Regarding to the statement in General Communique on Value Added Tax (VAT) with the serial number 117, which reads “The buyers shall apply VAT Withholding in the ratio of (2/10) for the construction works and the engineering-architecture and survey-project services conducted within the scope of these works, conducted against those listed in Article (3.1.2/b) of the Communique.”, the ratio of (2/10) has been amended to become (3/10).

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,