All kinds of announcements and advertisements done within municipal borders and adjacent areas are subject to Announcement and Advertisement Tax. Natural or legal persons, who make the advertisement on their or other’s behalf, are considered as taxpayers of the relevant tax. Advertisement companies, who conduct announcement and advertisement works on behalf of others, are liable to pay the taxes of announcements and advertisements on taxpayers’ behalf. Announcement and Advertisement Tax payments can be made through registered municipalities’ e-municipality system and related banks.

1st installment payment of Motor Vehicles Tax for 2021 shall be done between 01 January – 31 January.

If you have registered vehicles to your name or company, 1st installment payment of Motor Vehicles Tax is necessary to be done. Taxpayers are able to view and pay their taxes, without logging into Interactive Tax Office, by submitting only the license plate and Turkish ID number.

Payments can be deposited from postal offices, tax offices and the banks which have an agreement with the authorities.

You can access related details on Motor Vehicles Tax from here. (The link is in Turkish)

Should you have any queries, please contact us.

• With the Presidential Decree No. 3343, deadline for debt restructuring applications and for payment of first installments is 01.02.2021, within the scope of the Law No. 7256.
• With the Presidential Decree No. 3343, for the taxpayers, who applied for debt restructuring within the scope of the Law No. 7256, deadline for the first installment of tax payments is 01.03.2021, and for the first installment of SSI payments is 31.03.2021.
• With the Presidential Decree No. 2812, changes in VAT rates applied for certain goods and services are extended until 31.05.2021.

According to the 27998389 - 010.06.02.11638 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 public officers have been revised to be effective as of 01.01.2021.

Income Tax Exempted Severance Pay

The following value has been calculated taking these coefficients into account and shall be applied for the period between 01.01.2021 – 30.06.2021 maximum severance pay to be exempted from income tax is determined as TRY 7.638.96.

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.)