A DRAFT REGULATION AMENDING THE BANK CARD AND CREDIT CARD REGULATIONS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED
9 January 2023
January 2023 / Sistem Global Newsletter Summary
21 February 2023
A DRAFT REGULATION AMENDING THE BANK CARD AND CREDIT CARD REGULATIONS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED
9 January 2023
January 2023 / Sistem Global Newsletter Summary
21 February 2023
TAX CONSULTACY📝
BLANK FORM BA/FORM BS SUBMISSION DUTY IS ABOLISHED!
The Communiqué on the Amendment to the General Communiqué on Tax Procedure Law was published  on the Official Gazette dated 03.12.2022.
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR 2% INVESTMENT OBLIGATION OF R&D/DESIGN CENTERS AND TECHNOPARK COMPANIES!
A secondary legislation has not been published yet regarding the 2% investment obligation introduced by Law No. 7263, however,  the 2% investment obligation over the discount / profit exemption declared in the 2021 Income / Corporate Tax Declaration must be fulfilled until 31.12.2022.
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VAT EXEMPTION ON MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES EXTENDED UNTIL 31/12/2024!
With the Presidential Decree No. 6583 dated 21/12/2022, the VAT exemption applied to machinery and equipment purchases has been extended until 31/12/2024.
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NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATE ANNOUNCED!
The new minimum wage amount to be effective as of 01 January 2023 has been announced. It was stated that the net minimum wage will be 8,506.80 TL for 2023 and that the practice of income and stamp tax exemption from wages up to the minimum wage will continue. 
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HAVE YOU SUBMITTED YOUR 2% INVESTMENT OBLIGATION?
As of 01/01/2022, Technology Development Zone Companies and R&D/Design Centers with an exemption/discount amount of 1.000.000 Turkish Liras and above, which are benefited from the annual declaration declared as of 01/01/2022, should transfer 2% of this amount to a temporary account in liabilities.
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THE REMOTE WORKING RATE FOR IT STAFF EMPLOYED IN R&D/DESIGN CENTERS AND TEKNOKENTS WILL BE APPLIED AS 100%! 
With the 7-article support program for information technologies announced by President Erdoğan on 29.12.2022, it was stated that the Remote Working rate will be applied as 100% for IT staff employed in companies operating in R&D/Design Centers and Technology Development Zones. 
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R&D AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT🔍
2022-2023 SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS (KKYDP) APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! 
KKYDP, which will support Economic Investments and Rural Economic Infrastructure Investment activities, is open for application! In the applications which can be made from 81 provinces, the grant applications to be prepared by real and legal persons in accordance with the procedures and principles specified for economic investments will be evaluated at the provincial and ministerial level, and those found eligible will be included in the program within the budget possibilities and 50% of the project amounts subject to grant will be covered from the program budget as grant support.
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80% SUPPORT FOR DOCUMENTS AND SERVICES TO BE RECEIVED FROM TSE!
Within the framework of the Business Development Support Program, KOSGEB will provide 80% support for documents and services to be received from TSE with an upper limit of 300 thousand TL within the scope of Certification, Testing and Analysis support to SMEs.
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SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS ON DIGITALIZATION IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, UP TO 2,000,000 TL!
Within the scope of KOSGEB KOBİGEL Support Program, 3 project proposal calls with the theme of “Digitalization in the Manufacturing Industry” were opened. Within the scope of the call; it is aimed to support domestic technology developer SMEs that can contribute to the digitalization process, to increase the level of utilization of digital technologies in the production and related business processes of SMEs, to improve their capacity to work with modern technologies and business models, to increase their productivity, to make their products and production processes in line with quality standards and to increase the national and international competitiveness of manufacturing industry SMEs. 
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KOSGEB ABROAD ACCELERATOR SUPPORT PROGRAM CALL LAUNCHED!
Within the scope of the call, it is aimed to support technological products of which R&D and innovation activities are carried out in our country to participate in international accelerator programs in order to take place in international markets, to take place in developed entrepreneurship ecosystems of domestic technology-intensive start-up enterprises, and to increase exports.
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GOOD NEWS FOR THE TURKISH IT INDUSTRY!
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced 7 important good news to support the technology and informatics industry.
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BUSINESS SOLUTIONS🎁
THE CIRCULAR ON THE EXEMPTION OF FOOD PAYMENTS FROM INSURANCE PREMIUMS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED! 
In the circular, in addition to the cash food support, the application regarding the food costs paid by means such as meal cards, meal tickets and meal vouchers is explained, and it is stated that the portion exceeding the daily exemption amount will be included in the earnings based on the premium.
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CIRCULAR ON ENERGY SUPPORT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED!
The procedures and principles of exempting energy assistance payments covering electricity, natural gas and other heating expenses from the insurance premiums of employees, as specified in the provisional article 1 of the Law No. 7420, which entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 09/11/2022 and numbered 32008, are explained in the circular numbered 2022/26 of the SSI.
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NO AGE LIMIT FOR EYT! (PEOPLE SUBJECT TO AGE LIMIT FOR RETIREMENT)
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the details of the EYT regulation. Speaking about the regulation of EYT “The People Caught by the Age Limit”, the President stated that there will be no age limit.
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MINIMUM WAGE SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYERS WILL CONTINUE IN 2023!
The decision of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission was published in the Official Gazette dated December 29, 2022 and numbered 32058. The highlights of the commission’s decision were the determination of the daily minimum wage and the continuation of the minimum wage support in 2023.
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SSI PREMIUM INCENTIVE, WHICH EMPLOYERS BENEFIT THE MOST, HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO THE END OF 2023!
With the Presidential Decree published in the Official Gazette numbered 32058, the implementation period of the provisional Article 10 of the Unemployment Insurance Law No. 4447 (Incentive 6111) has been extended until 31/12/2023.
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2023 INCOME TAX SCHEDULE AND EXEMPTION AMOUNTS ANNOUNCED!
Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati shared the income tax schedule and exemption amounts to be applied to wage income for 2023 on his social media account.
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EXPORTS AND INTERNATIONAL GROWTH  🌍
TURKEY’S EXPORTS OF SERVICES REPORT
With years of experience in the services industry, Turkey is making significant progress. The services industry contributes significantly more to global GDP than the value added generated by the manufacturing sector.
 
Service exports, which were worth US$ 57.5 billion in 2021, are expected to increase by 63% to US$ 90 billion by the end of 2022.  In this context, Turkey’s most important partners are EU countries. Services exports to EU countries amounted to USD 12 billion 688 million, while exports to other European countries amounted to USD 5 billion 614 million in the last year.
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NEWS FROM US📣
ONLINE TRAININGS CALENDAR FOR JANUARY
 We are here with many training subjects that you would like to see from our Online Trainings in January!
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