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Meal allowance tax exemption amount that is applied as of 1st of Jan 2025 was announced in 329 serial numbered Income Tax General Communique on December 30, 2024 dated and 32768 numbered bis Official Gazette. According to this communique, meal allowance which is provided by the employer outside of the workplace and workplace outbuildings as defined in the (8)th clause of Article 23 of Income Tax Law, exemption amount is defined as 240.00 TRY to be applied for 2025 calendar year.
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Author Erdoğdu Onur Erol, Category Social Security Law and Legislation, Taxation Law
Per the Temporary Article 105 of Law No. 5510, which entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette No. 32765 dated December 27, 2024, and under paragraph (g) of the first subsection of Article 60 of Law No. 5510, collection of all unpaid general health insurance premiums prior to January 1, 2015, along with ancillary debts such as penalties for late payment and late payment surcharges, have been abandoned.
According to the mentioned regulation:
Author Ümit Kır, Category Social Security Law and Legislation
The statutory deductions applicable in a standard Turkish payroll are social security premium, income tax, and stamp tax. Also, the salaries generated from liaison offices in Türkiye are exempt from income tax per Article 34/14 of Income Tax Law, and these are only subject to social security.
Also, the income tax exemption as much as the income tax deduction amount calculated over the minimum wage for all wages introduced in 2024 will continue in 2025 as well.
Social Security Premium is calculated over wages monthly and paid jointly by the employee and the employer. The contribution rates are as follows:
Author Ümit Kır, Category Social Security Law and Legislation, Taxation Law
The notification regarding the Minimum Wage Determination Commission's decision, published in the Official Gazette dated December 27, 2024, established the minimum wage and minimum wage support amounts applicable for 2025.