Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 26-May-2014

Canada Canada Should Reform Income Tax To Benefit Workers Canadian corporate income tax policies should be reformed to take into account Canada's current economic and social circumstances, and to make the tax regime fairer for workers, the Mowat Center, a think tank, says. China China Planning Extra Free Trade Zones Long Guoqiang, the Director of the State Council's Development Research Center, has said that China will set up a number of new free trade zones following the successful pilot scheme in Shanghai. China, Iceland FTA In Effect From July 1 On May 20, it was announced that the free trade agreement between China and Iceland, which was signed on April 15 this year, will come into effect on July 1, 2014. Tax Breaks Proposed For Russia-China Gas Deal Russia and China are discussing the introduction of tax breaks on both sides of the border as part of a major 30-year gas supply deal inked by the two countries on May 21, 2014. EU EU Challenges Russian Vehicle Anti-Dumping Duties The European Union has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against Russia over anti-dumping duties on light commercial vehicles from Germany and Italy. UK Contestable UK VAT Fines Going Unchallenged: UHY Figures obtained by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young show that just under half (49 percent) of the 17,200 automatic penalties challenged by taxpayers in 2013 were overturned by HM Revenue and Customs upon review. Property Landlords Offered HMRC Computer Tutorials People who rent out residential property in the UK are being offered an on-line course by the tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, to help them understand when and how to pay tax on rental income. US GOP Blocks US Senate Tax Extenders Bill Following a refusal on May 15 by the Democrat leadership to consider amendments proposed by Republicans, the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency Act, which would extend virtually all of the tax relief provisions known as "tax extenders" until the end of 2015, failed to advance in the United States Senate. Irish Personal Income Tax Cuts Needed, Say US Firms The American Chamber of Commerce Ireland has called for reform of Ireland's personal tax regime at the earliest opportunity, and warned that both the high marginal tax rate and the low entry point to that rate remain major barriers to attracting key talent. US MNCs 'Pay Over 27 Percent Tax On Foreign Income' A study by the Tax Foundation has found that, "while it is undoubtedly true that United States multinational companies use numerous tax planning techniques to minimize the taxes they pay on their foreign earnings," Internal Revenue Service data shows that the effective tax rate on their foreign income was 27.2 percent in 2010. Credit Suisse Agrees Settlement With US DoJ Credit Suisse has reached a comprehensive and final settlement agreement with the US Department of Justice, to resolve the longstanding conflict over alleged US tax law violations by the Swiss bank. Liechtenstein, US Sign FATCA Deal Liechtenstein and the US have signed an intergovernmental agreement for the implementation of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, the Liechtenstein Government has announced. Mauritius Event Talks Up FATCA The Mauritius Financial Services Commission has recently held a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act workshop ahead of automatic exchange of tax information with the US by the territory's financial institutions. Levin Brothers Introduce US Anti-Inversion Legislation Two brothers, Ranking Member of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Sandy Levin and Chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Carl Levin, have introduced similar bills that would restrict the use of "corporate inversions" by United States multinationals. Overseas Pension May Mitigate FATCA Fallout For US Expats More than three-quarters of American expats and green-card holders who have taken out a supplementary overseas pension contract reported in a recent poll that they are "satisfied" to remain a US citizen despite the United States's incoming Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act rules. Caribbean Pressures US On Antigua Gambling Spat The Caribbean Community has once again appealed to the United States to honor the first ruling issued by the World Trade Organization in favor of Antigua and Barbuda in relation to US legislation on online gambling.