Reducing the Stress with Your Property Investments
“It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it.” This was the conclusion Hans Selye, a Hungarian-Canadian scientist,...
Tax
Cigarette Excise Increase Averages 12.5 Percent Next Year
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said that she will increase cigarette excise tax by 12.5 percent next year. “This...
End of Financial Year 2020 is Coming: A Guide to Indonesia’s Tax and Payroll Compliance
It may be a cliche, but when it comes to doing business in Indonesia or anywhere else in the world,...
Here’s How to Report Cell Phones Purchased from Abroad and Avoid Getting Blocked
On 15th September, a new policy aimed at eradicating black market mobile phone sales went live. Under the new policy,...
Digital Tax for Foreign Companies Coming in July 2020
The Directorate General of Taxation (DJP), part of the Ministry of Finance, began will begin to apply a purchase tax...
New Tax Rules; Returned Goods Increases
The trend of returning goods to foreign countries from Palembang has increased following the implementation of new tax rules on...
Increase in Luxury Tax Threshold to Attract Investment
The Indonesian government has recently raised the threshold at which the luxury tax is applied. In June, President Joko Widodo...
Registering a VAT-liable Company in Indonesia
Value-added tax (VAT) applies to certain goods and services sold in Indonesia. When should you register as a VAT-liable company...
Indonesia to Impose Plastic Bag Tax
The Director General of the Finance Ministry’s Customs and Excise Department, Heru Pambudi, has announced that the Indonesian government will...
Tax for Luxury Goods to Drop from Five to One Per Cent
The decrease in tax for luxury goods sales from five to one per cent will officially be initiated by a...
US Brokerage Firms Closing Accounts for American Expats
Many American citizens living abroad have recently been contacted by their US brokerage firms to inform them that their accounts...
Minister Wants National Health Insurance Debt Covered by Cigarette Tax
With the country’s health and social security agency (BPJS) running a massive debt in rolling out its health insurance program,...
Jakarta plans Congestion Tax to Push People towards Public Transport
In an attempt to push people to use public transportation, the Jakarta government says it plans to introduce a congestion tax...
Players want E-Commerce Tax to Also Apply to Social Media for Fairness
Indonesia’s e-commerce players want the planned e-commerce tax to also apply to transactions made on social media platform, as they...
Prabowo to be Investigated by Tax Office over Paradise Papers
The Indonesian Tax Office says it will launch an investigation into possible tax violations committed by 2014 presidential candidate Prabowo...
Same Taxes but New Tax Mechanism for E-Commerce, says Tax Office
The Tax Office has stressed that there will not be any additional taxes imposed on e-commerce businesses other than value-added...
Indonesia and Google Reach Tax Settlement
Tech giant Google has agreed to pay taxes as a settlement, Indonesia’s Finance Minister has announced. Does this mean for...
Obtaining a Bank Account, Tax Number & BPJS-K
Living and working in Indonesia, there are always challenges in meeting the changing requirements of the bureaucracy. Some of these...
Dear Taxpayer, Big Brother is Taking Action (Advertorial)
We highlighted several examples of letters sent by the Tax Office to dearest taxpayers in our previous installment of Frequently...
Indonesia Says No Deal on Google Tax Settlement This Year
The head of the tax office’s special cases branch reported that no deal will be reached this year, as the...
Tax Amnesty for Foreigners: Not Too Late to Participate
Indonesia is changing. With tax amnesty, the Jokowi administration aims to bring Indonesia into a new era, shedding light on...