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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-

103

Key Issues:

  • Tangible asset carve-out in Substance-based Income Exclusion: impact of date on which assets acquired

  • For calendar year Fiscal Year, impact on tangible asset carve-out of asset acquisition on 1 December vs. 28 February

Date uploaded:

June 14, 2024

ITQ G-

101

Key Issues:

  • QDMTT

  • No allocation of CFC tax for QDMTT purposes, for either subsidiary’s computation or parent’s computation: paras. 118.28 & 118.30 of Comm to definition of “QDMTT” in Art. 10.1.1

Date uploaded:

May 31, 2024

ITQ G-

099

Key Issues:

  • Transfer pricing

  • Art. 3.2.3

  • Para. 99 of Comm to Art. 3.2.3

  • Art. 4.6.1

  • Bilateral APA

  • Material decrease in Covered Tax in a previous fiscal year

  • Additional Current Top-up Tax

  • Art. 5.4.1

Date uploaded:

May 17, 2024

ITQ G-

097

Key Issues:

  • Transfer pricing

  • Art. 3.2.3

  • Para. 101 of Comm to Art. 3.2.3

  • Cross-border transaction between 2 Constituent Entities, the ETRs of which (before any adjustment under Art. 3.2.3) were 15%

  • Unilateral TP adjustment in one jurisdiction: impact on GloBE Income, Adjusted Covered Taxes, and ETR of each Constituent Entity

Date uploaded:

April 26, 2024

ITQ G-

095

Key Issues:

  • Allocation of blended CFC taxes

  • Paras. 58.6.2 and 58.7 in Comm to Art. 4.3.2

  • GloBE Jurisdictional ETR

  • Non-GloBE Entity (not Constituent Entity, Joint Venture, or JV Subsidiary)

  • Joint Venture: separate calculation of ETR: Art. 6.4

  • Blending groups

Date uploaded:

April 12, 2024

ITQ G-

093

Key Issues:

  • Computation of annual revenue for purposes of Art. 1.1.1

  • Section 3.1 of December 2023 AG

  • Para. 10.4 in Comm to Art. 1.1

  • Gains and losses from investments

  • Extraordinary or non-recurring items

  • Interest income: para. 10.6 in Comm to Art. 1.1

Date uploaded:

March 22, 2024

ITQ G-

102

Key Issues:

  • Hybrid Entity (defined in Art. 10.2.5)

  • No allocation of tax from Hybrid Entity owner to Hybrid Entity, for QDMTT purposes: para. 118-30 of Comm to Art. 10.1.1 definition of “QDMTT”

  • Corporate income tax imposed on Hybrid Entity owner generally does not qualify for that owner’s QDMTT purposes: paras. 118.28 & 118.29 of Comm to Art. 10.1.1 definition of “QDMTT”

  • Passive Income (defined in Art. 10.1.1)

Date uploaded:

June 7, 2024

ITQ G-

100

Key Issues:

  • Hybrid Entity

  • Allocation of tax from owner’s jurisdiction to Hybrid Entity’s jurisdiction

  • Simplified ETR computation under Transitional CbCR Safe Harbour

  • ETR computation under GloBE rules

  • Art. 4.3.2(d) & (e)

Date uploaded:

May 24, 2024

ITQ G-

098

Key Issues:

  • Transfer pricing

  • Art. 3.2.3

  • Unilateral TP adjustment in one jurisdiction

  • Para. 101 vs. para. 103 of Comm to Art. 3.2.3

  • Para. 101: “nominal tax rate” vs. GloBE ETR

  • Para. 101 definition of “under-taxed jurisdiction”

Date uploaded:

May 3, 2024

ITQ G-

096

Key Issues:

  • Transfer pricing

  • Art. 3.2.3

  • Paras. 101 & 103 of Comm to Art. 3.2.3

  • Unilateral TP adjustment in under-taxed jurisdiction: no adjustment to GloBE Income

  • Impact on Adjusted Covered Taxes, and thus on ETR

Date uploaded:

April 19, 2024

ITQ G-

094

Key Issues:

  • Allocation of blended CFC taxes

  • Para. 58.6.1 in Comm to Art. 4.3.2

  • GloBE Jurisdictional ETR

  • Minority-Owned Constituent Entity (MOCE): separate calculation of ETR: Art. 5.6.2

  • Blending groups

Date uploaded:

April 5, 2024

ITQ G-

092

Key Issues:

  • Qualified Refundable Tax Credit (QRTC)

  • Non-Qualified Refundable Tax Credit (NQRTC)

  • Can QRTC cause larger increase in Top-up Tax than NQRTC?

  • Substance-based Income Exclusion (SBIE) as proportion of GloBE Income

Date uploaded:

March 15, 2024

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