Key implementation point
IBC regime (1–5.5% rate) now topped up to 15% by QDMTT — significant for Barbados-based holding and finance company structures.
Implementation detail
- 01 Barbados enacted QDMTT effective 1 January 2024.
- 02 Barbados International Business Companies (IBCs) historically taxed at 1–5.5% — QDMTT tops this up to 15%.
- 03 IIR and UTPR not enacted.
- 04 Barbados Revenue Authority issued guidance.
- 05 Barbados has been adapting its IBC regime since BEPS — Pillar Two QDMTT is the latest step in this trajectory.
Enacted legislation
Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2023-25
Official sources & further reading
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