OECD publishes Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (Pillar Two)
On December 20, 2021 the OECD published the Global Anti-Base Erosion (‘GloBE’) Model Rules, also known as Pillar 2. The GloBE Rules aim to impose a global minimum tax of 15% on multinational enterprises with a revenue in excess of EUR 750 million.
European Commission’s response to the OECD Pillar 2 model rules
On December 22, 2021, the European Commission published a proposed EU directive to incorporate Pillar Two into EU law. The rules generally mirror the OECD model rules released on December 20, 2021 but have a broader scope that includes large-scale purely domestic groups.
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