Turkey Tax News

Corporate income tax cuts announced The Turkish Ministry of Finance has announced plans to cut the corporate tax rate (currently 30%) by applying a progressive rate system on corporate profits. Accordingly, for the first YTRL 100,000, the corporate tax rate would be 15%, and 30% for the remaining corporate profits. Another alternative proposed by the Tax Council (an advisory body of the Ministry) would be to apply a progressive rate system and gradually decrease the upper rate over a period of 3 or 4 years; the progressive rate system would be changed to a single rate system at the end of that period, by fixing the rate at 18%. The tax cut is planned to be applied from 1 January 2006.

16 October 2005

South Africa and Turkey signed a first-time income tax treaty on 3 March 2005.

11 July 2005

The first-time income tax treaty and protocol between Thailand and Turkey, signed on 11 April 2002, entered into force on 13 January 2005. The treaty will generally apply from 1 January 2006.

11 July 2005

Portugal and Turkey signed a first-time tax treaty on 11 May 2005.

9 June 2005

The first-time income tax treaty and protocol between Thailand-Turkey, signed on 11 April 2002, entered into force on 13 January 2005. The treaty will generally apply from 1 January 2006.

9 June 2005

The first-time income and capital tax treaty between Luxembourg and Turkey , signed on 9 June 2003, entered into force on 18 January 2005. The treaty will be effective as from 1 January 2006 .

17 March 2005