There were still around 12 million companies which were
still not registered as tax subjects, holding as enormous tax potential. The
Director General of Taxation, Fu’ad Rahmany disclosed this after commanding tax
census officials at the headquarters of the Directorate General of Taxation in
Jakarta on Tuesday (1/5).
In the effort to pursue tax income this year which was
targeted at Rp 885 trillion, the Directorate General of Taxation planned to
harness taxes from the said companies. Based on report in the Annual
Notification Letter (SPT) in 2011, the obedient taxpayer companies in Indonesia
were only 500 thousand taxpayers. In the next three years, he believed the number
might increase to 6 million taxpayers. “Let’s be realistic, the target we set
is around 5 to 6 million taxpayers who shall have been submitted their SPT
letter” Fuad remarked.
This year, the Directorate General of Taxation set target
amounting to Rp 885 trillion or higher than realization of tax income in 2011
which was Rp 742 trillion. To combine income with the Directorate General of
Customs and Tax taping, the targeted income from taxation might reach Rp 1,016
trillion this year.
Fual felt sure that the target could be met because the
number of tax subject to be listed in this tax census increased by 900 thousand
taxpayers. “If all goes well afield, we expect to harness 2 million taxpayers
all in all. But it’s hard to tell whether we could make it or not, that’s quite
an ambitious target” he said.
About the effort to maximize registration, the
Directorate of Taxation was running tax census. “We are being aggressive, we
are doing door to door approach to inform and illuminate the public about tax” Fuad
remarked.
This year the tax census would be run simultaneously in
all of Indonesia, starting today may 1, till October 31, 2012. The Census Team
would compile data of taxpayers or tax subjects in business centers, high rise
buildings, homes and other potential locations.
Business
News, May 4, 2012
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