Abstract
Provisions determine the future liabilities of the enterprise. Provisions are probable liabilities arising from past events, the amount and time of which are uncertain. TAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets is one of the Turkish Accounting Standards that examines the provisions in detail. This standard sets out rules on how to measure probable liability provisions. In accordance with the precautionary principle, which is one of the basic concepts of accounting, businesses allocate provisions for possible losses. However, the issue of the separation of provisions in the tax legislation has not been determined definitively. There are differences in the provisions, tax legislation and standards that will significantly affect the profit and loss of the enterprise. In this study, according to TAS 37 and tax legislation, the provisions are; definition, measurement, calculation methods and differences from other obligations are examined. According to the tax legislation, the differences of the provisions from the debts such as commercial debt and reserve funds have been revealed. In order to allocate a provision, an expense is required in the tax legislation, while a provision is made for the standard according to the probability of occurrence of the expense.