
Australia proposes Side-by-Side safe harbours and DTL recapture amendments
Australia’s November exposure draft proposes annual Side-by-Side and UPE safe harbours from 2026, while preserving domestic minimum tax. Consultation closes on 26 November.

Australia’s November exposure draft proposes annual Side-by-Side and UPE safe harbours from 2026, while preserving domestic minimum tax. Consultation closes on 26 November.

On July 1, 2026, Australia issued the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Amendment (2026 Measures No. 2) Rules 2026. This incorporates elements of the OECD Agreed Administrative Guidance issued in December 2023, June 2024 and January 2026.

On May 1, 2026, Australia issued the draft Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Amendment (2026 Measures No. 2) Rules 2026 for consultation. This includes a one-year extension to the Transitional CbCR safe-harbour and a number technical amendments to the Australia’s Pillar Two rules

A guide to Australia’s Pillar Two filing. It covers the separate local GIR XML filing, the foreign lodgement notification, and the Combined Global and Domestic Minimum Tax Return (CGDMTR), including the Australian IIR/UTPR tax return and Australian DMT tax return. It also flags the main ATO validation rules and the software / API points that matter if you are building or testing a filing process.

On March 25, 2026, Australia issued the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Rules 2026, to amend its Pillar Two rules to incorporate aspects of the OECD Administrative Guidance for DMTT purposes.

Australia issued the Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Qualified GloBE Taxes) Amendment (Measures No. 1) Determination 2026, on March 20, 2026. This updates Australia’s domestic lists of foreign Qualified IIRs, foreign Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Taxes, and jurisdictions with QDMTT Safe Harbour status
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