The deterrence of the tax penalties punished to taxpliers: The sample of Afyonkarahisar province

In today's modern states, tax revenues have an important share in meeting social needs and reaching a more prosperous society. In addition to the declaration of taxpayers, states use tax penalties with deterrence as an effective tool in the collection of tax revenues. In the regulation of tax offenses and penalties in our country, actions aiming to violate the provisions of the law and to prevent tax losses caused by these actions are aimed. In this study, the effectiveness and deterrence of tax penalties have been revealed. Accordingly, a survey consisting of 28 questions was applied to 500 taxpayers active in Afyonkarahisar province. According to the results obtained as a result of questions directed taxpayers, while the rate of those who think that the tax legislation is simple and understandable is 32%, the rate of those who find the applied tax penalties as low as the amount is 63%. On the other hand, 61% of tax payers think that tax penalties are not applied fairly to everyone and 25% of those who violate tax laws will be punished for the crime they committed. The rate of those who agree that the tax penalties are not deterrent enough is 64%. In the light of these data obtained through the questionnaire applied the deterrence, effectiveness and adeqacy of tax penalties will be evaluated and predictions will be made. Keywords: Tax, tax penalty, tax charge, tax crime, deterrence of tax penalties