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Value Added Tax Law

Provisional Article 16

Part One: Tax Liability › Chapter Two: Transitional Provisions

Added: 22/7/1998, Law No. 4369, Art. 62

The amount of tax relating to deliveries and services whose tax rate has been reduced by the Council of Ministers pursuant to Article 28 of the Value Added Tax Law, and which could not be deducted by the end of the month following the publication of this Law, may be taken into account as an expense in determining the income or corporate tax base. The amount of tax so recorded as an expense may not be made subject to deduction. Except for those relating to basic foodstuffs, the amount of tax not recorded as an expense shall not be refunded.

Original Turkish text

GEÇİCİ MADDE 16

(Ek : 22/7/1998 - 4369/62 md.)

Katma Değer Vergisi Kanununun 28 inci maddesi uyarınca Bakanlar Kurulu tarafından vergi nispeti indirilen teslim ve hizmtlerle ilgili olup bu Kanunun yayımını izleyen ayın sonuna kadar indirilemeyen vergi tutarı gelir veya kurumlar vergisi matrahının tespitinde gider olarak dikkate alınabilir. Gider olarak yazılan bu vergi tutarı indirim konusu yapılamaz. Temel gıda maddeleri ile ilgili olanlar hariç olmak üzere gider yazılmayan vergi tutarı iade edilmez.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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