Regulation Amending the Regulation on Associations ("Regulation") is published in the Official Gazette numbered 31635 and dated 21.10.2021.

With the Regulation, it is possible to hold the general assembly and board of directors’ meetings of associations electronically, and some critical changes are made about risk analysis and auditing of associations.

In Official Gazette numbered 31631 and dated 17.10.2021, an important Presidential Decision has been published with regards to the employees working remotely under the scope of technology development and R&D regions.

With that decision, the income tax incentive time rate of 20% that is applied for the time performed outside of R&D and technology development regions will be applied as 50% until 31.12.2022 for the R&D and technology development employees.

Certain provisions have been amended in Income Tax General Communiqué No. 252 with Communiqué numbered 315, published in Official Gazette numbered 31620 and dated 06.10.2021.

New updates have been made in the Communiqué, which regulates the deduction of taxes applied through withholding from the income or corporate tax calculated on the annual return, and the refund of the remaining portion, deduction, and refund of temporary tax resulting from tax errors related to taxes.

Certification of Simple Accommodation Facilities and Beach Premises The Regulation, which is published in the Official Gazette numbered 31609 and dated 25.09.2021, specifies the procedures and principles regarding the minimum qualifications of simple accommodation facilities (accommodation facilities which are operating without a license), beach premises, and their certifications, and it includes the provision of certificates to these entities, the procedures and principles regarding the determination of the physical conditions and operating principles that the beach premises have to comply with, promotion, information and approval of the price tariffs to be applied, and the inspection of the facilities.