Frequently Asked Questions for Electronic Certificate

The Electronic Certificate is produced by the Public Certification Center within TUBITAK for the Administration within the framework of the General Communique on Tax Procedure Law No. 397. It is designed to ensure the integrity, source and content of e-Invoice, e-Ledger and other legal documents created as electronic documents by legal entities. The provision of the Electronic Certificate is mandatory to use the e-Invoice application. Detailed information can be found at http://mm.kamusm.gov.tr/

Applications to receive the Electronic Certificate are made electronically except for some specific cases. For online applications, you can get information from http://mm.kamusm.gov.tr/surecler/

Electronic Certificate applications should also be made when applying for the e-Invoice application. The taxpayer's electronic certificate is required only for registration and cancellation of the private integrator.

Taxpayers who are legal persons should update their information by contacting the Trade Registry Offices first in case they face authentication problems in their Electronic Certificate applications.

In case of change of kind, the Electronic Certificate of the new title should be obtained first. After the preparation of the petition regarding the change of kind, the petition should be attached to Trade Registry Gazette and sent to the Revenue Administration by mail.

A company that made a transition from the regular accounting period to the Custom accounting period does not need to renew its electronic certificate. You may continue to use your electronic certificate unless the tax ID number or the Title changes.