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• Govt forms legal team to defend tax amnesty

  By Eeyore on 14 Juli 2016 • ( 0 )

  The government insists that the tax amnesty is not aimed at helping “big fish” tax evaders but instead aims to reduce the burden on other taxpayers, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs). At the same time the government is putting… Read More ›

• Analysis: Effectiveness of tax amnesty needs to be enhanced

  By Eeyore on 14 Juli 2016 • ( 0 )

  After a long process, the Tax Amnesty Law was finally passed at a House of Representatives plenary session on June 28. At the same time, the plenary also approved the revised 2016 state budget. Amid widespread concerns over the impact… Read More ›

• The benefits of tax amnesty (Part 2 of 2)

  By Eeyore on 14 Juli 2016 • ( 0 )

  Although Indonesia has applied similar programs to the tax amnesty four times (1964, 1984, 2008 and 2015), the scale and impact of these programs were not as significant as the current initiative. Thus, it comes as no surprise that concerns… Read More ›

• Govt appoints nine banks to absorb assets in tax amnesty program

  By Eeyore on 14 Juli 2016 • ( 0 )

  The government has appointed nine banks to act as trustees for the tax amnesty program. Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said on Tuesday that the banks, known as ‘perception banks’ included the state-owned banks BNI, BRI, BTN and Mandiri, private banks… Read More ›

• Financial authorities gear up for tax amnesty funds

  By Eeyore on 14 Juli 2016 • ( 0 )

  The country’s financial authorities are gearing up to welcome trillions of rupiah from the implementation of the Tax Amnesty Law. Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution acknowledged that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had instructed relevant ministries to prepare instruments for the… Read More ›

• Businesses remain upbeat on amnesty

  By Eeyore on 14 Juli 2016 • ( 0 )

  Businesspeople remain enthusiastic about applying for tax pardons despite a planned appeal for a judicial review of the Tax Amnesty Law by several groups. Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) chairman Hariyadi Sukamdani told journalists on Monday that the lobby group would… Read More ›

• Legal activists hope to block Indonesia’s tax amnesty plan

  By Eeyore on 14 Juli 2016 • ( 0 )

  Indonesian legal activists filed a request for judicial review on the country’s tax amnesty law on Wednesday, saying the government’s plan to bring home billions of dollars stashed overseas protects money launderers and tax evaders. The tax amnesty, passed by… Read More ›

• Tax Amnesty Untungkan Usaha Kecil dan Menengah

  By Eeyore on 14 Juli 2016 • ( 0 )

  REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Ketua Asosiasi Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah (UMKM) Ikhsan Ingratubun mengatakan, kebijakan tax amnesty dapat memberikan manfaat usaha kecil dan menengah. Oleh karena itu, pemerintah harus segera membuat undang-undang, petunjuk teknis, sampai eksekusinya di kantor pajak. “Tax… Read More ›

• OJK Tunggu Regulasi Turunan Tax Amnesty

  By Eeyore on 14 Juli 2016 • ( 0 )

  JAKARTA – Regulasi turunan tax amnesty memiliki arti penting bagi pemberlakuan pengampunan pajak. Di antaranya untuk pijakan guna menjabarkan teknis operasional. Selain itu juga terkait penempatan dana repatriasi di pasar uang. Karena itu, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan menunggu regulasi turunan tax… Read More ›

• Pemerintah Prioritaskan Surat Berharga Serap Dana Repatriasi

  By Eeyore on 14 Juli 2016 • ( 0 )

  Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — Pemerintah Indonesia akan memprioritaskan dana hasil repatriasi aset masuk ke surat-surat berharga negara maupun korporasi dari berbagai instrumen investasi yang disiapkan. Menteri Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian Darmin Nasution mengungkapkan rapat dengan kementerian terkait masih terus dilakukan untuk… Read More ›