• Income Tax Exempted Food Allowance
• Income Tax Exempted Commuting Allowance

Income Tax Exempted Food Allowance

Meal allowance tax exemption amount that is applied as of 1st of July 2022 was announced on 08.07.2022 dated and 31890 numbered bis Official Gazette. Based on that the meal allowance which is provided by the employer outside of the workplace and workplace outbuildings as defined in the (8)th clause of Article 23 of Income Tax Law (In Turkish), exemption amount is defined as 51.00 TRY to be applied as of July 1st 2022.

According to the 27998389-010.06.02-1342135 numbered Circular published by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance with the subject 'Financial and Social Rights', the coefficients used to calculate the wage of a public officers have been revised effective 01.07.2022.

Income Tax Exempted Severance Pay

The following value has been calculated taking these coefficients into account and shall be applied for the period between the dates of 01.07.2022 - 31.12.2022 maximum severance pay to be exempted from income tax is determined as 15,371.40 TL.

To access the full circular in which these announcements were made, please click here. (Please also be advised that the contents of this circular are in Turkish language.)

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The statutory deductions applicable in a standard Turkish payroll are social security premium, income tax, and stamp tax. Also, the salaries generated from liaison offices in Türkiye are exempt from income tax per the article 34/14 of Income Tax Law and these are only subject to social security.

Also, as of 2022, an income tax exemption amount up to the tax amount calculated over minimum wage would be applicable for all wages.

Social Security Premium

Social Security Premium are calculated over wages monthly and are paid jointly by the employee and the employer. The contribution rates are as follows:

a. Minimum Wage

In The press release dated July 01, 2022, the Ministry of Labor along with the Minimum Wage Determination Committee have announced the minimum wage to be effective as of July 01, 2022, as shown in the table below.