Tax challenges arising from digitalisation: Public comments received on the draft rules for scope under Pillar One Amount A
The OECD has published the public comments received on the Draft Model Rules for Domestic Legislation on Scope under Pillar One Amount A to assist members in further refining and finalising the relevant rules. This has been announced on 22 April 2022 with a news release on the website of the OECD. On 4 April 2022, interested parties were invited to provide comments on said the Draft Model Rules. CFN-artikelnummer 20220429-12 BRONDOCUMENT (link to the news ...
Tax Challenges of Digitalisation: OECD invites public input on the draft rules for scope under Amount A of Pillar One
As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS to implement the Two-Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy, the OECD is seeking public comments on the Draft Model Rules for Domestic Legislation on Scope under Amount A of Pillar One. This has been announced on 4 April 2022 with a news release on the website of the OECD. Further from the ...
Fiche ‘Richtlijn minimumniveau aan belastingheffing’ aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer
Op 28 januari 2022 heeft de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken het fiche ‘Richtlijn minimumniveau aan belastingheffing’ aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. Dit fiche betreft het EU Richtlijnvoorstel om een wereldwijd minimumniveau aan belastingheffing voor multinationals in de Europese Unie (EU) te waarborgen. Hierbij attenderen wij u op dit fiche. Overigens zijn door de minister van Financiën bij brief van 17 januari 2022 vragen beantwoord die de vaste commissie ...
Europese Commissie stelt voor een einde te stellen aan het misbruik van lege entiteiten voor belastingdoeleinden binnen de EU (voorstel EU-richtlijn)
Op woensdag 22 december 2021 heeft de Europese Commissie een belangrijk initiatief gepresenteerd om het misbruik van lege entiteiten voor oneigenlijke belastingdoeleinden te bestrijden. Het voorstel moet ervoor zorgen dat entiteiten in de Europese Unie die geen of minimale economische activiteiten ontplooien, niet in aanmerking komen voor belastingvoordelen en geen financiële lasten voor de belastingbetaler met zich meebrengen. Dit zal ook het gelijke speelveld waarborgen voor de overgrote meerderheid van ...
Europese Commissie stelt snelle omzetting van de internationale overeenkomst inzake minimumbelasting van multinationals voor (voorstel EU-richtlijn)
Op woensdag 22 december 2021 heeft de Europese Commissie een richtlijn voorgesteld die voorziet in een minimaal effectief belastingtarief voor de mondiale activiteiten van grote multinationale groepen. Hiermee realiseert de EU haar belofte om als eerste zeer snel werk te maken van de uitvoering van het recente historische mondiale akkoord over belastinghervorming, dat gericht is op eerlijkheid, transparantie en stabiliteit in het internationale kader voor de vennootschapsbelasting. Dit is bekendgemaakt ...
OECD releases Pillar Two model rules for domestic implementation of 15% global minimum tax
Monday December 20th, 2021, the OECD published detailed rules to assist in the implementation of a landmark reform to the international tax system, which will ensure Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) will be subject to a minimum 15% tax rate from 2023. This has been announced on 20 December 2021 with a news release on the website of the OECD. Furthermore from the news release. The Pillar Two model rules provide governments ...
G20 Leaders recognize the agreement on a two pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy as a historic achievement. OECD Secretary-General welcomes G20 Leaders’ Declaration
The final political agreement as set out in the Statement on a TwoPillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy and in the Detailed Implementation Plan, released by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) on 8 October, is a historic achievement through which we will establish a more stable and fairer international tax system, according to the G20 Rome ...
Kamerbrief Nederlandse staatssecretaris van Financiën van 14 oktober 2021 inzake de uitkomsten van de vergadering van het Inclusive Framework op 8 oktober 2021 over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem
Bij brief d.d. 14 oktober 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën (Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst) de Tweede kamer geïnformeerd inzake de uitkomsten van de vergadering van het Inclusive Framework (IF) op 8 oktober 2021 over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. De staatssecretaris geeft in de brief aan dat hij de Kamer eerder heeft geïnformeerd over het akkoord dat op 1 juli 2021 is gesloten in het IF over een nieuw ...
Major reform of the international tax system finalized: minimum 15% tax rate from 2023. President European Commission welcomes the agreement
Major reform of the international tax system finalised on Friday 8 October 2021 at the OECD will ensure that Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) will be subject to a minimum 15% tax rate from 2023. The ‘landmark deal’, agreed by 136 countries and jurisdictions representing more than 90% of global GDP, will also reallocate more than USD 125 billion of profits from around 100 of the world’s largest and most profitable MNEs ...
Kamerbrief Nederlandse staatssecretaris van Financiën van 30 september 2021 inzake nadere invulling van het akkoord op hoofdlijnen over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem
Bij brief d.d. 30 september 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën (Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst) de Tweede kamer geïnformeerd inzake de nadere invulling van het akkoord op hoofdlijnen over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. In het Inclusive Framework (IF) georganiseerd door de OESO is op 1 juli 2021 een belangrijk akkoord bereikt over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. In zijn brief van 5 juli 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris de ...
G20 Ministers and Governors endorse the key components of the two pillars on the reallocation of profits of multinational enterprises and an effective global minimum tax
The third G20 of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) under the Italian Presidency FMCBG meeting on 9-10 July 2021 brought to a historic agreement on a more stable and fairer international tax architecture. Ministers and Governors endorsed the key components of the two pillars on the reallocation of profits of multinational enterprises and an effective global minimum tax. G20 members called on the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion ...
Kamerbrief Nederlandse staatssecretaris van Financiën van 5 juli 2021 inzake het akkoord in het Inclusive Framework over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem
Bij brief d.d. 5 juli 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën (Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst) de Tweede kamer geïnformeerd over het akkoord in het Inclusive Framework over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. In het Inclusive Framework (IF) georganiseerd door de OESO is geruime tijd gewerkt aan de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. Het doel was om halverwege 2021 te komen tot een wereldwijde oplossing voor de uitdagingen die de digitaliserende ...
Fiche ‘Mededeling/aanbeveling Belastingheffing van ondernemingen in de 21e Eeuw’ aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer
Bij brief d.d. 25 juni 2021 heeft de minister van Buitenlandse Zaken het Fiche ‘Mededeling/aanbeveling Belastingheffing van ondernemingen in de 21e Eeuw’ inzake Nieuwe Commissievoorstellen en initiatieven van de lidstaten van de Europese Unie aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer. Essentie mededeling en aanbeveling Uit het fiche: Met de mededeling belastingheffing van ondernemingen in de 21e eeuw wil de Commissie een beleidsagenda kenbaar maken van de bedrijfsbelastingmaatregelen die de Commissie de ...
130 Countries and jurisdictions join bold new framework for international tax reform: a two-pillar package aiming to ensure that large Multinational Enterprises pay tax where they operate and earn profits
130 Countries and jurisdictions have joined a new two-pillar plan to reform international taxation rules and ensure that multinational enterprises pay a fair share of tax wherever they operate. 130 Countries and jurisdictions, representing more than 90% of global GDP, joined the Statement establishing a new framework for international tax reform. A small group of the Inclusive Framework’s 139 members have not yet joined the Statement at this time. The remaining elements of ...
Kamerbrief Nederlandse staatssecretaris van Financiën van 14 juni 2021: ‘Naar een internationaal akkoord over de herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem’
Bij brief d.d. 14 juni 2021 heeft de staatssecretaris van Financiën–Fiscaliteit en Belastingdienst de Tweede Kamer, in aanloop naar de aanstaande plenaire vergadering op 30 juni en 1 juli 2021 van het Inclusive Framework (IF) van de OESO, geïnformeerd over het project van het IF waarin wordt gewerkt aan een herziening van het internationale belastingsysteem. De brief heeft als onderwerp: Naar een internationaal akkoord over de herziening van het internationale ...
G7 agrees on global tax reform, among others on a global minimum rate that ensures multinationals pay tax of at least 15% in each country they operate in. OECD Secretary-General welcomed this ground-breaking agreement. Members of the European Parliament hail minimum global corporate tax rate deal as historic
Saturday 5 June 2021, the G7 has agreed to back an historic international agreement on global tax reform which delivers on the Chancellor’s promise for big international companies to start paying their fair share. Following years of discussions, finance ministers agreed to reforms which will see multinationals pay their fair share of tax in the countries they do business, according to a news release on the website of the G7 UK ...
OECD presents international tax update to G20 Finance Ministers
On 26 February 2021, the OECD has published the “OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors – Italy February 2021”. Click here to go to the report on the website of the OECD. CFN-bericht nr. 20210305-13 BRONDOCUMENT (link to the report on the website of the OECD) Zie ook: CFN van 16 oktober 2020: OECD presents international tax update to G20 Finance Ministers. BRON: www.oecd.org ...
OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Leaders presented during the November 2020 meeting
On 23 November 2020, the OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Leaders was presented during the November 2020 meeting in Saudi Arabia. Click here to go to the report (pdf) on the website of the OECD. This report contains two parts. Part I reports on the activities and achievements in the OECD’s international tax agenda. Part II reports on the activities and achievements of the Global Forum on Transparency and ...
OECD presents international tax update to G20 Finance Ministers
On 12 October 2020, the OECD has published an update on the continuing negotiations to reach a multilateral, consensus-based solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy on Monday 12 October 2020: “OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors – October 2020”. Click here to go to the report on the website of the OECD. The publication of the report was ...
International community renews commitment to address tax challenges from digitalisation of the economy
The international community has made substantial progress towards reaching a consensus-based long-term solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, and agreed to keep working towards an agreement by mid-2021, according to a Statement (link to the document on the website of the OECD) released on Monday October 12, 2020. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 12 October 2020 on the release ...
OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS invites public input on the Reports on Pillar One and Pillar Two Blueprints
As part of the ongoing work to develop a solution to the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS is seeking public comments on the Reports on the Pillar One and Pillar Two Blueprints. This was announced by the OECD in a press release dated 12 October 2020. Furthermore from the press release: Background The top priority of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on ...
OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
On 14 February 2020, the OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was released. From the overview in the report: “Over the past 10 years, the G20 has supported multilateral co-operation for a globally fair, sustainable and modern international tax system, which translated into successful deliverables. Thanks to this momentum, significant progress has taken place to combat tax evasion, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), ...
OECD presents analysis showing significant impact of proposed international tax reforms
New economic analysis shows that a proposed solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy under negotiation at the OECD would have a significant positive impact on global tax revenues. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD in relation to the release of the analysis. From the press release: The analysis puts the combined effect of the two-pillar solution under ...
International community renews commitment to multilateral efforts to address tax challenges from digitalisation of the economy
The international community reaffirmed its commitment to reach a consensus-based long-term solution to the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, and will continue working toward an agreement by the end of 2020, according to the Statement by the Inclusive Framework on BEPS released by the OECD on January 31, 2020. This was announced in a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: The ...
Public consultation meeting on the Secretariat Proposal for a “Unified Approach” under Pillar One
As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS, the OECD is seeking public comments on a Secretariat Proposal for a "Unified Approach" under Pillar One. This public consultation meeting will focus on the key questions identified in the consultation document and issues raised in the written submissions received as part of the consultation process, as was announced in a press release on the website of the OECD. For ...
OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers
On 9 October 2019 the OECD Secretary-General Tax Report to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was released. From the Overview in the report: “Overview G20 support for modernising the international tax rules has been instrumental over the past 10 years in ending bank secrecy, considerably improving tax co-operation, and strengthening the rules to counter base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) by multinational companies. However, further progress is needed ...
OECD invites public input on the Secretariat Proposal for a “Unified Approach” under Pillar One
As part of the ongoing work of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS (the Inclusive Framework), the OECD is seeking public comments on a Secretariat Proposal for a "Unified Approach" under Pillar One. This was announced in a press release dated 9 October 2019 published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: Background The Programme of Work (PoW) adopted by the Inclusive Framework on BEPS at its meeting of 28-29 ...