Updated
Updated · Bloomberg Tax · Jul 10
OECD Urges Patience on 15% Global Minimum Tax After Rocky First Year
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg Tax · Jul 10

OECD Urges Patience on 15% Global Minimum Tax After Rocky First Year

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg Tax · Jul 10

Summary

  • Achim Pross, the OECD tax center’s deputy director, said companies should give the bloc’s latest simplification measures time to work after a difficult first year of minimum-tax compliance.
  • The rules require large multinationals to pay at least a 15% corporate tax wherever they operate, but Pross acknowledged the regime is complicated and that early filings have been rocky.
  • Much of that complexity is front-loaded, he said, arguing compliance costs should fall once companies have built the systems needed to apply the framework.
  • The comments signal the OECD is defending the global minimum tax’s rollout while betting administrative fixes can ease business resistance over time.

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