Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 18-Ene-2016

Canada Canada Launches New Tax E-Filing System The Canada Revenue Agency has launched a new "Auto-fill my return" service, which will allow users to automatically complete certain parts of their income tax and benefit return online. EU Belgium's Excess Profit Tax Regime Illegal, Says EU The European Commission on January 11 concluded that "selective tax advantages" granted by Belgium under its "excess profit" tax scheme are illegal under EU state aid rules. Moscovici Promises EU Corporate Tax Reform In 2016 The European Commission will present an ambitious anti-avoidance package by the end of the month, Tax Commissioner Pierre Moscovici has confirmed. UK Announces Further VAT Support For Digital Firms HM Revenue and Customs has released Brief no. 4 of 2016, on new simplification measures available to firms who make supplies of electronic services to the EU market and whose turnover falls below the UK's VAT registration threshold of GBP82,000 (USD118,200). Dutch EU Presidency To Prioritize BEPS Action The Netherlands will prioritize action against corporate tax avoidance during its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, from now until the end of June. EU Challenges Colombia's Alcohol Tax Rules The European Union on January 13, 2016, notified the World Trade Organization Secretariat that it has initiated a WTO dispute proceeding against Colombia regarding the South American country's taxation of spirits. UK Cameron Hints At UK Sugar Tax UK Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to rule out the introduction of a "sugar tax" as part of a "fully worked-up program" to tackle obesity. UK Tax Treaties With Croatia, Bulgaria In Force The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has announced that new double tax avoidance treaties with Bulgaria and Croatia have entered into force. Number Of Women Paying Top UK Tax Rate Increases A record 50,000 women were in the UK's highest tax bracket in 2014-15, according to research by investment provider Radius Equity. 'Modest UK Carbon Tax Would Have Little Impact On Fuel Bills' A "modest" UK tax on greenhouse gas emissions would have little impact on consumer prices, according to a new study published by two climate research centers. UK Planning Law Change For VAT Groups The UK Government has announced a consultation on changes to the nation's VAT grouping provisions, following the European Court of Justice's rulings in the cases Larentia + Minerva and Marenave (C-108/14 and C-109/14) and Skandia (C-713). Gauke Answers Questions On UK 'Tampon Tax' Changes The UK's Financial Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, has confirmed he has written to the European Commission to advocate that member states should have full discretion over the rate of value-added tax they levy on women's sanitary products. US President Obama Vetoes Health Care Repeal Legislation On January 8, President Barack Obama vetoed the "reconciliation bill," which had been passed by the US Senate and House of Representatives and which would have undermined the Affordable Care Act, including the repeal of many of its tax measures. IRS Plugs Its Help For Americans Living Abroad The Internal Revenue Service has reminded US taxpayers living abroad, as well as other international taxpayers, that its website provides a good starting place for getting answers to their tax questions. IRS Introduces Identity Theft Video Tax Tips As part of the joint campaign with the state revenue departments and the tax industry to encourage more people to protect their personal and financial data online, the US Internal Revenue Service has released the first in a series of YouTube video tax tips. Rubio Attacks 'VAT Plans' Of His GOP Opponents During a speech in Florida on January 11, US Presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio attacked his Republican nomination opponents, whose business tax plans have been compared to value-added tax regimes, and confirmed that his planned reforms contain "no new taxes of any kind." GAO Criticizes IRS Return Audit Selection Processes The US Government Accountability Office has reviewed the processes and controls used by the Internal Revenue Service for selecting individual taxpayers, small businesses, or the self-employed for audit. Otros temas ECB Warns Poland On New Bank Tax The European Central Bank has warned the Polish Government that its proposed bank tax could have negative consequences for the provision of credit and financial stability and should be analyzed thoroughly before being introduced.