Treaty between Indonesia and Latvia under negotiation
Indonesia and Latvia have announced that they intend to intensify negotiations for a double taxation agreement. No details of the likely content of the agreement are currently
See MoreIndonesia to amend rules concerning tax holidays and allowances for investors
The Indonesian Deputy Minister of Finance has announced that the Government is planning to amend the rules concerning tax holidays and allowances for investors, possibly as early as April 2014. The changes to tax holidays are expected to include
See MoreIndonesia Considers Tax Breaks for Corporate Bond Investors
Indonesia is considering help for investors in corporate bonds and is also planning to make it easier for local companies to sell shares to the public. Indonesia plans to set up tax incentives for investors in corporate bonds and also plans to
See MoreIndonesia: VAT registration threshold increased
Indonesia has increased its VAT registration threshold from IDR 0.6bn to IDR 4.8bn per year in taxable turnover with effect from 1 January 2014. The stated goal is to reduce the VAT compliance burden for small and medium sized businesses. The
See MoreIndonesia:Changes brought under the Circular SE-50/PJ/2013
Intra-group services Circular SE-50/PJ/2013 instructs tax auditors to check that the service has been provided and given economic benefit to the recipient. Shareholder services, duplicate services, incidental benefits, passive association or
See MoreProtocol to treaty between Indonesia and Mexico signed
Indonesia and Mexico signed an amending protocol to the Indonesia – Mexico Income Tax Treaty (2002) on 7 October 2013. The protocol was signed during the working visit of the President of the United Mexican States to Indonesia on 6 October 2013,
See MoreIndonesia-temporary tax payment relief
A new regulation providing a temporary cash flow relief for some taxpayers has been issued by The Ministry of Finance of Indonesia. The regulation is intended to sustain the positive cash flow of certain taxpayers for creating stable macro economy,
See MoreFTA Between Indonesia-Pakistan Enters Into Effect
Indonesia and Pakistan signed a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) in February 2012. This agreement came into effect from September 1 following the signing of an additional Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA). The agreement had previously been held
See MoreIndonesia: Issued regulations on tax rates for Small and Medium Enterprises
The government of Indonesia issued Regulation No. 46/2013 on 12Â June 2013 named as The Regulation for Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises. This will be effective from 1 July 2013. As per the regulation issued a final tax rate of 1% will be
See MoreIndonesia: New Regulation on Transfer Pricing Audits
Regulation PER 22/PJ/2013 has been published by the Indonesia’s Directorate General of Taxation (DGT) on 30 May 2013 to provide guidelines for audits of taxpayers with related-party relationships and repealed the regulation KEP-01/PJ 07/1993
See MoreIndonesia: A new value added tax (VAT) invoice process has been introduced
In order to help the tax authorities to enhance control over the legitimacy of VAT invoices a new value added tax (VAT) process has been introduced in Indonesia. The new provision which is effective from 1st April 2013, ensures that any VAT
See MoreTax amendments of Indonesia to be introduced in 2013
Number of tax amendments has been made to the tax system of Indonesia which will be introduced in 2013. One of the amendments is the change of individual income tax threshold which will be increased to IDR 24,300,000 from IDR 15,840,000 as effective
See MoreIndonesia – Potential changes to the transfer pricing regulations
The Director General of Taxation of Indonesia has recently focused on transfer pricing, proposing some changes to the existing transfer pricing rules. However, these proposals are not yet final and some changes may be made before the final issuance
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