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Financial Information and Risk Management
Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2015
XXI. Taxation
1. Corporate Tax:
Turkish tax legislation does not permit a parent company and its subsidiary to file a consolidated tax return. Therefore, provisions for taxes, as reflected in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements, have been calculated on a separate-entity basis.
In accordance with the Article 32 of the Corporate Tax Law No: 5520, the corporate tax rate is calculated at the rate of 20%. As per the related law, temporary tax is calculated and
paid quarterly in line with the principles of the Income Tax Law and at the corporate tax rate. The temporary tax payments are deducted from the current period’s corporate tax. The
temporary provisional tax for the end of the year 2015 will be paid in February 2016 and will be offset with the current period’s corporate tax.
Tax expense is the sum of the current tax expense and deferred tax charge. Current period tax liability is calculated over taxable profit. Taxable profit is different from the profit in
the income statement since taxable income or deductible expenses for the following years and non-taxable and non-deductible items are excluded. Current taxes are shown in the
financial tables by offsetting with prepaid taxes.
Within the framework of the Corporate Tax Law numbered 5520, 75% of the gains on the sale of the participation shares, which were held in the assets for a minimum of 2 whole
years and 75% of the gains on the sale of immovable are exempt from tax provided that they are added to the capital as set forth by the Law or that they are kept in a special fund
under liabilities for a period of 5 years.
2. Deferred Tax:
Deferred tax is recognized on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation
of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that
taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilized. General provisions that are allocated for possible future risks are included in the tax
base and they are not subject to deferred tax calculation. No tax assets or liabilities are recognized for the temporary timing difference that affects neither the taxable profit nor the
accounting profit and that arises from the initial recognition in the balance sheet, of assets and liabilities, other than the goodwill and mergers.
The carrying values of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be
available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.
Deferred tax is measured at enacted tax rates prevailing in the period when the assets are realized or liabilities are settled, and the tax is recognized as income or expense in the
income statement. Nonetheless, if the deferred tax is related to assets directly associated with the equity in the same or different period, it is directly recognized in the equity
accounts.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities in the financial statements of banks and companies are shown by way of offsetting. In the consolidated financial statements, on the other hand, the
deferred tax assets and liabilities that come from the companies as offset are separately shown in the assets and liabilities.
3. Tax Practices in the Countries that Foreign Branches Operate:
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)
According to the tax regulations in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, corporate gains are separately subject to 10% corporate tax and 15% income tax. The tax bases for
companies are determined by adding the expenses that cannot be deducted according to TRNC regulations, to commercial gains and by subtracting exemptions and deductions from
commercial gains. Income tax is paid in June, and corporate tax payment is made in two installments, in May and in October. On the other hand, withholding tax is paid in TRNC over
interest income and similar gains of the companies.
England
Corporate earnings are subject to 20% corporate tax in England. The relevant rate is applied to the tax base that is determined by adding the expenses that cannot be deducted due
to the regulations, to commercial gains and by subtracting exemptions and deductions from commercial gains. On the other hand, if the a specific balance within the scope of the
regulations’ tax base of the relevant year, is higher than the amount found the corporate tax payments are made as temporary tax payments in four installments in July and October of
the relevant year and in January and April of the following year. Relevant temporary tax payments are deducted from the corporate tax that is finalized until the end of January of the
second year following the relevant year. On the other hand, if the tax base is under the determined balance, corporate tax is paid by the end of September following the year that the
profit is made.
Bahrain
Banks in Bahrain are not subject to tax according to the regulations of the country.
The Republic of Iraq (Iraq)
The corporate tax is 15% in Iraq. In central government-dependent cities tax is paid in the following year to the related tax administration by the end of June, at the latest and in the
cities under the administration of Northern Iraq tax is paid in the following year to the related tax administration by the end of April, at latest and the financial statements must be
presented and accrued taxes must be paid. On the other hand, Tax Administrations Regional Government in Northern Iraq can recognize the fixed tax except signified rates.ir.
Kosovo
Corporate earnings are subject to income tax rate of 10% according to the Kosovo legislation. This ratio is applied to the tax base that will be calculated as a result of the
implementation of exemptions, deductions, addition of disallowable expenses, to the corporate income and that are calculated in accordance with the tax laws. Tax has to be paid
in advance until April, July, October and January of the current year and the 15th day of January of the following year by four installments. If those prepaid taxes are lower than the
final corporate tax, the difference is paid until the beginning of April of the following year, in case of a claimmade by company, if it is higher, then the difference is returned to the
institution by the tax authorities after the inspection conducted by those institution .
Georgia
Corporate earnings are subject to income tax rate of 15% according to the Georgian legislation. This ratio is applied to the tax base that will be calculated as a result of the
implementation of exemptions, deductions, addition of disallowable expenses, to the income of corporations and that are calculated in accordance with the tax laws. In addition,
in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, each year during May, July, September and December the amount of tax, that calculated according to the previous year income tax, is
paid to the tax office by four equal installments of the probable income that is likely to be obtained the current year. If those prepaid taxes are lower than the final corporate tax, the
difference is paid until the beginning of April of the following year, if it is higher, then the difference is returned to the institution by the tax authorities.
Germany
According to the tax regulations in Germany, corporate gains are subject to 15% corporate tax. In addition to this, a solidarity tax of 5.5% is calculated over this corporate tax. The tax
bases for corporate are determined by adding the expenses that cannot be deducted according to Germany regulations, to interest, commissions and other operating gains and by
subtracting exemptions and deductions from these. The corporate tax payments are made as temporary tax payments in four installments and are deducted from the corporate tax
that is finalized at the end of the current year.
Russia
According to the Russian regulations, corporate gains are subject to 20% corporate tax. The corporate tax base is determined on accrual basis and it is measured by adding the non-
deductible expenses to the corporate income gained during the period. Companies in Russia make quarterly tax returns and make provisional tax payment by offsetting the advance
taxes paid during the period. Final taxation period for corporate tax is one year and the corporate tax is paid until 28 March by considering the provisional taxes paid during the year.
Corporate earnings are subject to 15% corporate tax from the coupon income earned from the government bonds. Corporate tax is paid by the end of 10 weekday since the month
following the end of the coupon payments.
