The excise tax on cars in Turkey became a new topic of discussion in politics and rose to the top of the country’s agenda. With the Government Gazette published today, the authority to change the SCT has been officially given to President Erdogan, and the President has not only changed the SCT rate, but also the can change the whole system We mentioned that it was added to the mandate communiqué.

With this permission, the reduction or complete removal of the SCT on vehicles began to be discussed on social media. As developments around the VCU issue, which has long been on the government’s agenda, continue, we have also shared with you what car prices would be if there were no VCU. While the agenda is so intense, other information on this topic keeps coming.

SCT is not charged on accessories, paints and additional packs.

There were some misunderstandings about the Communiqué Amendment List Implementation General Communiqué Special Consumption Tax (II) that came into effect after publication in the Official Gazette. The Ministry of Finance and Finance has clarified the misunderstandings about a number of matters in the General Communiqué SCT implementation. In this regard, SCT taxpayers engaged in the trade of motor vehicles will, after delivery of the vehicle, made for vehicle accessories, paint protection, hairdresser, extra warranty and stuff SCT is not charged on additional packages. Those added before the vehicle was sold will remain subject to SCT.

The nature of the fire trucks, which are outside the scope of the SCT according to the WCT Act, and the characteristics they should have, were also clarified. Accordingly, it became clear that fire engines not covered by the WCT must have certain equipment in order to be included in the communiqué that went into effect.

OYDER has made a statement about this.

Association of Authorized Car Dealers (OYDER) President Altuğ Erciş gave the following words in his statement on the subject:

“If the sale of all goods and services requested by our customers when purchasing new vehicles and collected under the name of accessories were carried out by authorized dealers with the previous communiqué, they would be included in the SCT base due to the lack of clear regulatory regulation, and the cost of both the vehicle and the goods and services would increase at the rate of SCT. We are very pleased that this situation, which is contrary to the natural flow of the free competition environment, has changed with the new communiqué. We would like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to all involved, especially the Ministry of Finance and Finance, who have provided all kinds of constructive and positive support to our colleagues in this regard.”

After all these arrangements, there is one thing that should not be forgotten. still vehicle Pre-sale of accessories is subject to SCT. In other words, if an attempt is made to sell accessories to you during negotiations, those accessories will be included in the SCT tax base.