Tax identification number

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• A document list
• How to apply through each channel (online application on the Digital Tax Office / the tax office)
• The order of the steps

The checklist and guide shown on this page, which you can print from your browser. No completed official form, personalised petition or assessment is produced.

Documentos necesarios

1. Passport (identity details page)

   Dónde obtenerlo: Competent authorities of the country of citizenship. The passport is issued by your own country's authorities; you do not need to obtain a new document for this. The online application form asks for the passport number and the country; read these details from your passport and enter them.

   Formato: You keep the original passport; the online form only asks you to type the passport number and country. The current form page checked for this guide shows no document-upload field.

2. Document showing the foreigner identity number (if you have one)

   Dónde obtenerlo: The Provincial Directorate of Migration Management (Presidency of Migration Management), which issues the residence permit document, or the competent authority that issues a letter showing the number; the number is based on the foreigners register (Ministry of Interior – General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs / Presidency of Migration Management). According to the official tebliğ, foreigners who have a foreigner identity number present it as it appears on their residence document or in a letter from the competent authorities. If you do not have a number, this item does not apply.

   Formato: A document or letter on which the foreigner identity number is written.

3. Information requested on the Digital Tax Office application form

   Dónde obtenerlo: Revenue Administration (GİB) – Digital Tax Office. There is nothing to collect; the form page asks for: name, surname, gender, an identity-number field, birthplace, mother's name, father's name, country, passport number, phone number and address. You also tick the statement accepting that the information is accurate.

   Formato: Online form (field labels are shown in Turkish and English).

4. Potential tax identification number (result of the application)

   Dónde obtenerlo: Revenue Administration (GİB) / tax offices. It is given at the end of the online application to people who have no foreigner identity number. According to the announcement of the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Migration Management dated 25.11.2020, the number is shown on the page that opens after applying. Numbers given by tax offices consist of ten digits.

   Formato: A ten-digit number. Note down and keep the number shown on screen. It is a different number from the foreigner identity number (given to people entered in the foreigners register; official pages mention numbers beginning with '99').

Pasos

1. Check whether you have a foreigner identity number (yabancı kimlik numarası). If you do, it is written on your residence document or in a letter from the competent authorities.
2. If you have a foreigner identity number: under the official regulation, from 1 July 2010 that number is used as the tax identification number in transactions where a tax number is required. Present the document showing your number yourself; you do not need to obtain a separate ten-digit number.
3. If you do not have a foreigner identity number: have your passport at hand. The application form asks for your passport number and country.
4. Open the Revenue Administration's 'Potential Tax Number Application for Foreigners' page (dijital.gib.gov.tr/foreigners/kimlikNoBasvuru) yourself. Check that the address bar shows the gib.gov.tr domain. Never share your e-Devlet password or verification codes with anyone.
5. Fill in the form fields: name, surname, gender, birthplace, mother's name, father's name, country, passport number, phone number and address (the form also has an identity-number field). Check that what you type matches your passport.
6. Tick the box 'I accept the accuracy of the above information' and press the BAŞVUR (APPLY) button.
7. According to the announcement of the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Migration Management dated 25.11.2020, the potential tax identification number appears on the page that opens after you apply. Note the number down and keep it in a safe place.
8. If you receive the warning 'Kimlik ve pasaport bilgilerinizin doğruluğu sağlanamadı' (identity and passport details could not be verified) although you entered everything correctly: according to the announcement of the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Migration Management dated 25.11.2020, tax offices accept applications only from people who receive this warning. In that case, go to a tax office yourself to make the application and ask that tax office which documents it requires. That announcement is dated; confirm the current practice with the tax office.

Tasas y citas

The official pages checked do not mention a fee or an appointment for the online potential tax number application; however, the absence of a fee or appointment has not been confirmed officially either. If you go to a tax office, ask that office and check the Revenue Administration pages (gib.gov.tr) for any appointment or fee information. No amounts are stated here.

Cuándo acudir a un abogado

If business activity, opening a taxpayer file or a tax penalty is involved, seek help from a certified public accountant. If you wish to challenge a penalty notice or go to court, seek help from a lawyer; you may contact the bar association in your province or its legal aid office.

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