11 September 2018

Turkey announces temporary withholding tax rates on deposit interest

Turkey, through Presidential Decision no.53 published in the Official Gazette dated August 31, has announced:

- The temporary reduction of withholding tax rates on the interest paid on the Turkish Lira (TL)-denominated deposit accounts by banks and participation banks.

- The temporary increase of withholding tax rates on interest paid on foreign exchange deposit accounts by banks and participation banks have been increased effective for certain terms.

A Global Alert, attached below, provides additional details.

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Full text of this Tax Alert

Document ID: 2018-1788