GloBE Country Guide: Iceland

Analysis of the domestic implementation of the Pillar Two Global Minimum Tax rules in Iceland for accounting periods beginning after 31 December, 2025. Updated for the Draft Minimum Tax Bill opened for consultation June 5, 2025.

The Pillar Two GloBE Rules & Insurance Companies

Insurance Companies

The GloBE rules include a number of insurance specific adjustments. In this article we look at the nature of these provisions as well as the impact of the GloBE rules on insurance companies generally. Updated for OECD Administrative Guidance.

Investment Property & The GloBE Rules

commercial property

Whilst the treatment of investment property for financial accounting purposes is important when determining the GloBE treatment, of even more importance are any differences between the financial accounting treatment and the domestic tax treatment.

Blended CFC Regimes and Avoiding Unrelievable CFC Taxes

CFC group structure for pillar 2

Top-up taxes under a QDMTT are added to covered taxes of a CFC but only for the purposes of calculating the allocation of Blended CFC Taxes. The way the rules operate is aimed at minimising unrelievable CFC taxes under Blended CFC Regimes. Read more.