Navigating Financial Challenges: Tips for the ExpatsIndonesia ExpatFebruary 12, 2024 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 12, 20240309Living in Indonesia can be great fun — without compromising your financial comfort. Becoming an expatriate in Indonesia is an...
Rp150,000 Foreign Tourist Levy Imposed to Enter Bali Per 2024Indonesia ExpatJuly 13, 2023July 13, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 13, 2023July 13, 20230458The Provincial Government of Bali will collect Rp150,000 or around US$10 from foreign tourists who wish to enter the Island...
Airport Tax Increases at 11 Indonesian Airports, 16th JulyIndonesia ExpatJuly 17, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 17, 202203647The Transportation Ministry has adjusted the tariff for Aircraft Passenger Services (PJP2U), or airport tax, affecting 11 airports from 16th...
Finance Ministry Increase Value Added TaxIndonesia ExpatFebruary 24, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 24, 202201133Finance 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, 202201641Revolutions 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, 2022June 4, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 7, 2022June 4, 202301795The 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, 20220940The 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, 202102633The 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, 202101030The 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, 20210856“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, 202101239Finance 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, 202101352It 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, 2020March 23, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 15, 2020March 23, 2023039108On 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, 202002216The 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, 202004916The 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, 201901793The 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, 202002881Value-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, 201903394The 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, 201901296The 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, 202102013Many 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, 20170990With the country’s health and social security agency (BPJS) running a massive debt in rolling out its health insurance program,...