Tax & Finance

Communique on Amendments to the Value Added Tax General Application Communique (Serial No: 57)

🇹🇷Türkiye··Communiqué·High Impact·Gazette #2020·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This Turkish tax bulletin amends the VAT General Application Communique effective from 31 January 2026. It excludes premixes and flakes used in animal feed from the VAT exemption granted to compound feed. It extends the validity of certain VAT exemptions until 31 December 2035. A new full VAT exemption is introduced for deliveries and services related to the 2026 UEFA Europa League Final, 2027 UEFA Conference League Final, and 2032 UEFA European Championship for non-resident entities, with specific certification, declaration, and refund procedures. Changes are made to the exemption rules for immovable property sales by municipalities and investment monitoring authorities, excluding those by their economic enterprises. New rules disallow input VAT deduction on certain surveillance fees, safeguard duties, anti-dumping taxes, and related amounts paid on imports, with mandatory semi-annual notifications or special YMM reports for verification.

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Key Changes

  • Premixes and flakes for animal feed are explicitly excluded from compound feed VAT exemption
  • Extension of certain VAT exemptions from 31/12/2025 to 31/12/2035
  • New full VAT exemption for 2026 UEFA Europa League Final, 2027 UEFA Conference League Final and 2032 European Championship for non-resident entities

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Exclude premixes and flakes from VAT exemption for compound feed effective 31 January 2026. Do not apply VAT exemption to deliveries of premixes (feed additive mixtures) or flakes (steam-cooked grains processed through grinding and drying).

All VAT-taxable entities selling animal feed premixes and flakes
operational
high

Obtain written certification from Turkey Football Federation (TFF) confirming eligibility as a non-resident entity under Law 3065 Temporary Article 46 to claim VAT exemption on UEFA 2026/2027 and 2032 championships-related goods and services.

Non-resident UEFA, participating teams, and organizations providing goods/services for 2026 UEFA Europa League Final, 2027 UEFA Conference League Final, and 2032 UEFA European Championship
disclosure
high

Present TFF certification letter to sellers to enable VAT exemption application. Sellers must retain this letter per Law 213 preservation and presentation requirements.

Non-resident entities claiming exemption and their suppliers/sellers
operational
high

Present TFF certification to customs authority when importing exempted goods for UEFA 2026/2027 and 2032 championships-related activities.

Non-resident entities importing goods under UEFA exemption
operational
high

Declare UEFA exemption transactions in VAT returns using line code 336 'Deliveries and Services under UEFA Championships' in the Full Exemption table, reporting transaction amount and loaded VAT separately.

All taxpayers applying UEFA exemption
reporting

Affected Parties

Animal feed producers and importersFootball federations and non-resident UEFA-related entities+3 more…

Tags

VAT exemption,KDV istisnası,UEFA events