Konaklama vergisi uygulaması ve Türkiye'de uygulanabilirliği

Konaklama Vergisi; AB ülkelerinde, ABDde ve Japonyada Şehir Vergisi, Turizm Vergisi, Otel Vergisi gibi farklı isimler altında uygulanan ve konaklama bedeli üzerinden alınan dolaylı bir vergidir. Türkiyede 2008 yılında bir kanun tasarısı içinde yer alan ancak alt komisyondan geçemeyen Konaklama Vergisinin yabancı ülke uygulamaları çerçevesinde incelenerek Türkiye için alternatif bir vergi önerisi oluşturulması bu çalışmanın konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada ABye uyum sürecinde gündeme gelmesi muhtemel olan Konaklama Vergisinin uygulandığı ülkelerde verginin uygulanma şekli ve Türkiyede yasa tasarısı olarak kalan modelin incelenmesi sonucu ülkemiz koşullarına en uygun vergilendirme sisteminin oluşturulması konusunda önermelerde bulunulmuştur.

Accommodation tax application and applicability in Turkey

Accommodation Tax is an indirect tax levied on accommodation cost and applied in different names such as City Tax, Tourism Tax, Hotel Tax, etc. in the EU countries, the USA and Japan. This study aims to examine the Accommodation Tax, which was included in a draft law but rejected by the sub-commission in Turkey in 2008, within the framework of its practice in foreign countries and to create an alternative tax proposal for Turkey. In this study, suggestions have been offered for taxation system which is the most suitable for the conditions our country after having examined the way of its application in foreign countries where Accommodation Tax, which is possible to be on the agenda in the EU harmonization process, is levied and the model which remained as a draft in our country.

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