Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 05-Ago-2013

China Kuwait's DTAA With Hong Kong In Effect The Agreement between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the State of Kuwait for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income came into effect on July 24, 2013. EU EU Trade Deal With Honduras, Nicaragua And Panama Operational The European Commission has said that a trade deal with Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama will open up markets and create a stable business and investment relationship. Japan BOJ Cautions Against Japanese Sales Tax Deferral The Governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda has urged the Government to forge ahead with the planned two-stage hike to Japan's consumption tax rate, to establish a ten percent headline rate by October 2015. UK Switzerland Transfers First Withholding Tax Tranches The Swiss Federal Tax Administration has transferred the first tranches from the retrospective taxation of assets to the Austrian and UK tax authorities, and has forwarded the first declarations concerning the disclosure of assets. UK Committee Looks At Consumer Energy Levies A UK Parliamentary Committee's report on fuel poverty in the UK recommends that energy bills should make clear how much of an overall charge is due to environmental policies, and that exemptions on levies should apply for vulnerable consumers. HMRC Advises On Remittances HM Revenue and Customs is sending out letters of advice to non-domiciled UK residents on what constitutes a remittance of cash or assets to the UK, although the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has accused the tax body of causing "confusion and annoyance" with the move. UK Introduces VAT On Business Research Services Tax-News.com: US US Sales Tax Holidays Said To Be Poor Policy In its latest study, the Tax Foundation has concluded that, despite their political popularity in the United States, states sales tax holidays are "based on poor tax policy and distract policymakers and taxpayers from real, permanent, and economically beneficial tax reform." IMF Calls For Slower US Short-Term Deficit Reduction In the opinion of the International Monetary Fund, the current pace of reduction in the United States fiscal deficit is too rapid, and the spending sequester should be replaced by entitlement savings and new tax revenues at a later stage in the economic recovery. LLB Vaduz Signs NPA To End US Tax Dispute Following months of negotiations, Liechtenstein's longest established financial institute LLB Vaduz has announced that it has signed a Non-Prosecution Agreement with the US, aimed at definitively resolving the tax dispute with the US authorities. Otros temas Tax Relief Offered To Lac-Mégantic Victims Canadian taxpayers affected by the disaster in Lac-Mégantic will be able to access the Revenue Agency's relief provisions if they are unable to meet their obligations. Otros temas Latest Canadian Revenue Figures Released Tax revenues for the first two months of the 2013-14 fiscal year totaled CAD41.8bn, the latest figures from the Canadian Government have revealed.