With the Official Gazette numbered 31506 and dated 09.06.2021, Law No. 7326 regarding the Tax Amnesty and Tax Reconstruction has come into force.

With Presidential Decision No. 4420 published in the Official Gazette numbered 31581 and dated 27.08.2021, the application deadline and the first installment deadline under Law No. 7326 regarding the Tax Amnesty and Tax Reconstruction have been extended one month.

Based on that Presidential Decision, to benefit from that tax amnesty and reconstruction statements, the applications would need to be made until 30.09.2021. And the first installment payments would need to be made until 01.11.2021 (31.10.2021 is the weekend.)

The applications can be made via the below ways:

Social Security Institution has published a General Instruction letter (dated 20.08.2021 and numbered 29840888) to postpone the obligations due to the flood disaster in Kastamonu province; Abana, Azdavay, Bozkurt, Çatalzeytin, Devrekani, İnebolu, Küre, Pınarbaşı and Şenpazar, in Sinop province; Merkez, Ayancık, Türkeli, Gerze, Boyabat, and Erfelek regions and in Bartın province; Ulus region.

You can find below the details of the Instruction Letter of SSI:

The statements would be applicable for the workplaces which have employees under Law 5510 - 4/a status or the self-employed individuals within the regions that were affected by the flood which are Kastamonu province Abana, Azdavay, Bozkurt, Çatalzeytin, Devrekani, İnebolu, Küre, Pınarbaşı and Şenpazar, Sinop province Merkez, Ayancık, Türkeli, Gerze, Boyabat and Erfelek, Bartın province Ulus regions.

a) All declarations that need to be done within the period between 11.08.2021 and 31.08.2021 (included) can be made until 27.09.2021, and no administrative fine would be applied per Article 102 of Law No. 5510.

b) The premium payments with the deadlines before 11.08.2021 and the premium payments related to 2021 July, August, September, October, and December can be done until 31.01.2022 without any late payment interest.

The regulation about the changes on the social security processes has been published on the Official Gazette numbered 31572 and dated August 18, 2021.

The related amendments can be summarized as below:

1) The amendments on Article 5:

Although there is no issue in the systems of SSI, if there are problems regarding the internet connections, electricity, communication systems, fires, earthquakes, floods, etc., in the employer's region, the declaration responsibilities would be done within five business days upon normalization. To be able to postpone, proof documents would be required from the related authorities.

In case of the death of the authorized CPA responsible for the Income Tax and Social Security Premium Declaration of a company within seven days before the declaration deadlines, the declaration responsibilities can be done within seven days upon the related deadline.

2) The amendments on Article 9:

The household employees who work ten days or more within a month and gatekeepers have been included under the scope of the social security insurance scheme.

Regarding the household, employees work less than ten days within a month, the occupational sickness, work accident, and long-term insurance statements would be applicable.

The Circular involving the additional measures regarding COVID-19 determined in the Presidential Cabinet convened on August 19, 2021 is sent to the relevant institutions. According to the Circular, as of September 6, 2021; for people who are not vaccinated should submit a PCR test with a negative result;

• In participation in activities such as concerts, cinemas, and theaters,
• Intercity travels by plane, bus, train, or other public transportation vehicles, excluding private vehicles,
• Participation in other events or activities in which people are present collectively is determined by the relevant governorships/sub-governorships.