Apindo Supports Tax Levy To Traders In E-Commerce

JAKARTA - Secretary of the Advisory Council of the Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) Suryadi Sasmita supports the plan to levy an income tax (PPh) of 22 traders in electronic commerce (e-commerce).

According to him, the policy is not a new application, but an adjustment to the development of business models.

"We as business actors support the government's steps in implementing the 0.5 percent final PPh policy for online business actors," Suryadi said in his statement, quoted by Antara, in Jakarta, Friday, June 27.

Previously, the government had implemented a final PPh of 0.5 percent as regulated in Government Number 55 of 2022, otherwise known as the final PPh of MSMEs. For future policy plans, tax levies for online traders are carried out through a simple payment implementation mechanism, which is collected by a marketplace.

In the era of digitization and implementation of the core tax system (Coretax), he continued, data transparency will increase and the government has access to information on business actors who are not fully obedient.

He also reminded online business actors whose business gross circulation is below Rp. 500 million per year not to worry, because this final PPh will not be subject to.

Therefore, we invite online business actors to fully support this policy. Let's together create a fair, healthy, and sustainable business climate. Compliance will strengthen the foundation of the national economy which is inclusive towards Indonesia Gold 2045," he said.

Previously, the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) of the Ministry of Finance explained that the plan to appoint a marketplace as a collection of PPh 22 for merchant transactions in Electronic Systems Trading (PMSE) basically regulates shifts (shifting).

If previously the PPh payment mechanism was carried out independently by online traders, it would be changed to a tax collection system carried out by the local market as the appointed party.

"This policy does not change the basic principle of income tax, but instead provides convenience for traders in fulfilling tax obligations, because the tax payment process is carried out through a simpler and integrated collection system with the platform where they sell," said Director of Counseling, Services, and Public Relations of DJP Rosmauli.