The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has shared comments it received from stakeholders on the regulated financial services exclusion under Amount A of its Pillar One draft model rules. The OECD received these comments through its public consultation on this exclusion, which closed on May 20, 2022.
In a submission to the OECD, KPMG highlights five key issues with the regulated financial services exclusion under Amount A. KPMG makes recommendations to:
- Exclude a broad range of financial services from the scope of Amount A and specifically exclude banking, insurance (including reinsurance) and asset management to prevent unintended outcomes
- Consider excluding certain businesses that compete with businesses that are covered by the Regulated Financial Services Exclusion, such as payment services providers to ensure a level playing field
- Remove the activities requirement to simplify the entity-based approach and ease significant compliance burdens on taxpayers and tax administrations
- Ensure that multinational enterprise (MNE) groups that are partially in scope are not at a disadvantage, where the Amount A rules apply
- Simplify the administration of the Regulated Financial Services Exclusion by:
- Giving MNEs that are not in-scope of Amount A because of the exclusion the option to file a return, rather than require them to file a return
- Considering a rulings process where a taxpayer that files a return could receive certainty that they are not in-scope of Amount A for at least 5 years, under certain conditions.
For more information, see KPMG International's submission or contact your KPMG adviser.
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