According to the circular numbered 27998389-010-06-02-138 released by the General Directorate of Budget and Fiscal Control on 04.01.2018 with the subject ‘Financial and Social Rights’, the coefficients used to calculate the wage of a civil servant have been revised effective 01.01.2018.

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 01.08.2018 – 30.06.2018 maximum severance pay to be exempted from income tax is 5.001,76.- TL,

a. Minimum wage

In a press release dated December 29, 2017 the Ministry of Labor along with the Minimum Wage Determination Committee have announced the minimum wage to be effective for the year of 2018 as shown in the table below. The Official Gazette related to this change has yet to be released.

• Income Tax Exempted Food Allowance
• Disablement Degree Discount
• Income Tax Brackets of 2018
• Stamp Tax Rate

By virtue of the procedures and principles explained in the General Communique with the serial number 486 of the Tax Procedure Law, Self-Employment Income Ledgers will no longer be kept in hard-copy form and starting as of 01.01.2018. These ledgers will be kept electronically on the internet system of the Directorate of Revenue Administration by the “Ledger Declaration” method.