07.07.2023/72

Value Added Tax (VAT) Rates Amended.

With the Presidential Decree published in the Official Gazette dated 07.07.2023 and numbered 32241, the Decree on the Determination of Value Added Tax Rates Applicable to Goods and Services was amended.

The amendments are as follows:

  1. The general VAT rate of 18% has been increased to 20%.
  2. The VAT rate for goods and services subject to the 8% VAT rate was raised to 10%.
  3. As of 01.04.2022, the VAT rate applied to soap, shampoo, detergent, disinfectants, wet wipes (whether or not impregnated with soap, detergent or solution), toilet paper, paper towels, tissues and napkins, whose VAT rate was reduced from 18% to 8%, has been increased to the general rate again. Therefore, a VAT rate of 20% will henceforth apply to these products.
  4. The reduced rate application for toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental threads in the same group will continue and 10% VAT rate will be applied for these products.
  5. VAT rates for foodstuffs and other goods and services subject to the 1% VAT rate remained unchanged.
  6. The amendments will enter into force on July 10, 2023.

The relevant Presidential Decree is available here.

Sincerely,

BİLGENER

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