Key implementation point
Effective 2025 rather than 2024. Limited UPE exposure; primary impact on NZ subsidiaries of foreign-parented in-scope groups.
Implementation detail
- 01 New Zealand enacted Pillar Two effective 1 January 2025.
- 02 New Zealand's standard CT rate is 28% — most NZ entities would not face top-up.
- 03 UTPR not enacted in first wave.
- 04 Inland Revenue (IR) issued guidance on compliance and filing obligations.
- 05 Limited number of large MNE UPEs headquartered in NZ — primary impact is on NZ subsidiaries of foreign groups.
Enacted legislation
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Matters) Act 2025
Official sources & further reading
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