21.08.2025 01:31
The Ministry of Treasury and Finance will implement strict measures against the use of fake documents starting from October 1. The defense of "unintentional use" will not be accepted, and those who use the documents will be penalized under tax evasion laws, facing a penalty of three times the tax loss. Guarantees will be requested from high-risk taxpayers, and those who cannot provide them may face asset seizure.
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The Ministry of Treasury and Finance is tightening measures against the use and preparation of fake documents, which cause billions of lira in public losses every year. The Tax Audit Board (TAB) will implement new practices against fraudulent acts as of October 1st.
PENALTY INCREASES TO THREE TIMES
With the new regulation, the defenses of taxpayers claiming they "unknowingly used fake documents" will not be taken into account. It will be assumed that they used the document "knowingly," and this act will be considered tax evasion. Thus, those who use fake documents will face a penalty of three times the tax loss.
SECURITY AND SEIZURE MEASURES
Taxpayers using fake documents will be required to provide security to guarantee public receivables. This measure will be mandatory for those deemed risky. For taxpayers who cannot provide security, precautionary seizure will be implemented.
KURGAN SYSTEM IS COMING INTO OPERATION
The Organization Supervised Analysis (KURGAN) System, used by the Risk Analysis Center of the TAB, will analyze the purchase and sale of goods and services using artificial intelligence to detect risky transactions. Audit teams will request suspicious taxpayers to show their documents and the goods in their warehouses.
THOSE WHO PREPARE FAKE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO UNDER CLOSE MONITORING
Months-long examination and reporting processes for those who prepare fake documents will now be accelerated with artificial intelligence. Thus, both the document preparers and those who use documents in a chain will be identified more quickly. Additionally, those who commit this crime in an organized manner will also be investigated in terms of "money laundering."
MINISTER ŞIMŞEK: MEASURES WILL BE IN EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1
Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek stated the following regarding the issue: "While increasing measures against fake documents, we are implementing new practices based on risk analysis. To ensure our taxpayers can adapt to the process, we will implement these measures as of October 1. The system will be operational for acts carried out after this date."
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