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International Tax Quiz (ITQ)

GloBE rules series

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Source material

The questions and answers are based on:

  • GloBE model rules released by the Inclusive Framework

  • Commentary to the GloBE model rules

  • GloBE Implementation Framework

  • Administrative Guidance to the GloBE model rules

 

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Numbering system

There are currently more than 240 ITQs. They are arranged in 2 series:

  • GloBE rules series (ITQ G-001, ITQ G-002, etc.)

  • Tax treaty series (ITQ T-001, ITQ T-002, etc.)

ITQ G-

122

Key Issues:

  • Allocation of cross-border current taxes under Art. 4.3.2

  • Step 3 of 4-step process: “Allocable Covered Taxes”

  • Cross-crediting regime

  • Cross-Crediting Allocation Key

  • PE and Main Entity

Date uploaded:

December 20, 2024

ITQ G-

120

Key Issues:

  • Allocation of cross-border current taxes under Art. 4.3.2

  • Step 1 of 4-step process: determining “foreign source income”

  • Cross-crediting regime

  • Hybrid Entity

  • Treatment of: (1) disregarded income, and (2) domestic source income, for purposes of Art. 4.3.2 allocation

Date uploaded:

December 6, 2024

ITQ G-

118

Key Issues:

  • Does Art. 9.1.3 apply to an intra-entity “transfer” of assets from the head office to a branch (i.e., from the Main Entity to a PE)?

  • Transitional CbCR Safe Harbour: impact on start of “Transition Year” for purposes of Art. 9.1.3

  • Art. 6.3.2 (GloBE Reorganisation) does not apply before Transition Year

Date uploaded:

November 15, 2024

ITQ G-

116

Key Issues:

  • GloBE carrying value

  • Art. 6.2.1(c) applies, Art. 6.2.2 does not apply: share sale before Transition Year

  • Para. 46.1 of Comm to Art. 6.2

Date uploaded:

October 11, 2024

ITQ G-

114

Key Issues:

  • Banks / other financial entities

  • Revenue threshold test in Art. 1.1.1

  • Gross interest income vs. net interest income: which do you count, when both are shown in income statement?

  • Para. 10.5 of Comm to Art. 1.1.1

  • IF's Guidance on CbC Reporting

Date uploaded:

September 27, 2024

ITQ G-

112

Key Issues:

  • Sale of shares – Art. 6.2.2 does not apply

  • Example 6.2.1(e)-1 in IF’s Examples document

  • Art. 6.2.1(c)

  • Art. 6.2.1(e)

  • Carrying value for purposes of tangible asset carve-out in SBIE

  • GloBE carrying value

Date uploaded:

August 30, 2024

ITQ G-

121

Key Issues:

  • Allocation of cross-border current taxes under Art. 4.3.2

  • Step 2 of 4-step process: “Allocable Covered Taxes”

  • Cross-crediting regime

  • Hybrid Entity

  • Qualified Refundable Tax Credit: impact on deemed domestic source income

  • Disregarded payment: impact on deemed domestic source income

Date uploaded:

December 13, 2024

ITQ G-

119

Key Issues:

  • Allocation of cross-border current taxes: Art. 4.3.2

  • Foreign tax credits: cross-crediting

  • Paras. 52 to 54 of Comm to Art. 4.3.2

  • 4-step process

Date uploaded:

November 22, 2024

ITQ G-

117

Key Issues:

  • Change of residence treated as “transfer of assets” for purposes of Art. 9.1.3: para. 10.3 of Comm to Art. 9.1.3

  • Transitional CbCR Safe Harbour: impact on start of “Transition Year”

  • GloBE carrying value

  • Deferred tax asset for GloBE purposes: paras. 10.8.1 & 10.8.2 of Comm to Art. 9.1.3

Date uploaded:

November 8, 2024

ITQ G-

115

Key Issues:

  • GloBE impact of tax residence change

  • GloBE location: Art. 10.3.1 and Art. 10.3.6

  • Art. 6.3.4 applicable

  • Impact on GloBE Income and GloBE carrying value if Art. 6.3.4 election is made

Date uploaded:

October 4, 2024

ITQ G-

113

Key Issues:

  • Art. 6.2.2: sale of shares, treated as sale of assets for tax purposes

  • Art. 6.3.1

  • Para. 72 of Comm to Art. 6.3.1: acquirer’s GloBE carrying value – meaning of “to the extent”

Date uploaded:

September 13, 2024

ITQ G-

111

Key Issues:

  • Divergence between GloBE and accounting carrying values

  • Impairment: impact on GloBE carrying value and tangible asset carve-out under Substance-based Income Exclusion

  • Para. 68.5 of Comm to Art. 4.4

  • Paras. 49 & 50.1 of Comm to Art. 5.3.5

Date uploaded:

August 23, 2024

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