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PRODUCTION COST OF A FIRM WITH $100 MILLION OF TURNOVER, WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE FREE ZONE
Turkey Million
$
İSBAŞ
Million
$
 
Cost of imported material
     
1. Cost of imported material
22 %of turnover is assumed to be imported.
22,00
22,00
1.1.Cost of letter of credit for imported material
1,5% of the 22 million $ imported material letter of credit expense 22 x 0.015
0,33
0,33
1.2. Tax of letter of credit
expense
Bank transaction tax of 5% for the L/C expense0.44 x 0.05
0,02
-

1.3. RUSF (%6)
No % 6 Resource Utilization Support Fund paid in ISBAS
22 x 0.06
1,32
-
1.4. VAT financing
VAT financing of material for 2 months at 1 % Monthly
2 x 0.17 x 0.01 x 2
0,006
-
1.5. Other expenses related to imports
       
0.75
0,75
Cost of domestic material
     

2. Cost of domestic material
24 %of turnover is assumed to be domestic material
24,00
24,00
2.1. VAT financing
VAT financing of domestic material for 2 months at 1 % monthly
24 x 0.17x 0.01 x 2
0,072
-
2.2. Other
Other expenses related to domestic material
0,49
0,49

3.WAGES :
Assumed as 8% of Turnover 8 million $
% 65 of net wages payment 8 x 0.65
5,2
5,2

35 % of wages are income tax
No 35% withheld tax paid at ISBAS
8 x 0.35
2,8
-
General Production Cost
    
  
 
 4.1. Energy
Energy without tax at İSBAŞ
1,0
0,6
4.2. Indirect material
Assumed as 2 % of turnover
2,0
2,0

4.3. Indirect material VAT financing
VAT financing for 2 month at 1 % monthly
2 x 0.17x 0.1 x 2
0,06
-
4.4. Indirect Services
Assumed as 1 % of turnover
1,0
1,0
4.5. Indirect Services VAT financing
VAT financing of indirect services for 1 month at 1 % monthly
1 x 0.17 x0.01 x 1
0,001
-
4.6. Indirect Wages assumed as 4% of turnover
68 % net wages payment
4 x 0.68
2,72
2,72
32 % of Indirect wages are withheld taxes
32 % of withheld tax not paid in İSBAŞ4 x 0.32
1,28
-
5. Depreciation
 
4,0
4,0
General Expenses
  
  
 
6.1. Energy expenses
Energy without tax at İSBAŞ
0,7
0,0.512
6.2. Indirect materiel
Assumed as 1 % of turnover.
1,0
1,0
6.3. Indirect materiel VAT financing
Financing for VAT paid for indirect material for 1 month
1 x 0.15 x 0.01 x 1
0,001
-
6.4. Indirect Services
Assumed as 2% of turnover
2,0
2,0

6.5. Indirect Services VAT financing
Financing for VAT paid for indirect material for 2 months at 1 %
2 x 0.17 x 0.01 x 1
0,003
-
6.6. Personnel Expenses :
Assumed as 4 % of turnover.
% 60, net personnel payment
4 x 0.60
2,4
2,4
Salaries are higher than wages then 40 % is paid for withheld taxes.
40 % withheld tax not paid in İSBAŞ 4 x 0.40
1,6
-
Financing
     
7.7. Financing
Assumed as 5 % of turnover 5 million $
Financing of 5 million $
5 x 0.95
4,75
4,75
5 % of this is bank transaction tax.
No bank transaction tax of 5% for financing cost at İSBAŞ
%5 x 0.05
0,25
-
Financing advantage of not paying withheld tax during the year
5.68 $ x average 6 months x % 12=340.800 $
-
0,341
 OTHER
 
3,125
 
      TOTAL COST
  
  
 
 8. TOTAL COST
 
85,000
73,752
 


     
Corporate Tax
 
 
 

9. Corporate Tax: 40% of 15% Gross Profit is corporate tax.
40 % corporate tax of the 15 % gross profit15 m $x 0.40
6,0
-
 Fund Revenue
 
 
 
 10. 10. Fund Revenue:
A payment of 0,5% payable immediately on the FOB values of goods leaving the zone and the CIF values of goods entering the zone with the exception of goods brought into the zone from Turkey.
22 + 100 x 0,005 = 0,61
-
0,61
 Net Profit 
 
 
 11. Net Profit: Gross assumed 15% If 40 % is tax then net profit is 15x0.60
15 % Gross profit x 60 %
9,00
23,354
 
 
100.00
100.00
 


These advantages increase when :

Number of personnel increases
Profit increases