With the Communiqué published in the 31089 numbered Official Gazette on 04/04/2020; the application of Withholding and Premium Service Declaration in the entire Turkey has been postponed to 01.07.2020.

In addition, new pilot cities have been added and the application dates have been determined as below:

1. For the tax residents in Kırşehir, the application was started to be executed on 01/06/2017
2. For the tax residents in Amasya, Bartın and Çankırı; the application was started to be executed on 01/01/2018
3. For the tax residents in Bursa, Eskişehir and Konya; the application was started to be executed on 01/01/2020 (Except the banks within the scope of Income Tax communique with No: 281)
4. The application for entire Turkey will be effective as of 01/07/2020 with the declaration period of July / 2020.

Please also find below the important points to consider:

The Law on the Amendment of Some Laws No. 7226, which contains amendments in many laws, including articles on the struggle with Covid-19 outbreak, has entered into force by being published in the Official Gazette dated 26.03.2020 and with repeated number 31080.

Law No. 7226 includes accelerating access to individuals in disasters and emergencies, meeting energy expenditures from the budget, postponing financial liabilities and declarations, compensatory work to be done by the employer, short employment, bounced cheque, unprotested bill, those with loan depts or credit card depts and many more regulations.

You can Find the Regulations in the Law Below

With the Communiqué Regarding Amendment of the General Communiqué on Recycling Contribution Share Declaration (No:1), which was published on the 05/02/2020 dated Official Gazette no: 31030, General Communiqué on Recycling Contribution Share Declaration published on 4/4/2019 dated Official Gazette no: 30375 have been regulated regarding the application initiated for the products other than plastic bags.

The General Communiqué on Recycling Contribution Share Declaration published on 4/4/2019 dated Official Gazette no: 30375 has been amended with the Communiqué Regarding Amendment of the General Communiqué on Recycling Contribution Share Declaration (No:3), which was published on the 22/03/2020 dated Official Gazette no: 31076. Accordingly, declaration and payment periods of Recycling Contribution Share have been revised.

With the latest update;

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic spreading rapidly in our country, considering the requests submitted by Members of Profession and Employers, 23.03.2020 dated Tax Procedural Law circular numbered VUK – 126 / 2020 – 5 has been published by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance.

With the regulations of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, below decisions have been taken: