Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 21-Jul-2014

China China Exempts Purchase Tax On Electric Cars During the latest Chinese State Council executive meeting on July 9, chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, it was decided that all new-energy vehicles andndash; electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell andndash; would be exempt from the present 10 percent purchase tax. China Urges US To Restrict Excessive Trade Remedy Use On July 17, ten days after the latest decision handed down by the World Trade Organization over disputes between the two countries, China's Minister of Commerce, Gao Hucheng, warned the United States Administration not to abuse the global trade system by using it for protectionist purposes. EU EU Reinvesting Carbon Tax Revenues To Innovate The European Commission has confirmed that it is to deploy tax revenues collected under its Emissions Trading System to a total of 19 projects to support the EU's environmental goals, in fulfillment of its pledge to ensure that the EU-wide tax is entirely devoted to achieving the EU's environmental goals. UK UK Referred To ECJ Over Lax Red Diesel Controls The European Commission has referred the UK to the European Court of Justice after it failed to amend legislation to ensure that private pleasure boats can no longer buy lower taxed fuels intended for fishing boats. UK, India To Partner On Tackling Tax Evasion The UK and India are determined to lead international efforts to tackle tax evasion, according to a joint press statement issued by UK Chancellor George Osborne and India's new Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. UK Preparing New Tax Regime With Oil And Gas Firms The UK Treasury has opened a consultation with the oil and gas industry on the long-term future of the North Sea tax regime, as the cost of UK Continental Shelf exploration and extraction projects has risen. UK Councils Seeking VAT Share To Fund Health Efforts The UK's Local Government Association has called for a fifth of value-added tax on fast food, soft drinks, and confectionery to be handed to councils to tackle obesity. US House Passes Permanent US Bonus Depeciation A bill to renew and make permanent bonus depreciation for businesses, which expired at the end of 2013, was passed by the Republican-led United States House of Representatives on July 11, but is unlikely to be enacted due to opposition from Democrats in Congress and the White House. Fitch: Full US Adoption of IASB Becoming Less Likely Full adoption by the United States of International Financial Reporting Standards appears unlikely to occur in the intermediate term as the major accounting standard setters continue to move away from full convergence of their standards, according to a Fitch Ratings report. House Passes Permanent US Bonus Depreciation A bill to renew and make permanent bonus depreciation for businesses, which expired at the end of 2013, was passed by the Republican-led United States House of Representatives on July 11, but is unlikely to be enacted due to opposition from Democrats in Congress and the White House. Insourcing Bill Reintroduced In US Senate The , which would close a tax break for companies moving operations abroad, and extend tax credits to companies that "return jobs" to the United States, has been reintroduced in the Senate. House Passes Permanent US Internet Tax Moratorium On July 15, by a voice vote, the United States House of Representatives passed the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, which would permanently extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act and avert a possible tax increase on internet access later this year. Short-Term US Highway Trust Funding Fix Looks Probable While, on July 15, the United States House of Representatives passed a short-term fix to the funding of the Highway Trust Fund, and President Barack Obama indicated that he would accept it if that was the only option, the Senate is still likely to proceed with a vote on three separate proposals. FATCA: More US Expats Consider Handing In Passports Four out of five American expatriates are considering giving up their United States citizenship due to the ongoing implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, according to a new survey by the deVere Group. US Treasury Wants Immediate Anti-Inversion Legislation With reports of more American companies looking to use the opportunity to move their headquarters abroad when bidding for overseas companies, the United States Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has written to Congressional leaders urging immediate action to pass legislation to prevent such corporate inversions. Otros temas Switzerland, Iceland Sign Double Tax Pact Switzerland and Iceland have signed a new double taxation agreement which lowers withholding tax rates and provides for the exchange of information in line with international standards.