Finance Ministry Increase Value Added TaxIndonesia ExpatFebruary 24, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 24, 20220777 Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has decided to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from 10 to 11 percent, taking effect...
Food For Thought: Being A Legal Digital NomadSeven Stones IndonesiaFebruary 3, 2022February 5, 2022 by Seven Stones IndonesiaFebruary 3, 2022February 5, 202201243 Revolutions are typically defined as being times of fundamental change. Most people might associate them with blood and violence to...
New Tax Rules for Digital Businesses Including Airbnb and Booking.comIndonesia ExpatJanuary 7, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 7, 202201086 The Directorate General of Taxes of the Finance Ministry has again appointed four companies that meet the criteria as collectors...
There is ‘Tax Amnesty’ Again, Note How to Register!Indonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 20220659 The second round of the tax amnesty program will begin in January 2022. This time, the tax amnesty program is...
Taxpayer Identification Number Replaced by NIKIndonesia ExpatOctober 5, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 5, 202101299 The Director-General of Population and Civil Registration of the Home Affairs Ministry, Zudan Arif Fakrulloh, has said that, in the...
Positive Growth of 7.07 Percent, Indonesia Officially Out of RecessionIndonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2021August 5, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2021August 5, 20210818 The Indonesian economy has finally exited the recession. The end of the slump occurred as the Indonesian economy grew in...
Reducing the Stress with Your Property InvestmentsSeven Stones IndonesiaApril 2, 2021November 30, 2021 by Seven Stones IndonesiaApril 2, 2021November 30, 20210671 “It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it.” This was the conclusion Hans Selye, a Hungarian-Canadian scientist,...
Cigarette Excise Increase Averages 12.5 Percent Next YearIndonesia ExpatDecember 10, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 10, 2020July 9, 20210845 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 ComplianceIndonesia ExpatNovember 4, 2020November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 4, 2020November 10, 202101154 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 BlockedIndonesia ExpatOctober 15, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 15, 2020July 9, 2021027588 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 2020Indonesia ExpatMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatMay 19, 2020May 19, 202001880 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 IncreasesIndonesia ExpatMarch 13, 2020March 13, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 13, 2020March 13, 202004517 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 InvestmentIndonesia ExpatSeptember 11, 2019September 11, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 11, 2019September 11, 201901637 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 IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatAugust 15, 2019October 20, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 15, 2019October 20, 202002532 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 TaxIndonesia ExpatJuly 4, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 4, 201902969 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 CentIndonesia ExpatJune 26, 2019June 26, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJune 26, 2019June 26, 201901146 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 ExpatsIndonesia ExpatMay 28, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 28, 2018November 10, 202101831 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 TaxSania RasyidDecember 8, 2017 by Sania RasyidDecember 8, 20170837 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 TransportIndonesia ExpatDecember 7, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 7, 20170865 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 FairnessSania RasyidNovember 20, 2017November 20, 2017 by Sania RasyidNovember 20, 2017November 20, 20170966 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 PapersIndonesia ExpatNovember 7, 2017November 7, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 7, 2017November 7, 20170550 The Indonesian Tax Office says it will launch an investigation into possible tax violations committed by 2014 presidential candidate Prabowo...