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Cross-border Tax Talks

Pillar Two: how safe is the safe harbor?

Jan 24, 2024
Steve Kohart, PwC international tax partner and former OECD adviser, joins Doug McHoney to discuss the OECD's Pillar Two Administrative Guidance. They cover topics like safe harbor implementation, purchase price adjustments, hybrid arbitrage arrangements, CFC tax allocation, and potential additional guidance in 2024.
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  • OECD's Pillar Two guidance simplifies compliance with transitional safe harbors using country-by-country data.
  • Challenges may arise from varied jurisdictional implementation of OECD Pillar 2 rules leading to effective application concerns.

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Overview of OECD Pillar 2 Administrative Guidance and CBCR Safe Harbors

The OECD has released administrative guidance focusing on transitional country-by-country safe harbors, aimed at simplifying compliance with Pillar 2 rules. The guidance emphasizes a simplified reporting framework allowing reliance on country-by-country data for safe harbors. The complexity of compliance increases, raising questions about the efficacy of safe harbors versus full global income calculations.

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