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Tax Law

Obtaining legal consultancy service that prioritizes the specific requirements of your business regarding the ever changing tax legislation is vital for domestic and international companies.

Our Law Firm provides one-stop legal consultancy and advocacy services on corporate tax, income tax, value added tax, special consumption tax, banking and insurance transaction tax, withholding tax, property tax, special transaction tax, stamp tax, motor vehicle tax, resource utilisation support fund and other direct and indirect taxes and funds. Our experienced team with its extensive knowledge in tax compliance is able to predetermine potential tax disputes of our clients with a sectorial approach. We can ensure that preventive measures in accordance with the legislation are provided by comprehensively analysing the tax risks that may arise in any investment projects and commercial transactions of your business.

Legal consultancy services are provided in tax law particularly in the following matters:

Key Services

Legal consultancy for tax audits initiated by public authorities, social security investigations and investigations initiated by customs inspectors
Compromise consultancy and representation
Consultancy service for invitation to explain process
Lodging application for other administrative remedies such as correction of errors, reduction in penalties
Consultancy service for the accrual made and irregularities and penalties imposed by the revenue administrations, tax offices, customs administration, social security institution
Tax planning for business transactions and activities
Obtaining private letter rulings and opinion from the administration
Detailed review of structuring and implementation processes of tax incentives
Advance pricing agreements
Drafting international commercial contracts with regard to export and import
Transactions related to free zones and technology development zones (Technoparks)
International delivery and payment methods
Investment incentive regimes
Consultancy service for double taxation avoidance agreements and mutual agreement procedure
Tax exemptions
Money laundering investigations and reporting of suspicious transactions
Legal consultancy for declaration with reservations
Legal compliance services

Focus Areas

It is of great importance for especially international companies to obtain legal assistance from a specialized law firm that is able to ensure their businesses are prepared for tax audits. Our Law Firm provides comprehensive consultancy and legal services to its clients regarding tax audits initiated by public authorities, social security investigations and investigations by customs inspectors.

When it comes to tax audit, we provide legal consultancy services for the following matters:

Legal assessment of the documents, declarations, commercial books and records of the years under tax audit
Assessment of the taxpayer's statement and defence that will be considered in audit in terms of tax law
Legal assessment of tax minute, identifying potential risks and request for adding necessary explanations to the minute should be conveyed to the auditors
Legal assessment of the tax audit report and tax technique report and establishment of the cause of actions for annulment against the criticism contained in these reports.
Procedures regarding the compromise before and after assessment in case of criticism of taxpayer in tax audit report

Taxpayers are able to resolve their tax disputes through administrative remedy by applying for compromise before and after assessment for the results of the tax audit without resorting to the jurisdiction. Our Law Firm offers its clients solution-focused consultancy services during the compromise stage as well as representation services in compromise negotiations.

Determination of taxes, duties, fees or penalties eligible for compromise
Establishment of compromise strategy
Legal management of compromise processes according to potential risks and consequences, taking the administrative precedent decisions into account
Representation of the client in compromise negotiations
Filing a lawsuit in case of non-compromise

It is of great importance to receive services from a specialized law firm while filing and follow-up of lawsuits due to the complex and technical structure of the tax legislation and the short legal periods stipulated in the law. Hansu Attorney Partnership provides comprehensive and effective legal consultancy services regarding the follow-up and conclusion of any judicial procedures in case of filing a lawsuit as well as resorting to administrative remedies for compromise, correction of errors, reduction in penalties, remorse and correction of the taxes and penalties accrued by the administration.

Resorting to judicial remedies against tax penalty notifications and payment orders issued by the tax office or the relevant tax authority on the basis of the Tax Technique Report and Tax Audit Report, and transactions caused tax liability
Lawsuits against the taxes levied complementary or ex officio by the administration or accrued in other way and its respective penalties, interests and additional charges (Cancellation of the administrative action, annulment of the assessment, refund of uncollected taxes, attachment, ancillary attachment and precautionary accrual transactions.)
Lawsuits against the decisions of the modification and valuation commission
Lawsuits against the accrual of declaration with reservations
Lawsuits upon the refusal of the request for correction of errors in tax and penalty through complaint
Lawsuits upon rejection of the compromise offer by the conciliation commissions due to non-competence or expiration of the prescribed time periods
Lawsuits upon failure to or unable to compromise
Legal remedies of appeal and cassation

It is of great importance for companies engaged in international commercial activities to carry out their customs and foreign trade operations in accordance with the highly technical and complex legislation for prevention of errors and disputes arising from customs procedures. Hansu Attorney Partnership has the competence to meet all your requests and needs in this field with our deep knowledge about customs and foreign trade legislation and many years of experience. We offer effective and practical advices to prevent your potential risks related to customs and foreign trade practices by considering the specific dynamics of customs and foreign trade and the characteristics of the sector in which you operate.

In this context, we provide services to our clients especially regarding the following matters:

International commercial agreements on export and import
Any transactions regarding free zones
INCOTERM and payment methods
Investment incentive regimes
Tax exemptions
Legal consultancy regarding the investigations conducted by the customs inspectorshipe
Objection against additional tax, penalty or any administrative decision of the customs administration
Offers in compromise regarding customs taxes and penalties that are eligible for compromise, management of the process and representation of client
Resorting to the judicial remedies in case of failure to achieve a compromise on the additional taxes and fines imposed by the customs administration or the rejection of the objection submitted to the administration.

Money laundering investigations can harm your business as a situation that damages the reputation of your company and in particular your managers. Our main objective is to hold harmless of our clients from these investigations by assisting them to fulfill their obligations stipulated in the legislation. In addition, our experienced lawyers also provide any legal assistance to our clients under investigation by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) due to money laundering.

In this context we provide legal services on the following matters:

Legal risk analysis/due diligence
Legal compliance services
Legal consultancy in terms of customer recognition, reporting of the suspicious transaction, training, internal audit, control and risk management systems and other measures, regular information and fulfillment of obligations to provide information and document and related to the protection and submission stipulated in the Law on Prevention of Laundering of Crime Proceeds
Legal consultancy on the investigations initiated by Financial Crimes Investigation Board either ex officio or upon the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office
Resorting to the judicial remedies against administrative and judicial penalties imposed as a result of such investigations

Hansu Attorney Partnership provides legal services to its clients on financial tax loss and irregularity as well as tax evasion that constitute an offence under the penal law. Our lawyers have many years of expertise and experience in both determination of the legal defence strategy and representation of our clients at every stage of the adjudication regarding the criminal investigations and lawsuits filed due to violation of the tax procedure law.

We offer one-stop-shop services to our clients in the following matters including:

Resorting to the administrative remedies for correction of errors related to tax penalties
Filing a lawsuit upon rejection of the request for correction of errors related to tax penalty through complaint
Offers in compromise before and after the assessment in terms of tax loss penalty, general irregularity and special irregularity penalties as well as tax evasion
Filing a suit upon failure to or unable to compromise
Reduction request to the tax office for tax loss and irregularity penalties
Follow up any stages as such investigation carried out by the prosecutor's office regarding the tax evasion, prosecution in case of the acceptance of indictment and legal remedies

Focus Areas

When it comes to tax audit, we provide legal consultancy services for the following matters:

Legal assessment of the documents, declarations, commercial books and records of the years under tax audit
Assessment of the taxpayer's statement and defence that will be considered in audit in terms of tax law
Legal assessment of tax minute, identifying potential risks and request for adding necessary explanations to the minute should be conveyed to the auditors
Legal assessment of the tax audit report and tax technique report and establishment of the cause of actions for annulment against the criticism contained in these reports.
Procedures regarding the compromise before and after assessment in case of criticism of taxpayer in tax audit report

Determination of taxes, duties, fees or penalties eligible for compromise
Establishment of compromise strategy
Legal management of compromise processes according to potential risks and consequences, taking the administrative precedent decisions into account
Representation of the client in compromise negotiations
Filing a lawsuit in case of non-compromise

Resorting to judicial remedies against tax penalty notifications and payment orders issued by the tax office or the relevant tax authority on the basis of the Tax Technique Report and Tax Audit Report, and transactions caused tax liability
Lawsuits against the taxes levied complementary or ex officio by the administration or accrued in other way and its respective penalties, interests and additional charges (Cancellation of the administrative action, annulment of the assessment, refund of uncollected taxes, attachment, ancillary attachment and precautionary accrual transactions.)
Lawsuits against the decisions of the modification and valuation commission
Lawsuits against the accrual of declaration with reservations
Lawsuits upon the refusal of the request for correction of errors in tax and penalty through complaint
Lawsuits upon rejection of the compromise offer by the conciliation commissions due to non-competence or expiration of the prescribed time periods
Lawsuits upon failure to or unable to compromise
Legal remedies of appeal and cassation

In this context, we provide services to our clients especially regarding the following matters:

International commercial agreements on export and import
Any transactions regarding free zones
INCOTERM and payment methods
Investment incentive regimes
Tax exemptions
Legal consultancy regarding the investigations conducted by the customs inspectorshipe
Objection against additional tax, penalty or any administrative decision of the customs administration
Offers in compromise regarding customs taxes and penalties that are eligible for compromise, management of the process and representation of client
Resorting to the judicial remedies in case of failure to achieve a compromise on the additional taxes and fines imposed by the customs administration or the rejection of the objection submitted to the administration.

In this context we provide legal services on the following matters:

Legal risk analysis/due diligence
Legal compliance services
Legal consultancy in terms of customer recognition, reporting of the suspicious transaction, training, internal audit, control and risk management systems and other measures, regular information and fulfillment of obligations to provide information and document and related to the protection and submission stipulated in the Law on Prevention of Laundering of Crime Proceeds
Legal consultancy on the investigations initiated by Financial Crimes Investigation Board either ex officio or upon the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office
Resorting to the judicial remedies against administrative and judicial penalties imposed as a result of such investigations

We offer one-stop-shop services to our clients in the following matters including:

Resorting to the administrative remedies for correction of errors related to tax penalties
Filing a lawsuit upon rejection of the request for correction of errors related to tax penalty through complaint
Offers in compromise before and after the assessment in terms of tax loss penalty, general irregularity and special irregularity penalties as well as tax evasion
Filing a suit upon failure to or unable to compromise
Reduction request to the tax office for tax loss and irregularity penalties
Follow up any stages as such investigation carried out by the prosecutor's office regarding the tax evasion, prosecution in case of the acceptance of indictment and legal remedies

Tax Law

Obtaining legal consultancy service that prioritizes the specific requirements of your business regarding the ever changing tax legislation is vital for domestic and international companies.

Legal consultancy services are provided in tax law particularly in the following matters:

Key Services

Legal consultancy for tax audits initiated by public authorities, social security investigations and investigations initiated by customs inspectors
Compromise consultancy and representation
Consultancy service for invitation to explain process
Lodging application for other administrative remedies such as correction of errors, reduction in penalties
Consultancy service for the accrual made and irregularities and penalties imposed by the revenue administrations, tax offices, customs administration, social security institution
Tax planning for business transactions and activities
Obtaining private letter rulings and opinion from the administration
Detailed review of structuring and implementation processes of tax incentives
Advance pricing agreements
Drafting international commercial contracts with regard to export and import
Transactions related to free zones and technology development zones (Technoparks)
International delivery and payment methods
Investment incentive regimes
Consultancy service for double taxation avoidance agreements and mutual agreement procedure
Tax exemptions
Money laundering investigations and reporting of suspicious transactions
Legal consultancy for declaration with reservations
Legal compliance services

Focus Areas

When it comes to tax audit, we provide legal consultancy services for the following matters:

Legal assessment of the documents, declarations, commercial books and records of the years under tax audit
Assessment of the taxpayer's statement and defence that will be considered in audit in terms of tax law
Legal assessment of tax minute, identifying potential risks and request for adding necessary explanations to the minute should be conveyed to the auditors
Legal assessment of the tax audit report and tax technique report and establishment of the cause of actions for annulment against the criticism contained in these reports.
Procedures regarding the compromise before and after assessment in case of criticism of taxpayer in tax audit report

Determination of taxes, duties, fees or penalties eligible for compromise
Establishment of compromise strategy
Legal management of compromise processes according to potential risks and consequences, taking the administrative precedent decisions into account
Representation of the client in compromise negotiations
Filing a lawsuit in case of non-compromise

Resorting to judicial remedies against tax penalty notifications and payment orders issued by the tax office or the relevant tax authority on the basis of the Tax Technique Report and Tax Audit Report, and transactions caused tax liability
Lawsuits against the taxes levied complementary or ex officio by the administration or accrued in other way and its respective penalties, interests and additional charges (Cancellation of the administrative action, annulment of the assessment, refund of uncollected taxes, attachment, ancillary attachment and precautionary accrual transactions.)
Lawsuits against the decisions of the modification and valuation commission
Lawsuits against the accrual of declaration with reservations
Lawsuits upon the refusal of the request for correction of errors in tax and penalty through complaint
Lawsuits upon rejection of the compromise offer by the conciliation commissions due to non-competence or expiration of the prescribed time periods
Lawsuits upon failure to or unable to compromise
Legal remedies of appeal and cassation

In this context, we provide services to our clients especially regarding the following matters:

International commercial agreements on export and import
Any transactions regarding free zones
INCOTERM and payment methods
Investment incentive regimes
Tax exemptions
Legal consultancy regarding the investigations conducted by the customs inspectorshipe
Objection against additional tax, penalty or any administrative decision of the customs administration
Offers in compromise regarding customs taxes and penalties that are eligible for compromise, management of the process and representation of client
Resorting to the judicial remedies in case of failure to achieve a compromise on the additional taxes and fines imposed by the customs administration or the rejection of the objection submitted to the administration.

In this context we provide legal services on the following matters:

Legal risk analysis/due diligence
Legal compliance services
Legal consultancy in terms of customer recognition, reporting of the suspicious transaction, training, internal audit, control and risk management systems and other measures, regular information and fulfillment of obligations to provide information and document and related to the protection and submission stipulated in the Law on Prevention of Laundering of Crime Proceeds
Legal consultancy on the investigations initiated by Financial Crimes Investigation Board either ex officio or upon the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office
Resorting to the judicial remedies against administrative and judicial penalties imposed as a result of such investigations

We offer one-stop-shop services to our clients in the following matters including:

Resorting to the administrative remedies for correction of errors related to tax penalties
Filing a lawsuit upon rejection of the request for correction of errors related to tax penalty through complaint
Offers in compromise before and after the assessment in terms of tax loss penalty, general irregularity and special irregularity penalties as well as tax evasion
Filing a suit upon failure to or unable to compromise
Reduction request to the tax office for tax loss and irregularity penalties
Follow up any stages as such investigation carried out by the prosecutor's office regarding the tax evasion, prosecution in case of the acceptance of indictment and legal remedies