According to information obtained from the ministry, revenue administration has taken action in order to tax the revenues obtained from sales using virtual POS systems, which have become an integral part of e-commerce.
In the years 2020-2024, GİB made a detailed analysis in order to determine whether the taxpayer of the persons who earn income using virtual POS and the proceeds obtained through these practices were reflected in the tax statements.
Payment and electronic money organizations in line with the data sent to the Ministry database examinations, high -risk taxpayers were identified.
As a result of detailed analyzes and reports compatible with bank data, 4 thousand 95 taxpayers who earned income through virtual POS but did not have any obligation in terms of income or corporate tax, did not submit a declaration or made a missing declaration. These taxpayers, 37 billion pounds of revenue was determined.
Many sectors have been examined
Textile and ready -to -wear, computer consumables, telephone and telephone accessory traders and hundreds of taxpayers carrying out computer programming activities were determined to hide the revenues.
Within the scope of the analysis studies, it was seen that a person without tax registration made 2 thousand 284 times on virtual POS applications in 2024 and earned 67 million pounds income.
This non -taxpayer, the sale of retail computer consumables over the internet, while the sale of legal processes were initiated.
Punishment for those who do not comply
In order to prevent tax losses in this process, Gib has activated the mechanism of “voluntary harmony and explanation”.
Persons who do not have a taxpayer, who do not make a statement or make a statement although they have tax liability or are invited to voluntary sleep and explanation before the criminal sanction is applied.
Less penalties are imposed on taxpayers who make the necessary correction in their statements.
Tax examination and criminal processing process will be initiated about those who do not respond to the call, avoiding a declaration or continue to hide their income.
The Presidency started the voluntary adaptation process from 561 taxpayers, which were understood to hide e-commerce revenues in the first stage.
“Penal mechanism will be commissioned”
Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said in his assessment of the issue, the trace of tax loss in the digitalized world is now much easier, “We are struggling with the informal not only in the field, but also by using technology effectively. Virtual pos and other digital payment systems. He said.
We continue our struggle against informal in the digital field with determination.
Those who provide revenue with virtual pos and digital payments are also obliged to pay the tax.
We encourage voluntary compliance, otherwise we start the tax investigation and criminal process. https://t.co/ozvbby5tdy
– Mehmet Simsek (@memetsimsek) May 18, 2025
