Value-added tax in European taxation system and harmonization of vat during the integration process of Turkey

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2007
Sezgin, Fevza
This thesis analyzes tha value added tax (VAT) in the European Union (EU). Primarily,the issue of tax harmonization and legal basis of tax harmonization in the context of European Union is studied. Furthermore, this thesis makes a comparision of VAT legislation in the EU and Turkey and identifies differences between the EU VAT system and Turkish VAT Law.Lastly, within the framework of finding similarities between Turkish and EU VAT legislation,the thesis tries to examine whether major harmonization laws are needded to be adopted in the accession process in the field of VAT.

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F. Sezgin, “Value-added tax in European taxation system and harmonization of vat during the integration process of Turkey,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2007.