The following decision has been announced on the official gazette dated August 2, 2017.

• Within the enforcement of the Agreement, all tax and tax audit related matters and information requested from the Turkish officers can and will be requested and obtained from the authorities of Guernsey. Mutual requests related to Türkiye will also be met by the Turkish authorized officers.
• The agreed consensus aims to lead a transparent information exchange between the two countries on the criminal and legal tax matters. This new regulation has been an important step taken in order to prevent future tax losses and fugitives.

Communique on the Implementation of the Decision on Government Supports in Investments has been amended on July 26, 2017. Herein below are some issues which are to be considered; concerning the amendment to the communique, which entered into force following its publication in the Official Gazette:

According to the circular numbered 27998389-010-06-02-5820 released by the General Directorate of Budget and Fiscal Control on 07.01.2017 with the subject ‘Financial and Social Rights’, the coefficients used to calculate the wage of a civil servant have been revised effective as of 01.07.2017.

a. Income Tax Exempted Severance Pay

The following values have been calculated taking these coefficients into account, and shall be applied for the period between the dates of 01.07.2017 – 31.12.2017 maximum severance pay to be exempted from income tax is 4.732,48.- TL,

According to the General Communiqué on Withholding Tax Return and Premium Service Statement, announced on the 29983 numbered Official Gazette dated 18.02.2017, the firms’ tax identification number and Social Security Institution (SSI) registration number were required to match on the system of the Revenue Administration until the date 31.03.2017. This period has been extended until 02.05.2017.