Data from the Revenue Administration shows that despite high incomes, doctors resist paying taxes. A female obstetrician made an annual income of 53 million liras but declared only 6.5 million liras. Similarly, a hair transplant specialist earned 69 million liras but declared only 3 million liras.

Analyses conducted by the Revenue Administration examined tax returns and financial compliance levels of doctors working in private clinics using artificial intelligence-supported analysis programs. It was found that some doctors who own private clinics did not accurately report their earnings from patient consultations, cosmetic and surgical procedures, and dental treatments. Discrepancies of up to 400% were identified between the income declared and the actual earnings. Through AI-supported analysis, the first 3,663 taxpayers with discrepancies between their tax declarations and income were identified as the riskiest. It was revealed that these taxpayers had kept approximately 13 billion liras in revenue unreported. The annual income is 53 million liras, but no taxes were paid.

It was also discovered that doctors in fields such as general surgery, orthopedics, and neurosurgery underreported fees from surgeries and consultations they received from patients. Surgeons working in private hospitals or running their own clinics were found to conceal income that should have been taxed by reporting lower surgery fees. For example, a female obstetrician reported only 6.5 million liras of her annual 53 million lira income.

Dentists’ revenue is 67 million liras. Investigations into dentists revealed underreported earnings from procedures like implants, prosthetics, orthodontics, and cosmetic dental treatments. Despite earning 67 million liras annually, one dentist reported only 3 million liras in income.

Unregistered Esthetic Operations

The rapidly growing esthetic sector has also come under scrutiny. Some doctors performing procedures like nose aesthetics, fillers, Botox, and liposuction were found to underreport their earnings. Particularly, it was discovered that a significant portion of income from some esthetic clinics that receive patients from abroad and operate in foreign currencies remained unreported. In the study, it was revealed that a doctor specializing in hair transplants declared an annual income of 7 million liras but actually earned 69 million liras.

As part of the study, 850 doctors voluntarily corrected their tax bases by submitting tax returns after initially being invited to voluntary compliance.