ALBAYRAK MALİ MÜŞAVİRLİK - Certified Public Accountant & Expert

Think twice before buying or renting a passenger car for your company..!

Although not enacted yet, some of the articles in the bill regarding the new tax regulations that are being discussed in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, VAT and SCT paid in the purchase of passenger cars used for both commercial gain and self-employment activities, depreciation and expenses of those taken into the inventory, and deduction from the tax base of passenger cars acquired through leasing. It is related to the limitations on the rental fees that can be made. The envisaged regulation covers all passenger cars regardless of any business size, field of activity, or for what purpose they are used within the business. Excluded are those whose activities are partly or wholly in the rental or operation of passenger cars for this purpose. However, in any case, passenger cars must be for the purpose of obtaining and maintaining commercial and professional income. It is not possible to deduct the expenses of passenger cars that are not used outside of operating activities or for the purpose of earning income, even if they are included in the inventory. With the new regulation foreseen to be introduced, commercial More..

What's in the new tax package?

DIGITAL SERVICE TAX Services offered in Turkey by digital service providers (advertising services, selling, listening, watching, playing, recording a digital content, providing and operating an environment where users can interact with each other, and intermediary services provided in the digital environment for these services) are subject to this tax. constitutes the subject. The taxpayers are those who provide the digital service. Parties to taxable transactions may be held liable for the payment of tax for the purpose of securing tax receivables. Those with a revenue of less than 20 million TL from Turkey or less than 750 million € or equivalent foreign currency equivalent of TL from the world are exempt from this tax. The tax base is the revenue generated by digital services. The tax rate is % 7.5. The tax is found by applying to the base, no deduction is made from the calculated tax. The taxation period is one-month periods in the calendar year. The tax is levied upon the declaration. The tax is levied by the tax office to which it is affiliated in terms of VAT. (To be determined by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance by non-affiliates.) More..