
South Korea to Apply a QDMTT from January 1, 2026
South Koreas 2025 Tax Reform Proposal (announced on July 31, 2025), provides that a QDMTT will be applied from January 1, 2026.
Pension funds are subject to a number of specific provisions under the Pillar Two rules. In this article we look at some of the key aspects of Pillar Two that impact on Pension Funds.
Excluded Entities
Article 1.5.1 of the Model Rules provides that a Pension Fund and certain other related entities are excluded entities for Pillar Two purposes.
This is important as excluded entities are not subject to top-up tax or any obligation to apply an income inclusion rule or under-taxed payments rule. However, excluded entities are still taken into account for the purposes of determining whether the MNE group has exceeded the 750 million consolidated revenue threshold.
• An excluded entity must hold directly or indirectly at least 95% of the value of the entity; and
• The entity must operate ‘exclusively or almost exclusively’ to hold assets or invest funds or carry out activities that are ‘ancillary’ to the activities of the excluded entity.
An entity owned by an excluded entity can also be treated as an excluded entity where at least 85% of the value of an entity is owned (directly or indirectly) by one or more excluded entities (excluding pension services entities), and where substantially all of the entity’s income is dividends or equity gains or losses excluded from the Pillar Two GloBE income or loss calculation.
South Koreas 2025 Tax Reform Proposal (announced on July 31, 2025), provides that a QDMTT will be applied from January 1, 2026.
On July 24, 2025, the Luxembourg Government issued:
– a draft law to amend its Minimum Tax Law to provide for the January 2025 OECD Administrative Guidance and the EU DAC 9 GIR filing requirements: and
– a draft Regulation which includes the format of the GIR
On July 16, 2025, Kuwait updated its electronic registration portal to include Pillar 2 registration for in-scope groups.
The Pillar Two effective tax rate (ETR) calculation for investment entities is similar to the standard ETR calculation, however, there is an important twist in that the top-up tax is adjusted for minority interests. There is no adjustment for minority interests under the standard ETR calculation. In this article we look at the impact of this.
Foreign tax credits interact with the Pillar Two GloBE Rules in a number of ways. In this article we assess the key impact.
In most cases, a Qualifying Refundable Tax Credit will result in a higher Pillar Two effective tax rate than a non-qualifying tax credit. However, this is not always the case. We look at some examples in this article.
On July 9, 2025, ANAF Order 1.729/2025 was issued to nominate a single designated entity for QDMTT filing and payment purposes, if there are several constituent entities in Romania that are part of the same group.
On June 30, 2025, Japan issued its updated GloBE Information Return (GIR) to reflect the OECD GIR changes in January 2025.
The Executive Regulations were issued on June 29, 2025, in Ministerial Resolution No. 55 of 2025. The Regulations provide for the detailed rules for the application of the domestic minimum top-up tax from January 1, 2025.
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