A two-pillar framework agreed to by the OECD for taxing large multinational corporations represents a paradigm shift in the way that these companies are taxed—allocating the right to tax certain excess profits of very large companies to “market” jurisdictions and creating a global minimum corporate tax— but concerns about the long-term political viability of the proposal merit consideration.
The OECD two-pillar approach represents a historic opportunity to address global challenges. Serious equity concerns persist around the process and the current framework, though. Without an equitable final framework, it is hard to imagine that any agreement will be sustainable, as per G-24 warnings.
On May 12, Clark Gascoigne, Interim Executive Director of the FACT Coalition, offered remarks during the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s public consultation on BEPS Action 13, which addresses country-by-country tax reporting. His comments underscored both the need and public momentum for making such reports public.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A diverse set of stakeholders has called on the Organizations for Economic Cooperation and Development to mandate public disclosures of key tax information for multinational corporations.
