Whilst the OECD Model Rules require the application of the IIR to Low-Taxed Constituent Entities outside the jurisdiction, the Commentary permits the application of the IIR domestically (a ‘DIIR’). Both New Zealand and the EU apply a DIIR.
On March 28, 2024, the GloBE Regulations were published in the Liechtenstein Official Gazette and New Zealand’s Pillar Two Law received Royal Assent.
On March 11, 2024, the Finance and Expenditure Committee of the New Zealand Parliament made a number of amendments to the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023–24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Bill (which includes proposed legislation to transpose the OECD GloBE Rules).
Yesterday, New Zealand published a draft law (the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023–24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Bill) to implement the Pillar Two Global Minimum Tax.
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.
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