Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 22-Abr-2013

China Iceland Signs Europe's First FTA With China A bilateral free trade agreement between Iceland and China was signed on April 15 in Beijing by Ossur Skarpheoinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland, and Gao Hucheng, China's Minister of Commerce, and witnessed by the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Iceland's Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir. EU EU Warns Hungary On SectoralTaxes The European Commission has urged Hungary to reduce sectoral taxes, warning that "policy uncertainty" and sectoral surtaxes have "contributed to historically low investment and productivity growth rates." US Business Calls For Rapid Negotiation Of EU Trade Treaty The United States Chamber of Commerce has joined with partners in the Business Coalition for Transatlantic Trade, and US and European Union lawmakers, to formally launch the Coalition, and to highlight the strong support that exists for an ambitious transatlantic trade agreement. EU Warns Hungary On Sectoral Taxes The European Commission has urged Hungary to reduce sectoral taxes, warning that "policy uncertainty" and sectoral surtaxes have "contributed to historically low investment and productivity growth rates." EU FTT Under Fire From International Trade Associations The European Commission's proposed financial transaction tax would have "unprecedented extraterritorial impacts," a number of trade associations have warned in a letter to the G20 finance ministers. EU Commission Warns Hungary On Tax The European Commission has denounced plans to introduce payment obligations on Hungarian citizens whenever the country is fined for a breach of EU law as an "ad-hoc tax," in a statement that expressed wide-ranging concern about the rule of law in the country. Germany Eyes Swiss Tax Concession In EU Context Although the landmark tax agreement with Switzerland cannot now be revived, a new regulation aimed at combating tax flight could still be negotiated with the Confederation within a European context, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble recently indicated. UK IMF Warns UK On Fiscal Consolidation The Chief Economist of the IMF Research Department has warned the UK that it should consider adjusting fiscal consolidation plans due to "very weak private demand." European Commission Investigates UK Games Tax Relief The European Commission has called into doubt the necessity of the UK's planned new video games tax relief, opening an in-depth investigation into the proposals. US AICPA Submits US Civil Tax Penalty Reform Proposals The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has sent its legislative proposals to the United States Congress for reforming the civil tax penalty provisions of the Internal Revenue Code at the same time as comprehensive tax reform proposals are developed in the coming months. US Corporates Receive USD181bn In Tax Breaks With the United States Congress re-examining tax expenditures used by corporations as part of reforms that could reduce the current 35% corporate tax rate, the Government Accountability Office reported that an estimated 80 tax expenditures resulted in the Administration forgoing corporate tax revenue totaling more than USD181bn in 2011. US Congress Looks For Tax Fraud Solutions Led by its Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, the Senate Finance Committee has held a hearing on solutions to tax fraud involving identity theft in the United States. US Reviews Burma, Laos As Possible GSP Beneficiaries The United States Trade Representative has initiated a public review for possible designation of Burma and Laos as beneficiary countries of the Generalized System of Preferences. Irish Presidency Hails Progress On EU, US Trade Deal Richard Bruton has said that he is aiming to secure a European Union mandate on the proposed US trade deal by June. Otros temas CRA Asks Journalists For Tax Data The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has been asked to hand over the data it holds on alleged "tax havens" to the tax authorities so that "appropriate action" can be taken.