Türkiye · Company setup & accounting
ETITAX is a firm of licensed Turkish CPAs (SMMM) with roots going back to 1980. We set up your company, keep its books and file its recurring tax returns for a published annual fee in US dollars, so you can run your Turkish business from mainland China or Hong Kong.
WeChat ID: etitax · You can write to us in Chinese or English
| Recurring tax returns of a typical Turkish limited or joint-stock company | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| VAT return Monthly | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due |
| Withholding and social security return Monthly | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due |
| Provisional corporate tax return Quarterly | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | Filing due | ||||||||
| Annual corporate tax return Annual | Filing due |
1980
Founded as Hilal Accounting; ETITAX since 2024
SMMM
Licensed Turkish CPAs; the founder holds an independent audit certificate
USD
Package and add-on fees published on this site
POA
Formation under a power of attorney, without travelling to Türkiye (add-on)
What we do
Choose an annual package or individual services. Each service page explains what we do, what we need from you and what it costs.
A limited (Ltd. Şti.) or joint-stock (A.Ş.) company, up to 100% foreign-owned, set up from the first checklist to tax registration.
Learn moreBookkeeping by a licensed CPA (SMMM) and the recurring returns: VAT, withholding, provisional and annual corporate tax.
Learn moreAn Istanbul business address; incoming post is scanned and sent to you, with no limit on the number of items. Included in the Standard and Complete packages.
Learn moreEligibility review and incentive certificate applications under Türkiye's investment incentive system.
Learn moreMonthly payroll, social security (SGK) notifications and the withholding return for your staff in Türkiye.
Learn moreThe annual notification for Turkish companies of groups above the Country-by-Country Reporting threshold.
Learn moreHow it works
Tell us about your plans on WeChat or by e-mail, in Chinese or English. We suggest a structure and confirm our fees and the expected government charges in writing.
We send a checklist for each shareholder. Documents from mainland China and Hong Kong are apostilled where they are issued, then translated and certified in Türkiye. If no founder can travel, formation under a power of attorney is available as an add-on.
Each foreign partner first obtains a Turkish tax number. We draft the articles of association, file the application in MERSİS, the trade registry system, and prepare the founders for signing.
The trade registry notifies the tax office, which inspects the business address. We follow this through to the tax certificate and register the company for e-Tebligat, which new companies must join within 15 days of starting business.
We keep the books and file the monthly, quarterly and annual returns. You receive a short summary of the tax to pay and e-mail reminders when something needs your input.
Packages
Unless a company is above certain size thresholds, Turkish law requires its main tax returns to be signed by a licensed Turkish CPA (SMMM). All three packages therefore include a full year of bookkeeping and tax filings. Prices exclude VAT: no VAT for clients invoiced outside Türkiye; 20% VAT is added for companies in Türkiye.
Bookkeeping and tax filings for a company that already exists.
USD 4,250 / per year
For companies already registered in Türkiye that want to move their bookkeeping to us. Formation, an address and the registrations of a new company are not included.
Essential plus an Istanbul address, e-Tebligat, Digital Tax Office access and a higher bookkeeping limit.
USD 5,200 / per year
For a company formed elsewhere, and for the second year of a company we formed. Formation is not included: add formation (USD 2,000, the founder signs in Türkiye) or formation under a power of attorney (USD 3,000), or choose Complete.
Formation and the first-month registrations, plus the first year of bookkeeping and tax filings.
USD 8,150 / per year
plus government fees
For new investors: everything in Standard, plus formation, one foreign partner's tax number, the beneficial ownership notification and the e-Ledger set-up. The founder signs in person in Türkiye; formation under a power of attorney adds USD 1,000. From the second year the company continues on Standard or Essential.
Why ETITAX
Mehmet Keskin founded the practice as Hilal Accounting in 1980. It became Keskin Accounting in 2014 and ETITAX in 2024. The founder holds an independent audit certificate.
Package and add-on fees are published in US dollars. Government charges are paid at cost, and we confirm them in writing before you start.
The licensed accountants who set up your company also keep its books and file its returns, so there is no hand-over between registration and the first tax return.
Our own software regularly checks our clients' e-invoices and, where we have access, their e-Tebligat inbox for official tax notifications, and flags new items to our accountants.
New service
If your group is above the Country-by-Country Reporting threshold, its Turkish company files a notification with the Turkish Revenue Administration every year, even when the parent already files the report in mainland China or Hong Kong. Groups within Türkiye's global minimum tax may also need the separate notification introduced in 2026. We prepare and file each notification for USD 750; for the global minimum tax, the fee also covers GİB's General Information Form on the group where it is required.
How the notification worksInsights
Plain-language notes on new Turkish rules that matter to companies from mainland China and Hong Kong.
Fully rewritten 24 October 2026
Subsidiary, branch or liaison office in Türkiye for a mainland Chinese or Hong Kong parent: liability, tax on profits sent home, registration and permits.
24 October 2026
What a Turkish company costs in 2026: our fixed USD fees, the e-ledger and financial seal, trade registry and chamber charges, and what you pay every year.
24 October 2026
How a Turkish company pays dividends, service fees, royalties and interest to a mainland Chinese or Hong Kong owner: steps, withholding, treaty caps, VAT.
Not necessarily. Formation in which the founder signs in person in Türkiye costs USD 2,000 on its own and is included in the Complete package. If no founder can travel, we form the company under a power of attorney signed before a notary at home and apostilled: USD 3,000 as a complete formation service, or USD 1,000 on top of the Complete package. Government fees are extra in both cases. Opening a bank account is a separate step, and some banks ask to verify the manager in person.
Yes. A limited company (Ltd. Şti.) or joint-stock company (A.Ş.) can have a single shareholder, and that shareholder can be a foreign individual or a foreign company, such as a Hong Kong or mainland holding company. Some regulated sectors have their own rules, which we check for your activity.
Essential is for companies already registered in Türkiye: bookkeeping and the recurring tax returns. Standard adds an Istanbul virtual office address, the e-Tebligat application, Digital Tax Office access, a higher bookkeeping limit and a quarterly consultation; it suits a company formed elsewhere and the second year of a company we formed. Complete adds the formation itself, one foreign partner's tax number, the beneficial ownership notification and the e-Ledger set-up for the first year.
No. Our fees cover our professional work. Official and third-party charges, such as trade registry and chamber fees, notary and sworn translation costs and the Competition Authority share, are paid at cost. We confirm the amounts for your case before you start. Prices exclude VAT: no VAT for clients invoiced outside Türkiye; 20% VAT is added for companies in Türkiye.
By WeChat (ID: etitax), WhatsApp or e-mail, whichever suits you. You can write to us in Chinese or English, and our written summaries are in English. From mainland China, WhatsApp may not be reachable, so WeChat or e-mail is the more reliable choice there.
Send us a short message about your business. We reply with a suggested structure, a document checklist, our fees and the expected government charges.
How can we help?
Choose the channel that suits you. You can write to us in Chinese or English.
WeChat ID etitax
Linked phone number: +90 532 061 99 83
From mainland China, WeChat or e-mail is the more reliable choice; WhatsApp may not be reachable there.
