Pillar Two's Data Layer Just Changed: What the October 2026 GIR XML Schema v2.0 Means for Your Provision

The OECD's October 2026 GIR XML v2 schema is for information exchange between authorities. Its 2028 applicability is not a universal taxpayer filing deadline.

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Findings in the original version: OECD confirms the October 20 schema publication and its government information-exchange purpose. Its version applicability does not mandate the same taxpayer schema/date in every domestic filing portal.

A universal March 31, 2027 deadline for every FY2025 GIR is incorrect. Determine the reporting fiscal year, the group's transition year, the relevant filing entity and each jurisdiction's implementing law.

Ordinary and transition periods

The ordinary information-return period is generally 15 months after the fiscal year; a transition-year period can be 18 months. For a December 31, 2025 year-end, those periods produce March 31, 2027 and June 30, 2027 respectively. Local implementation, relief and notification obligations must be checked separately. HMRC's manual is evidence of UK rules, not legislation for every country.

Exchange schema is not a filing deadline

The OECD published GIR XML Schema Version 2.0 on October 20, 2026 for exchange between tax administrations. Its exchange applicability from June 25, 2028 does not impose that date or that schema on every domestic taxpayer portal. Use the published national filing specifications and confirm how the authority converts or exchanges the data.

Compliance controls

Maintain a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction calendar covering GIR, local returns, registration and notifications. Record transition-year status, designated filer and legal source. Schema validation checks structure; it does not establish that elections or tax calculations are correct. Plan testing and reviewer approval rather than promising autonomous filing.

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