29.05.2025 12:00
The Minister of Treasury and Finance, Mehmet Şimşek, announced that they have decided to extend the state of force majeure for small and medium-sized enterprises with a turnover of less than 2.5 million lira in the regions affected by the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş until November 30.
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The Minister of Treasury and Finance, Mehmet Şimşek, announced that they have decided to extend the state of force majeure for small and medium-sized enterprises with a turnover below 2.5 million lira in the region affected by the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş until November 30.
Şimşek stated to AA correspondent that they continue to support taxpayers in the earthquake zone in every aspect.
In this context, Şimşek provided information that the decision to extend the state of force majeure until November 30 was made for taxpayers in Adıyaman, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, and Malatya, as well as in the İslahiye and Nurdağı districts of Gaziantep, whose turnover was below 2.5 million lira as of the end of 2022, reminding that without this decision, the period would have expired on May 31.
Şimşek expressed that the decision covers 80% of the taxpayers in the earthquake zone and that the law does not allow for a new extension of the period.
"INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS CAN BE MADE"
Şimşek informed that taxpayers who have been affected by the earthquake in a way that prevents them from fulfilling their tax obligations and whose state of force majeure continues can make individual requests to their respective tax offices, stating:
"The scope of the extension also includes simple tax regime taxpayers, as well as taxpayers who only have income tax liabilities from real estate capital gains, wages, movable capital gains, other income, and gains, and those who started working in these places between January 1, 2023, and February 6, 2023. By using the last authority granted by the law, we will extend the state of force majeure, which has been ongoing for about 28 months in the earthquake zone, for another 6 months for our small and medium-sized taxpayers. While supporting our small businesses in the earthquake zone, we are not neglecting our citizens affected by this disaster. We stand by all our businesses in the region, especially our tradesmen, and made the decision to extend the period in line with the incoming requests."
INSTALLMENT OPTION UP TO 24 MONTHS
According to information obtained from the Ministry, with the decision to extend the period, a new calendar has been determined for the declarations and notifications that were not submitted during the state of force majeure and for the payments to be made.
The deadline for creating and signing e-ledgers and the deadline for uploading e-ledgers and reports to the Revenue Administration system for these taxpayers has also been extended until the end of December 31.
The payment deadlines for the motor vehicle tax of vehicles registered in the earthquake zone have also been redefined. Accordingly, the payments for the second installment of 2023, as well as the first and second installments of 2024 and the first and second installments of 2025, must be made by December 31.
Additionally, debtors whose state of force majeure has been extended can apply for installment requests for other public receivables until February 2, 2026, within the specified periods. Thus, debts can be paid in installments of up to 24 months without interest.
APPLICATIONS FOR RESTRUCTURING AND PAYMENT DEADLINES HAVE BEEN REASSESSED
Taxpayers whose state of force majeure has been extended can submit their applications under Law No. 7440 on the Restructuring of Certain Receivables and Amendments to Certain Laws until the end of Monday, March 2, 2026. Taxpayers can pay their first installments, including cash payments, until the end of Tuesday, March 31, 2026, and the others in monthly periods following this installment.
On the other hand, it has been determined that the debts of taxpayers who have not submitted any tax declarations and have not paid their taxes since the February 2023 period have significantly decreased due to inflation.
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