UAEs New Corporate Tax Law and Pillar Two

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On 9 December 2022, the UAE issued the Federal Decree-Law No. (47) of 2022 on the taxation of corporations and businesses. In this article we look at the new UAE CT Law from a Pillar Two perspective.

New Zealands Approach to Pillar Two

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There are features of the NZ regime that raise issues from a Pillar Two perspective. Some of these were addressed in a Pillar Two consultation document issued earlier this year. In this article we look at some of the key issues in the implementation of Pillar Two for New Zealand.

Profit Shifting to CFCs to Reduce Pillar 2 Top-Up Tax

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Article 4.3.2(c) of the OECD Model Rules allocates tax paid on CFC income to the CFC entity (subject to a pushdown limitation). However, this leads to a situation where an MNE can reduce potential top-up tax by allocating more income to a CFC entity.

IASB Agrees to Amendments for Pillar Two Accounting

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Whilst a number of the measures follow the proposals in the November Staff Paper, the prospect of certain other additional disclosures not previously suggested, has been put forward.  In this article we review the IASB’s announcement and proposed changes. 

Luxembourg Private Debt Funds and Pillar Two

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Luxembourg is home to the second largest funds industry in the world and the largest in Europe. In this article we look at the Pillar 2 impact on Luxembourg private debt funds.