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Tax Loss Penalty to be 3 Times for Those Who Issue Fake Invoices Will Be Increased by Fifty Percent
In the report dated 1/9/2026, following the examination of (C) Ltd. Şti’s activities for the 2025 fiscal period under the scope of issuing fraudulent documents, it was determined that the act of “Issuing Fraudulent Documents” in the name of the taxpayer company was carried out by company manager Mr. (Ç), who earned commission income as a result of this action. It was concluded that retroactive tax liability should be established for Mr. (Ç), who does not have a current tax obligation, and an income tax assessment of 1,000,000 TL should be made for the 2025 tax year based on the commission income earned from the fraudulent document trade.
Accordingly, due to the violation specified in Article 359 of Law No. 213, a tax loss penalty increased by 50% must be imposed, totaling 4.5 times the assessed tax. Thus, a tax loss penalty of 4,500,000 TL (1,000,000 TL x 4.5) will be imposed on Mr. (Ç).
1) Article 11 of Law No. 7524 amended Article 353 of Law No. 213, which regulates special irregularity penalties, to add Table (2) below. This amendment stipulates that special irregularity penalties will be applied in increasing amounts for each determination.
Table 2
Determination Number
Penalty Amount for Clause (1) of the First Paragraph of Article 353 (Minimum-TL)
Penalty Amount for Clause (2) of the First Paragraph of Article 353 (TL)
2nd Determination
20,000
20,000
3rd Determination
30,000
30,000
4th Determination
40,000
40,000
5th Determination
50,000
50,000
6th and Subsequent Determinations
100,000
100,000
Source: Revenue Administration https://www.gib.gov.tr/node/178463
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