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United Kingdom: Implemented United Kingdom Implementation of Pillar Two in Finance (No. 2) Bill

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Implemented United Kingdom Implementation of Pillar Two in Finance (No. 2) Bill

On 31 December 2023, the UK implementation of the top-up tax envisioned by Pillar 2 of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) included in the Finance (No. 2) Bill began to apply to covered enterprise groups. As agreed in the Inclusive Framework, the tax will apply to parent members of a multinational enterprise group if a subsidiary located in another jurisdiction is taxed at below 15%.

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Scope

Policy Area
Taxation
Policy Instrument
Direct taxes including Digital Service Taxes
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2022-07-20
in consultation

On 20 July 2022, the UK Treasury releases draft legislation for its implementation of the top-up ta…

2023-03-21
under deliberation

On 21 March 2023, the Finance (No. 2) Bill, which includes the UK implementation of the top-up tax …

2023-06-20
under deliberation

On 20 June 2023, the Finance (No. 2) Bill, which includes the UK implementation of the top-up tax e…

2023-07-04
adopted

On 4 July 2023, the Finance (No. 2) Bill, which includes the UK implementation of the top-up tax en…

2023-12-31
in force

On 31 December 2023, the UK implementation of the top-up tax envisioned by Pillar 2 of the OECD/G20…