Resident taxpayers and Indonesian PEs of foreign companies have to settle their tax liabilities either by direct payments, third party withholdings, or a combination of both. Foreign companies without a PE in Indonesia have to settle their tax liabilities for their Indonesian-sourced income through withholding of the tax by the Indonesian party paying the income.… Read More
Tax Audit
The tax audit of a company may cover only a particular tax or all taxes for a particular tax period (a tax month) or tax year. It may be conducted at the company’s premises, at the DGT offices, or at both.
Products of Tax Audit
The legal products of a tax audit consist mainly of Tax Assessment Letters (Surat Ketetapan Pajak/SKP) as mentioned above and Tax Collection Letters (Surat Tagihan Pajak/STP ), which must be based on the closing conference document. A STP typically serves as a legal instrument to collect administrative tax sanctions not covered in a SKP. In… Read More
Closing Conference
At the end of a tax audit, the tax auditors will provide the taxpayer being audited with a written notification of the tax audit findings containing their proposed tax audit corrections. If there is a disagreement regarding the tax audit findings, the taxpayer must respond to the notification in writing within seven to ten working… Read More
