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enTurkish Ministry of Finance and Treasury prepared a package to combat tax evasion
June 22, 2024
The following amendments to the tax legislation are planned:
- The taxable annual income will be monitored on the basis of the determination of daily income, especially in the service sector. The daily earnings of sole proprietors will be determined by means of surveys, which will be conducted at least three times a month or at least twelve times a year. In the event of a discrepancy between the revenue declared by the taxpayer and the revenue determined by the survey, the taxpayer will be asked to provide an explanation. If the explanation is not considered sufficient, the results of the survey will be taken into account in calculating annual income.
- Increased fines for violations will be imposed on entrepreneurs who use other people’s bank accounts and/or personal accounts. For those who use a POS device belonging to another person, a fine of 19,500 to 75,000 lire will be imposed.
- In the event that money transfers related to the supply of goods or services are made to bank accounts owned by other persons, the penalty for breach of the rules will be 10% of the transaction and will be imposed separately on the seller and the bank account holder. The minimum fine in this case will be 25 thousand lire. The maximum is 20 million lire.
- If the buyer informs that the seller does not provide the buyer with the documents for payment of the service, the buyer will not be fined and the seller will be fined three times.
- All payments exceeding 7,000 lire must be made through the bank. Otherwise, the seller will be fined. The package also includes a provision that no fine will be imposed if the taxpayer personally notifies the tax authority of the payment in cash.
- The taxable annual income will be monitored on the basis of the determination of daily income, especially in the service sector. The daily earnings of sole proprietors will be determined by means of surveys, which will be conducted at least three times a month or at least twelve times a year. In the event of a discrepancy between the revenue declared by the taxpayer and the revenue determined by the survey, the taxpayer will be asked to provide an explanation. If the explanation is not considered sufficient, the results of the survey will be taken into account in calculating annual income.
- Increased fines for violations will be imposed on entrepreneurs who use other people’s bank accounts and/or personal accounts. For those who use a POS device belonging to another person, a fine of 19,500 to 75,000 lire will be imposed.
- In the event that money transfers related to the supply of goods or services are made to bank accounts owned by other persons, the penalty for breach of the rules will be 10% of the transaction and will be imposed separately on the seller and the bank account holder. The minimum fine in this case will be 25 thousand lire. The maximum is 20 million lire.
- If the buyer informs that the seller does not provide the buyer with the documents for payment of the service, the buyer will not be fined and the seller will be fined three times.
- All payments exceeding 7,000 lire must be made through the bank. Otherwise, the seller will be fined. The package also includes a provision that no fine will be imposed if the taxpayer personally notifies the tax authority of the payment in cash.
- Lessors will be forbidden to receive rent in cash. However, if the lessee notifies the tax authority that the payment was made in cash, no fine will be imposed. The same rule will apply to contracts for the rental of workplaces.
- Increase in fines for non-response and non-receipt of invoices (receipts)
- Increase in penalties for unregistered staff
- President to be delegated powers to introduce income deductions and corporate taxes in sectors with high shares of the shadow economy (services, e-commerce)
- Enterprises operating through electronic trading platforms are expected to pay instantly
- It is planned to increase to five years the lower sentence for certain tax offences.
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