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Manage tax as strategy, not risk.

From tax planning to dispute resolution, from transfer pricing to cross-border taxation; we provide counsel that manages your tax obligations in a compliant and efficient manner.

Overview

Predictable tax, a healthy balance sheet

Tax is an invisible component of every commercial decision. Properly structured transactions and obligations fulfilled on time both prevent penalty risks and protect cash flow. Tax is not a matter to be corrected after the fact, but a strategy to be planned from the outset.

By taking Turkish tax legislation and double taxation avoidance treaties into account together, we place your corporate transactions, cross-border structures, and potential tax disputes on an efficient and defensible footing.

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Why Köksal?

A perspective that reads tax together with the commercial decision

Tax stands at the intersection of law and accounting. We structure your transactions with an eye to both the commercial objective and the tax consequences; and when a dispute arises, we strongly represent the taxpayer throughout the audit, settlement, and litigation processes.

  • An integrated view of tax law and accounting
  • Cross-border and double taxation experience
  • Documentation expertise in transfer pricing
  • Effective defence in tax audits and settlement
  • Results-oriented representation in tax litigation
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Team in This Area

With our multilingual team of lawyers, well-versed in Turkish and German law, we are by your side.

There is a double taxation avoidance treaty between Türkiye and Germany; this treaty contains mechanisms (exemption or credit) to prevent the same income from being taxed in both countries at once. We structure your cross-border arrangements so as to benefit from this treaty in the most efficient way.

Taxpayers that transact with related parties must document those transactions in accordance with the arm's length principle. Incomplete documentation creates the risk of a penalised assessment. We prepare a transfer pricing policy and documentation set suited to your intra-group transactions.

Yes. Settlement, a correction application and a lawsuit before the tax court are available against assessments and tax penalties. Each route has different time limits and strategic outcomes. We assess your file and run the process by identifying the route that offers the highest chance of success.

A tax audit is a technical process whose risk can be minimised when it is managed correctly. Presenting the requested documents accurately and consistently, the responses given to the audit minutes and, where necessary, the settlement route are decisive. We manage the process from the outset and reduce any potential assessment and penalty to a minimum.

Tax planning means optimising the tax burden by lawfully using the exemptions, deductions and structures recognised by the legislation, and it is entirely legal. Tax evasion, on the other hand, consists of unlawful acts such as concealing income and is subject to severe sanctions. We carry out only lawful and defensible planning.

Practice Area

Choose the right legal partner in Accounting & Tax Law.

Bring our experience across Türkiye and the DACH region to your side, with practical solutions tailored to your needs.