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General
On March 20, 2023, the German Federal Ministry of Finance published a consultation, including a draft law (the Minimum Taxation Directive Implementation Act), to implement the EU Global Minimum Tax Directive. The consultation is open for comments until April 21, 2023.
The draft legislation is very comprehensive and, as expected, covers all relevant aspects of the EU Global Minimum Tax Directive.
In particular, it provides for an Income Inclusion Rule (IIR) for financial years beginning after December 30, 2023 and the Under-Taxed Payments Rule (UTPR) for financial years beginning after December 30, 2024.
The draft legislation also includes a Qualifying Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (for financial years beginning after December 30, 2023) which reflects the latest design guidance in the OECD Administrative Guidance.
In addition, safe harbours, as reflected in the OECD Safe Harbour Guidance are also reflected in the draft legislation.
The structure of the legislation is:
Part 1: General Provisions/Definitions
Part 2: IIR/UTPR
Part 3: Determination of GloBE Income or Loss
Part 4: Determination of adjusted taxes
Part 5: Determination of the effective tax rate and the top-up tax
Part 6: Business restructuring and shareholding structures
Part 7: Special features of ultimate parent companies, distribution regimes and investment units
Part 8: Administration
Part 9: Special provisions for the transitional year, the transitional period and the initial phase
Part 10: Qualified domestic minimum top-up tax (QDMTT)
Part 11: Procedures and Penalties
This layout is pretty much identical to the EU Minimum Tax Directive, with the addition of two new chapters for the QDMTT and procedures and penalties.
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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.
The clarifications and additions to the Commentary to the Pillar Two GloBE Rules provided by the OECDs Administrative and Safe Harbours Guidance, means that there are now up to four jurisdictional effective tax rates (ETRs) that may need to be calculated to determine the impact of the GloBE Rules.
Section 20 of Bill T/11920 of May 13, 2025 (issued as part of the 2025 Spring Tax Package), proposes to amend the registration deadline to the last day of the second month following the last day of the tax year.
The definition of CFC taxes that are restricted in the GloBE rules is much narrower than under many domestic CFC regimes. In this article we look at this issue.
MNE groups should pay careful attention to any group financing companies in light of the Pillar Two Rules. In this analysis we look at the impact of Pillar Two for both general GloBE and QDMTT purposes.
Law 3/2025, of 29 April, was published in the Spanish Official State Gazette on April 30, 2025. This amends the Economic Agreement with the Basque Country and includes a new Article 20bis for the application of the Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax.
In this article we look at some of the most significant issues to consider including the determination of when and how deals can bring groups within the scope of Pillar Two, specific considerations for private equity funds, differences in GloBE and domestic tax treatment and potential restrictions on post-acquisition transfers.
The Pillar Two GloBE treatment of corporate investments will depend to a large extent on the nature of the activities, the accounting treatment and the ownership interest.
On April 30, 2025, the Swiss Federal Council issued a proposal to amend the Minimum Tax Ordinance to provide for the OECD GIR provisions, as well as some other small amendments.
On March 31, 2025, Japan enacted Cabinet Order No. 121 of 2025 and Ministry of Finance Ordinance No. 19 of 2025 to provide further details on the application of Japan’s QDMTT from April 1, 2026.
In April 2025, the Hong Kong Government proposed a number of Committee Stage Amendments to the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Minimum Tax for Multinational Enterprise Groups) Bill 2024. This includes amendments for the January 2025 and June 2024 OECD Administrative Guidance.
South Korea’s amendment to the Enforcement Decree No. 35348 of February 28, 2025 and the Decree of the Ministry of Economy and Finance No. 1114 of March 21, 2025 provide for further aspects of the June 2024 OECD Administrative Guidance as well as additional top-up tax forms.
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