Stories that are tagged 'United States'

	IRS Non-Resident Reporting Rule Questioned Again 5/16/2012 The Treasury Department’s failure to provide sufficient answers about Internal Revenue Service regulations requiring United States banks to disclose interest paid to non-resident aliens has prompted the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany to request additional information.
	De Gucht Sees EU-US Trade Treaty In 2014 5/15/2012 In a speech on the future of transatlantic trade, to the recent AmCham Germany Annual Membership Meeting in Hamburg, the European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht foresaw the possibility of a comprehensive free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union in 2014.
	Democrats Introduce In-Sourcing Bill Into US Congress 5/15/2012 Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives have introduced into the United States Congress the main tax measure out of President Barack Obama’s recently-announced “To Do List”, to provide a tax credit for companies over the cost of moving operations back to the country.
	IRS Whistleblower Programme Still Needs Improvement 5/14/2012 The whistleblower programme operated by the United States Internal Revenue Service has still not fully and adequately addressed internal problems that were identified several years ago, according to a report issued by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
	Hong Kong Concerned At Operation Of US Volcker Rule 5/14/2012 Following is a question in the Legislative Council, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, confirmed that Hong Kong shares the concerns raised by other financial markets, such as Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom, over the extra-territorial reach and the implementation of the United States’ Volcker Rule restrictions.
	Funds In Line For French Tax Refunds 5/14/2012 France is facing tax refund claims of EUR4bn (USD5bn) from savers and institutional investors after the European Court of Justice ruled in favour of investments funds from Belgium, Germany, Spain and the United States in a tax case - a ruling which could have ramifications for other European Union member states.
	Hearing Focusses On US Consumer Internet Privacy 5/10/2012 The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce have used their testimonies before a hearing of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to describe the Administration’s efforts to protect consumer privacy over the internet.
	USTR Urges Extension Of AGOA's Textile Provision 5/11/2012 The United States Trade Representative has confirmed that the Administration is committed to boosting trade with African nations through the African Growth and Opportunity Act and, in that respect, renewal of its Third-Country Fabric provision is seen as crucial.
	US Congress Investigates Tax Fraud 5/10/2012 The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany and its Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (pictured) have held a joint hearing on tax fraud involving identity theft in the United States.
	Obama Presents Tax 'To Do List' To Congress 5/10/2012 President Barack Obama has used remarks at the State University of New York in Albany to present a ‘To Do List’ of tax measures that, in his opinion, the United States Congress should pass to increase employment and economic growth.
	EU, US Agree Common List Of 'Trusted Traders' 5/9/2012 The United States and the European Union have agreed to recognize one another's list of 'certified trusted traders', exposing these companies to faster, and less burdensome customs clearance procedures, to cut costs and introduce a more stable environment for cross-Atlantic trade.
	Offshore Merger And Acquisition Activity Rises 5/9/2012 A new report from Appleby shows that transaction values for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in major offshore financial centers rose by 25% in the first quarter of 2012.
	US Lawmakers Question GSA 'Kickback' Policy 5/9/2012 The House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman, Charles Boustany, has sent a letter to 15 departments and two agencies across the United States government seeking information about the potential ‘abuse’ of the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction.
	Gibraltar Promotes E-Gaming Specialism In US 5/9/2012 The Gibraltar government has sought to improve relations and expand on business opportunities with United States regulators, operators and businesses, with a delegation led by the Rock's Minister with responsibility for gambling, Gilbert Licudi, to the GiGse Totally Gaming conference in San Francisco.
	IRS Reviews Tax-Exempt Status Revocations 5/7/2012 Following a request from the United States Internal Revenue Service, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reviewed its Exempt Organizations function’s implementation of the provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 related to the automatic revocation of an organization’s tax-exempt status.
	Report Shows Incentives For US Companies To Drop Health Cover 5/4/2012 In a new report prepared for the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, data from United States Fortune 100 companies show that they could save significant amounts under the new health care law by simply terminating health insurance for their workers and putting those employees into taxpayer-funded health care exchanges.
	US Issues Annual IPR Country Report 5/3/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its annual ‘Special 301 Report’ on the perceived adequacy and effectiveness of US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR).
	IRS Seeks Applications For Tax Assistance Grants 5/3/2012 The United States Internal Revenue Service is now accepting applications for the Tax Counselling for the Elderly and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance grant programmes, which will allow some organizations to apply for annual funding for up to three years.
	US Business Pushes For US-Egypt FTA 5/2/2012 The United States-Egypt Business Council of the US Chamber of Commerce has held meetings with senior members of Congress to push for commencement of negotiations on a US-Egypt free trade agreement.
	Barbados Targets US Investors 5/2/2012 Barbados's Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has highlighted the advantages of doing business in the territory for United States investors as the US Chamber of Commerce prepares to launch an office in the country this year.
	Nations Air Grievances At WTO Anti-Dumping Body 5/1/2012 The World Trade Organization's Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices held a meeting with WTO members recently to present feedback on 30 anti-dumping actions taken during 2011, and to hear nations' current trade policy concerns.
	UK, EU Talk 'Shadow Banking' Regulation 5/1/2012 At a conference on ‘shadow banking’ in Brussels, both Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, and Paul Tucker, the Bank of England’s Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, have outlined their views on policies for its better regulation.
	Kirk Explains US Asia-Pacific Trade Policy 5/1/2012 In remarks at Singapore Management University, the United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk described the Administration’s broad trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region as using the Trans-Pacific Partnership to make further progress with its trading partners around the Pacific Rim.
	Ireland, US In Talks Over FATCA 5/1/2012 Ireland and the United States are in talks to establish a common approach to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, drawing on domestic and international tax legislation and treaties.
	US House Passes Cybersecurity Bill 5/1/2012 Despite the indication that it would be vetoed by President Obama if it were to arrive on his desk, the United States House of Representatives has approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which would encourage companies and the government to share information about cyber threats facing networks.
	Philippines Wins More Time In Booze Tax Case 5/1/2012 The government of the Philippines has confirmed that it has concluded negotiations with the United States and the European Union on the reasonable period of time for it to comply with the World Trade Organization ruling that the excise taxes it applies on imported distilled spirits are discriminatory.
	Supreme Court Limits IRS In Tax Shelter Challenge 4/30/2012 The United States Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by the Internal Revenue Service to use a longer six-year cut-off period under the statute of limitations, rather than the usual three years, for its assessment of ‘Son of Boss’ tax shelter schemes.
	Geithner Finds Progress In US-China Trade Relations 4/30/2012 In remarks made to the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco, Timothy Geithner, the US Treasury Secretary, reviewed the development of the trading and economic relationship between the United States and China, and pronounced that significant progress has been made.
	Congress Examines Tax-Advantaged Health Accounts 4/27/2012 On April 25, a US Congressional panel held a hearing focused on the limitations imposed on the purchase of over-the-counter medication with tax-advantaged accounts, such as health care flexible spending arrangements, health savings accounts and health reimbursement accounts.
	Volcker Rule Conformance Period Clarified 4/25/2012 The United States Federal Reserve Board has clarified that an entity covered by the Volcker Rule section of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has the full two-year period provided by the statute fully to conform its activities and investments.
	USPTO, UKIPO Issue Cooperation Progress Report 4/23/2012 A joint report published by the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office confirms that both offices have been making efficient use of each other’s work, which has led to an improvement in the quality of patents being granted.
	USVI, Puerto Rico Look For Rum 'Cover Over' Extension 4/24/2012 Legislation has been introduced into both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives to extend the 'cover over' of the excise tax on rum for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
	IRS Consults On Public Sector Retirement Age Rules 4/23/2012 It has been announced that the United States Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department anticipate issuing guidance relating to the applicability of the normal retirement age rules to governmental plans.
	Captive Insurers Increasingly Staying Onshore 4/20/2012 Corporates are more likely to form new captive insurance entities in onshore territories, such as in the United States and the European Union, and to opt for alternative captive structures, according to the findings of a new report.
	USITC Surprises With Two Rulings For Asian Exporters 4/23/2012 The United States International Trade Commission has surprised and caused a certain amount of consternation within American industry, by ruling, twice on the same day, that domestic manufacturers were not being harmed by imports from their Asian competitors.
	Bermuda Signs MLAT With The US 4/23/2012 Bermuda's Prime Minister Paula Cox has noted the recent conclusion of a new Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the United States, which will significantly boost cooperation between the nations, and aid the countries in more effectively tackling financial crime.
	US Congress Looks At Retirement Account Tax Reform 4/20/2012 The United States House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee has held a hearing on possible modifications to tax-favoured retirement savings plans, including employer-sponsored defined contribution plans and individual retirement accounts, which might be considered as part of comprehensive tax reform.
	US, Colombia FTA Effective In May 4/18/2012 The Presidents of the United States and Colombia announced at a joint press conference in Cartagena that a landmark Free Trade Agreement between the two nations will become effective on May 15, 2012, gradually exempting the vast majority of goods from bilateral trade taxes.
	IRS Issues Final Non-Resident Reporting Rule 4/18/2012 The Treasury Department has issued the final regulations on the reporting to the Internal Revenue Service of interest paid to non-residents by United States banks from January 1, 2013.
	Obama's Buffett Tax Fails To Pass Through US Senate 4/18/2012 Despite pressure from President Barack Obama, the Democrat Party-led United States Senate has been unable to advance his proposed ‘Buffett Rule’ tax measure in the face of Republican Party opposition.
	Antigua Issues Plea To US On E-Gaming 4/18/2012 Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, has met with US Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, to discuss Antigua and Barbuda’s internet gaming case against the United States.
	US, Tunisia Hold Talks Under Bilateral TIFA 4/18/2012 A delegation from the Office of the United States Trade Representative has recently met with the Tunisian government, under the auspices of the US-Tunisia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council, which was re-launched late last year.
	Study Sresses Tax Contribution Of US Auto Industry 4/17/2012 A study from the Center for Automotive Research has highlighted the 'significant' contribution that the auto industry now provides to state and federal tax revenues, as it makes a recovery from the recent economic recession.
	IRS Has Backlog In Offers Of Compromise 4/16/2012 The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has found that efforts by the United States Internal Revenue Service to promote the Offer in Compromise programme has increased the number of requested offers by 28% between 2007 and last year, but, at the same time, has created a backlog and delayed responses to taxpayers.
	Study Points Out Differences In US State Sales Taxes 4/16/2012 The Tax Foundation has pointed out that sales taxes in the United States, which are levied not only by state governments but also by city, county, Native American and special district governments, can have a profound impact on the total rate that consumers see at the check-out register.
	No Quick Fiscal Fix For Heavily-Indebted Nations 4/12/2012 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has published a new study, warning of the extraordinary measures that are required to achieve fiscal consolidation in many advanced nations, now also facing expenditure pressures from ageing populations.
	IRS Reminds Taxpayers Of College Tax Benefits 4/13/2012 The United States Internal Revenue Service has reminded parents and students, looking to meet this year’s April 17 filing deadline, to check out several college-related tax benefits before filing their 2011 tax returns.
	US Report Highlights Role of IP in Creating Jobs, Economic Growth 4/13/2012 The Commerce Department has released a comprehensive report, prepared by its Economics and Statistics Administration and United States Patent and Trademark Office, and entitled “Intellectual Property and the US Economy: Industries in Focus”, which focuses on the impact of intellectual property on the American economy and job creation.
	Road Crash Deaths Increase On US Tax Filing Day 4/13/2012 A study, included in the current edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, has found that road crash fatalities in the United States increase on the income tax deadline day laid down by the Internal Revenue Service.
	Future Bright For Panama: IMF 4/13/2012 The International Monetary Fund has published its Article IV report in respect of Panama, noting that the country has exited the global downturn robustly, with a well-capitalised banking system, but efforts should continue to build upon the tax revenue base to reverse poor revenue performance witnessed last year.
	EU, US Adopt Commitment To Open FDI Regime 4/12/2012 Within the framework of the Transatlantic Economic Council, the European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht has announced that the European Union and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to a set of principles for creating and maintaining an open, transparent and non-discriminatory international investment regime.
	AICPA Reinforces IRS Tips for Last Minute US Tax Filers 4/11/2012 As the deadline for filing 2011 individual income tax returns approaches, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has provided a list of tips to help taxpayers with any last-minute uncertainties, while the United States Internal Revenue Service has explained the means by which tax payments can be made or delayed.
	Business Calls For US-Brazil Trade Treaty 4/10/2012 On the occasion of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the United States on April 9, the US Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue called on the two countries to begin discussions on a comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
	Results Of Annual US Review Of Telecommunications Trade Agreements 4/10/2012 United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced the results of the 2012 annual review of the operation and effectiveness of telecommunications trade agreements under Section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988.
	Obama Signs JOBS Act For Small Businesses 4/9/2012 On April 5, after a rare example of bipartisan agreement in the United States Congress, President Barack Obama was able to sign the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, a bill to encourage startups and support small businesses without the use of taxpayers’ money.
	WTO Members Pressure Argentina On Trade Policy 4/9/2012 At the Council for Trade in Goods meeting on March 30, 2012, fourteen World Trade Organisation members jointly expressed their deepening concern about Argentina’s import-licensing measures, which were said to have significantly restricted trade flows.
	APEC Focuses On Trade And Investment 4/6/2012 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is moving ahead with cooperative efforts to evaluate and identify initiatives to support freer, faster and more beneficial trade in the region that will lead ultimately, it is hoped, to a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific.
	World Economic Forum Issues Global ICT Report 4/6/2012 The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with INSEAD, has issued the Global Information Technology Report for 2012, which is said to be the most comprehensive assessment of the preparedness of global economies to leverage the networked economy.
	IRS Advises Late Filers 4/6/2012 The United States Internal Revenue Service has reminded taxpayers that solutions are available if they are unable to file their returns on time, and that they can even request relief online.
	US Announces New Challenge To EU In Airbus Case 4/6/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has confirmed that it has requested the establishment of a World Trade Organization compliance panel to consider whether the European Union removed illegitimate subsidies to Airbus fully and in a timely manner.
	US Approves Final Rule On Shadow Banking 4/6/2012 The United States Financial Stability Oversight Council has issued its final rule and interpretive guidance on the Federal Reserve Bank’s authority to require supervision and regulation of nonbank financial companies.
	Obama Pushes For Buffett Tax 4/4/2012 President Barack Obama has reiterated his strong recommendation for Congress to pass, in the near future, a 'Buffett tax' on the wealthiest United States taxpayers, although he obviously knows that such a tax would be extremely unlikely to obtain the approval of his Republican electoral opponents.
	US Congress Agrees Short-Term Highways Funding Fix 4/3/2012 On March 30, the day before funding for the infrastructural programmes of the United States Federal Highway Trust Fund ran out on April 1, President Barack Obama announced that he had signed into law the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, which provides a three-month extension until June 30, 2012.
	US Now Has OECD's Highest Corporate Tax Rate 4/3/2012 On April 1, the long-awaited day arrived when, following a marginal net corporate tax reduction by Japan, it could be said that the United States has the highest corporate tax rate amongst the countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
	US Senate Examines Renewable Energy Tax Incentives 3/30/2012 The Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure of the Senate Committee on Finance has held a hearing on how the recent and pending expirations of key tax incentives affect the deployment of renewable energy facilities and energy efficiency measures in the United States.
	Report Dissects Alderney's Role In Full Tilt Poker Case 3/30/2012 Alderney's Gambling Control Commission has welcomed the publication of an independent report into decisions made in relation to three companies which were licensed in Alderney to operate as Full Tilt Poker.
	US Senate Bill To Repeal 'Big Oil' Tax Breaks 3/29/2012 The Democrat-led United States Senate has voted to allow a debate on the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, which would end certain tax breaks for the largest oil companies, and use the tax saved to extend, for one year, expiring energy tax provisions and reduce the country’s fiscal deficit.
	IRS Reorganizes Advance Pricing Procedures 3/29/2012 The United States Internal Revenue Service has announced organizational and administrative changes and transitional procedures in connection with the creation of the Advance Pricing and Mutual Agreement programme.
	US Removes Argentina From GSP Programme 3/28/2012 In accordance with the Trade Act of 1974, President Barack Obama has provided notification of his intent to suspend Argentina as a beneficiary developing country under the United States Generalized System of Preferences programme.
	FTC Issues Final Report On US Data Privacy 3/27/2012 The Federal Trade Commission has issued its final report setting forth best practices for businesses to protect the privacy of United States consumers and give them greater control over the collection and use of their personal data.
	SEC Enhances Cooperation With EU, Cayman Islands 3/27/2012 The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it has established two memoranda of understanding with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority, as part of its long-term strategy to improve the oversight of regulated entities that operate across national borders.
	US, EU Issue Joint Statement On Data Privacy 3/22/2012 A joint statement, following a conference in which both European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding and the United States Commerce Secretary John Bryson participated, confirms the deepening trans-Atlantic dialogue on commercial data privacy issues.
	US Explains Anti-Dumping Investigative Process 3/23/2012 As the Department of Commerce is scheduled to release shortly a series of determinations regarding antidumping duties, when a foreign company sells a product in the United States at less than fair value, and countervailing duties to offset the benefits of foreign government subsidies, it has issued an explanation of how its investigative process works in that regard.
	Cantor Proposes US Small Business Tax Cut 3/23/2012 The United States House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor has introduced the Small Business Tax Cut Act of 2012, aimed at helping small businesses to grow and to hire new workers.
	GOP Budget Provides US Tax Cuts 3/22/2012 The Republican Party’s 2013 budget, proposed by the House of Representatives Budget Paul Ryan (R – Wisconsin), which reduces government spending to curb its fiscal deficit and debt levels, also includes the framework for a revenue-neutral reform of the United States tax code.
	US Taxpayer Makes USD25bn Profit From MBS Investments 3/21/2012 The United States Treasury has announced the completion of the orderly wind down of its agency-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities portfolio, which it acquired as part of its response to the financial crisis, at an overall profit for taxpayers of USD25bn.
	US Senate Mulls Trade Relations With Russia 3/20/2012 The United States Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Max Baucus (D – Montana), has held a hearing to examine the implications of Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization.
	US Tax-Exempt Groups Open To More Scrutiny 3/20/2012 The United States Internal Revenue Service has launched a new online search tool, Exempt Organizations Select Check, to help users more easily find key information about tax-exempt organizations, such as federal tax status and filings.
	GOP Further Pressures IRS On Donation Investigations 3/19/2012 Twelve Republican Senators have written to the United States Internal Revenue Service further questioning the recent selective enforcement on tax-exempt organizations, and urging that it prevents politics from playing a role in any action it takes.
	South Korea-US FTA Comes Into Effect 3/16/2012 The long-delayed South Korea-United States free trade agreement, which was originally signed in 2007, entered into force on March 15, 2012.
	US Challenges Indian Poultry Imports Ban 3/16/2012 The United States government has initiated World Trade Organization proceedings against India's prohibition of certain American agricultural exports, including poultry meat and chicken eggs, which the nation says have been introduced contrary to international trade law.
	US Senate Passes Highways Tax Bill 3/16/2012 On March 14, the United States Senate passed, on a bipartisan basis, a bill to provide for an extension of highway-related taxes and the funding of infrastructural spending by the Federal Highway Trust Fund, which included an anti-tax haven amendment.
	China Under Attack Over Rare Earth Export Restraints 3/15/2012 The United States, European Union and Japan have jointly requested consultations with China at the World Trade Organization concerning what they call the latter’s unfair export restraints on rare earths, as well as tungsten and molybdenum.
	Taxes, Red Tape 'Stifling US Aviation' 3/15/2012 The United States government should ease the tax and regulatory burden on the the nation's aviation industry to improve the sector's competitiveness and boost the economy as a whole, the International Air Transport Association has said.
	Minister Pushes South Korea's Free Trade Agenda 3/14/2012 At a recent forum in Seoul, Minister of Strategy and Finance Bahk Jae-wan, stressed that taking advantage of free trade agreements is of particular importance to South Korea, whose domestic market is relatively small.
	TPP Talks Make Further Headway 3/14/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has stated that the prospective Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade partners – Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam – made further strong headway during the recent eleventh round of negotiations in Melbourne.
	International Trademark Filings Set New Record 3/14/2012 2011 saw the highest number of international trademark applications ever filed under the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks with 42,270 applications, or a 6.5% increase compared to 2010.
	US Highways Bill Takes Aim At Tax Havens 3/13/2012 The Democrat-led Senate has adopted an amendment, which would provide a range of further measures for the Treasury Department to take against foreign governments and financial institutions that 'significantly impede United States tax enforcement', to the bill to provide for an extension of the United States highway-related taxes.
	US Lawmakers Mull Small Business Tax Reforms 3/13/2012 The House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means has held a hearing to examine how the United States tax code affects closely-held businesses, and how and under which sets of rules such firms should be taxed within any future tax reform.
	Big Business Presses For US Tax Cut 3/12/2012 The Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading United States companies with over USD6 trillion in annual revenues and more than 14m employees, who met recently with President Obama to discuss jobs and growth, have produced their plan for corporate tax reform.
	US Court Closes Employee Insurance Benefit Tax Scheme 3/12/2012 The United States Justice Department has announced that a federal court has permanently barred the operation of an alleged scheme that helps high-income individuals attempt to avoid income taxes by funnelling money through purported "welfare benefit plans”.
	IRS Offers New Payment Relief Under Expanded Fresh Start Initiative 3/9/2012 The United States Internal Revenue Service has announced a major expansion of its ‘Fresh Start’ initiative to help struggling taxpayers, by taking steps to provide new penalty relief to the unemployed and making instalment agreements available to more people.
	US Congress Legitimizes Countervailing Duties 3/9/2012 On a bipartisan basis, both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives have passed a bill to confirm that the Commerce Department can continue to apply countervailing duties to non-market economies, such as China.
	China's Commerce Minister Attacks US Trade Policies 3/9/2012 During a news conference on the sidelines of the 11th National People’s Congress, while disclosing that China’s foreign trade will show a more modest increase in 2012, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming questioned the current United States trade policies being aimed at China.
	OECD Report Tackles Aggressive Tax Planning 3/8/2012 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has announced the launch of its latest publication, aimed at aiding governments to tackle the use of aggressive tax planning.
	Swiss Lawmakers Give Go-Ahead To Amended US DTA 3/9/2012 Marking a significant step forward in the longstanding tax dispute between the two countries, the Swiss National Council, or lower house, has recently given the green light to an amendment to the bilateral double taxation agreement with the US, permitting grouped requests.
	Europe Stands Firm On Emissions Trading Scheme, For Now 3/7/2012 The Vice-President of the European Commission told the Aviation Leadership Summit at the Singapore Airshow that the European Union will stand firm on its decision to impose a tax on airlines' emissions, but said the Union is open to constructive negotiations on multilateral alternatives.
	GOP Pressurizes IRS On Donations Probes 3/7/2012 While the United States Internal Revenue Service has said that it will take no further its investigation into political donations to non-profit organizations, including local Tea Party groups, the Republican Party is continuing to insist that the agency should provide full information about what prompted the audit in the first place.
	International Patent Filings Set New Record In 2011 3/7/2012 Despite difficult global economic conditions, international patent filings under the World Intellectual Property Organization-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty set a new record in 2011 with 181,900 applications – up 10.7% on 2010 and the fastest growth since 2005.
	US Launches Interagency Trade Enforcement Centre 3/6/2012 United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Commerce Secretary John Bryson have welcomed President Barack Obama’s signature of an Executive Order officially launching the Interagency Trade Enforcement Centre.

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