Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Individual Taxpayers Categorization

According to the CONSOLIDATION OF LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 6 OF 1983 CONCERNING GENERAL PROVISIONS AND TAX PROCEDURES AS LASTLY AMENDED BY LAW NUMBER 16 OF 2000 (known as Undang-undang KUP), individual taxpayers categorized in two :

  1. Resident
    A resident tax subject shall be:
    • An individual residing in Indonesia, or
    • An individual who is present in Indonesia for more than 183 days in any 12 month period, or
    • An individual who is present in Indonesia in a tax year with an intention to reside in Indonesia.

  2. Non-Resident
    A non-resident tax subject shall be:
    An individual not residing in Indonesia or who is present in Indonesia for not more than 183 days in any 12 month period.
    • who is conducting a business or carrying out activities through a fixed based in Indonesia.
    • who derives income from Indonesia other than from conducting business or carrying out activities through a fixed based in Indonesia.
A taxpayer is an individual or a body which, pursuant to the provisions in the tax law, is required to fulfill tax obligations, including tax collection or tax withholding of certain taxes.
(Article 1 paragraph (1) Law No. 16 Year 2000).

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