new survey has claimed. HMRC Hails Victory In Stamp Duty Avoidance Case HM Revenue and Customs has welcomed victory in a court case concerning a tax avoidance scheme, a decision it says could save more than GBP170m for the UK Exchequer. US US Lawyers Urge Fresh Transfer Pricing Guidance Rudolph R. Ramelli, Chair of the Section of Taxation within the American Bar Association, has written a letter to Douglas Shulman, the Commissioner of the United States Internal Revenue Service, with comments and recommendations for guidance on the transfer pricing of related party guarantees. US Sends FATCA Envoy To EU, Asia The United States Treasury Department has announced that Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs, Manal Corwin, is travelling to Europe and Asia from September 17-28 to discuss the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and global efforts to combat offshore tax evasion. Otros temas STT Must Bolster Investment In India, SEBI Chief Says The head of India's Securities and Exchange Board has said that the securities transaction tax should act as a long-term incentive to investment and must not be viewed as a tool with which to reap short-term benefits.