Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 19-Oct-2015

EU   Commission Updates Info On EU Tax Blacklists The European Commission has compiled an updated list of third world countries that feature on the tax blacklists of European Union member states.   Hong Kong Welcomes Withdrawal From EU Tax Blacklist Hong Kong has welcomed news that it no longer features on the European Commission's list of 'non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.'   EU Seeks Views On VAT MOSS Portal Changes As part of its review of VAT reporting under the mini one stop shop for electronic services, the Commission has launched a new consultation to hear from taxpayers on how the MOSS web portal can be improved.   EU Concerned Spain Won't Meet 2016 Deficit Target The European Commission has said that Spain will not achieve its goal of cutting the deficit to 4.2 percent of gross domestic product next year if the measures outlined in the recently released draft 2016 budget are implemented.   Japan   Japan Confirms Multiple Consumption Tax Rate Plan Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, has indicated that the Japanese Government is planning to introduce a lower rate band when consumption tax is raised again, thereby discounting the Ministry of Finance's alternative idea of providing tax refunds.   UK   Pensions CEO Calls For Flat UK Pension Tax Rate Nigel Wilson, the Chief Executive Officer of pension provider Legal and General, said he supports the introduction of a flat tax rate on UK pensions of 20 percent.   Vodafone Secures Indian Transfer Pricing Ruling The High Court of Bombay in India has ruled in favor of UK telecom giant Vodafone in a transfer pricing dispute with the Indian tax authority worth INR85bn (USD1.3bn).   UK Gov't Defends Changes To Landlords' Tax Relief The UK Government has responded to the Residential Landlords Association's request that it should rethink plans to restrict mortgage tax relief and reform the 'wear and tear' allowance.   David Gauke Outlines UK's Response To BEPS Reports David Gauke, the Financial Secretary to the UK Treasury, has said that international agreement on the OECD's base erosion and profit shifting reports 'is just the start of the process of reform.'   PRA Asked To Investigate UK Bank Surcharge Proposal Andrew Tyrie, the Chair of the UK's Treasury Select Committee, has asked the Prudential Regulation Authority to scrutinize the Government's plan for a new eight percent surcharge on banking sector profits.   CIOT Seeks Clarity On UK Anti-Avoidance Law Reforms The Chartered Institute of Taxation has called on the UK Government to confirm whether it still intends to go ahead with plans to introduce a new corporate criminal offence for entities that fail to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion.   US   IRS Sees Sharp Increase In Business e-Filing The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the number of tax returns e-filed by US corporations and partnerships has risen again this year, by nearly nine percent.   IRS Advises On ACA Information Reporting Deadlines The Internal Revenue Service has reminded US businesses providing health insurance coverage to individuals that they must now report information about the coverage that they provide in each calendar year.   Rare Praise For IRS For FATCA Work The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has generally praised the US Internal Revenue Service for its implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.   Tax Professionals Anticipate US Tax Reform In 2017 The latest Tax Reform Business Barometer survey, issued by The Tax Council and Ernst and Young, found that tax professionals expect progress in Congress on US tax reform, but there is less confidence than in previous surveys that it will happen by 2017.   US Highway Trust Fund Tax Proposals Criticized There have been protests from US lawmakers and the travel industry over the proposed use of Customs and Border Protection fees to cover part of the shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund.