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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-

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

ITQ G-

109

Key Issues:

  • “Intragroup Financing Arrangement” (defined in Art. 10.1.1)

  • Art. 3.2.7 does not apply if lender is located in “Low-Tax Jurisdiction” and its Top-up Tax is significantly reduced by Substance-based Income Exclusion

Date uploaded:

August 2, 2024

ITQ G-

107

Key Issues:

  • Deferred tax liability (DTL) recapture rule

  • Paras. 90.30 & 90.31 of Comm to Art. 4.4.4 and Example 4.4.4-4 in the June 2024 AG

  • Reversals allocated to pre-Transition Year DTLs

  • Outstanding Balance, Maximum Justifiable Amount, Unjustified Balance, Unjustified Balance (yearly movement)

  • FIFO methodology

  • Impact on Top-up Tax computations

Date uploaded:

July 19, 2024

ITQ G-

105

Key Issues:

  • Deferred tax liability (DTL) recapture rule

  • Paras. 90.22 & 90.23 of Comm to Art. 4.4.4 and Example 4.4.4-2 in June 2024 AG

  • Outstanding Balance, Maximum Justifiable Amount, Unjustified Balance, Unjustified Balance (yearly movement)

  • FIFO methodology

  • Impact on Top-up Tax computations

Date uploaded:

July 5, 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-

110

Key Issues:

  • Art. 3.2.3: transfer pricing

  • Example in para. 104.2 of Comm to Art. 3.2.3

  • Divergence between GloBE and accounting carrying values

  • Tangible asset carve-out under Substance-based Income Exclusion

Date uploaded:

August 16, 2024

ITQ G-

108

Key Issues:

  • Deferred tax liability (DTL) recapture rule

  • Paras. 112.1 to 112.6 of Comm to Art. 4.4.7 and Examples 4.4.7-1 to 3 in the June 2024 AG

  • Reversals allocated to pre-Transition Year DTLs

  • Unclaimed Accruals Annual Election

  • Exclusion of unclaimed DTL accruals

  • Outstanding Balance, Maximum Justifiable Amount, Unjustified Balance, Unjustified Balance (yearly movement)

  • FIFO methodology

  • Impact on Top-up Tax computations

Date uploaded:

July 26, 2024

ITQ G-

106

Key Issues:

  • Deferred tax liability (DTL) recapture rule

  • Paras. 90.22 & 90.23 of Comm to Art. 4.4.4 and Example 4.4.4-3 in the June 2024 AG

  • Outstanding Balance, Maximum Justifiable Amount, Unjustified Balance, Unjustified Balance (yearly movement)

  • LIFO methodology

  • Impact on Top-up Tax computations

Date uploaded:

July 12, 2024

ITQ G-

104

Key Issues:

  • Deferred tax liability (DTL) recapture rule

  • Paras. 90 to 90.11 of Comm to Art. 4.4.4 (amended / introduced by June 2024 AG)

  • General ledger (GL) accounts: (1) which are excluded from DTL recapture rule; or (2) which cannot be part of an Aggregate DTL Category

Date uploaded:

June 29, 2024

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