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Global tax reform - Pillar Two (global minimum tax)

Last updated: 15/10/2024

  • Multinationals with revenues of at least €750 million will pay a minimum effective tax rate of 15% on a country-by-country basis.
  • Global minimum tax model rules were published in December 2021, and further commentary and other administrative guidance has subsequently been published by the OECD Inclusive Framework. 
  • Safe harbours will be available, including a three-year transitional safe harbour based on a company’s country-by-country (CbC) report and/or financial statements.
  • The OECD Inclusive Framework has published a standardised information return, including transitional simplified jurisdictional reporting for the first five years. 
  • Separately, a treaty-based gross level ‘subject to tax rule’ is available for developing countries to include in their treaties – applies to a wide scope of intra-group payments if income is subject to tax at a nominal tax rate below 9%.
  • Timing: in the UK an income inclusion rule and a qualified domestic minimum top-up tax apply for accounting periods beginning on or after 31 December 2023. The UK intends to apply the undertaxed profits rule for accounting periods beginning on or after 31 December 2024.

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