Research Article

Approaches to Identifying Thin Capitalization and The Case of Turkey

Number: 59 June 6, 2017
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Approaches to Identifying Thin Capitalization and The Case of Turkey

Abstract

Thin capitalization is a consequence of efforts made by companies for the avoidance of taxation and efforts by the state to prevent the erosion of tax revenues. The laws of various countries accept thin capitalization as a loan substituted for capital; however, Turkish tax law recognizes thin capitalization as an act of tax avoidance. This study used various methods to examine the definition of the concept of thin capitalization and the disclosure of thin capitalization. The evolution of thin capitalization within the Turkish tax system, the defined components of thin capitalization in the Corporate Tax Code No: 5520, its taxation outcomes and revision procedures arediscussed, examples in the official communications are explained, and the concept of time limit is presented. The debt / equity fixed rate approach
was adopted in the Corporate Tax Code No. 5520, which came into force in 2006. This resolved uncertainty for taxpayers and brought the tax authorities an ease of application for the determination of thin capitalization.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 6, 2017

Submission Date

January 2, 2017

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Published in Issue

Year 2016 Number: 59

APA
Gökçay, Ş. E. (2017). Approaches to Identifying Thin Capitalization and The Case of Turkey. Maliye Araştırma Merkezi Konferansları, 59, 77-101. https://izlik.org/JA56BM67ZM
AMA
1.Gökçay ŞE. Approaches to Identifying Thin Capitalization and The Case of Turkey. Maliye Araştırma Merkezi Konferansları. 2017;(59):77-101. https://izlik.org/JA56BM67ZM
Chicago
Gökçay, Şerif Emre. 2017. “Approaches to Identifying Thin Capitalization and The Case of Turkey”. Maliye Araştırma Merkezi Konferansları, nos. 59: 77-101. https://izlik.org/JA56BM67ZM.
EndNote
Gökçay ŞE (June 1, 2017) Approaches to Identifying Thin Capitalization and The Case of Turkey. Maliye Araştırma Merkezi Konferansları 59 77–101.
IEEE
[1]Ş. E. Gökçay, “Approaches to Identifying Thin Capitalization and The Case of Turkey”, Maliye Araştırma Merkezi Konferansları, no. 59, pp. 77–101, June 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA56BM67ZM
ISNAD
Gökçay, Şerif Emre. “Approaches to Identifying Thin Capitalization and The Case of Turkey”. Maliye Araştırma Merkezi Konferansları. 59 (June 1, 2017): 77-101. https://izlik.org/JA56BM67ZM.
JAMA
1.Gökçay ŞE. Approaches to Identifying Thin Capitalization and The Case of Turkey. Maliye Araştırma Merkezi Konferansları. 2017;:77–101.
MLA
Gökçay, Şerif Emre. “Approaches to Identifying Thin Capitalization and The Case of Turkey”. Maliye Araştırma Merkezi Konferansları, no. 59, June 2017, pp. 77-101, https://izlik.org/JA56BM67ZM.
Vancouver
1.Şerif Emre Gökçay. Approaches to Identifying Thin Capitalization and The Case of Turkey. Maliye Araştırma Merkezi Konferansları [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 1;(59):77-101. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA56BM67ZM