Government Records Digital Tax Revenue Until January 2025 Reaches IDR 33.39 Trillion

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The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) of the Ministry of Finance noted that until January 31, 2025, the government recorded revenue from the digital economy business sector of IDR 33.39 trillion.

Director of Counseling, Services and Public Relations Dwi Astuti said the amount came from the collection of Value Added Tax (PPN) for Trade Through Electronic Systems (PMSE) amounting to Rp26.12 trillion, crypto tax of Rp1.19 trillion, fintech tax (P2P lending) of Rp3.17 trillion, and taxes collected by other parties for goods procurement transactions and/or services through the Government Procurement Information System (SIPP tax) amounting to Rp2.9 trillion.

Meanwhile, until January 2025, the government has appointed 211 PMSE business actors to become Value Added Tax collectors (VAT).

Dwi said that in January 2025, there were no appointments, corrections/changes to collection data, or revocation of collections.

Of the total polling that has been appointed, 181 PMSE have collected and deposited PMSE VAT amounting to IDR 26.12 trillion.

"The amount comes from IDR 731.4 billion in deposits in 2020, IDR 3.90 trillion in deposits in 2021, IDR 5.51 trillion in deposits in 2022, IDR 6.76 trillion in deposits in 2023, IDR 8.44 trillion in deposits in 2024 and IDR 774.8 billion in deposits in 2025," he said in his statement, Monday, February 17.

Crypto tax revenues have been collected amounting to Rp1.19 trillion until January 2025. The receipts come from Rp246.45 billion in revenues in 2022, Rp220.83 billion in revenues in 2023, Rp620.4 billion in 2024, and Rp107.11 billion in receipts in 2025. The receipt of the crypto tax consists of Rp560.55 billion in PPh 22 receipts for crypto sales transactions on exchangers and Rp634.24 billion in VAT DN receipts for crypto purchase transactions on exchangeers.

Dwi conveyed that the fintech tax (P2P lending) has also contributed to tax revenues of Rp3.17 trillion until January 2025.

Meanwhile, revenues from fintech taxes came from Rp446.39 billion in revenues in 2022, Rp1.11 trillion in revenues in 2023, Rp1.48 trillion in revenues in 2024, and Rp140 billion in 2025.

Dwi conveyed that the fintech tax consisted of PPh 23 on loan interest received by WPDN and BUT amounting to Rp830.54 billion, PPh 26 for interest on loans received by WPLN amounting to Rp720.74 billion, and VAT DN for deposits of Rp1.62 trillion.

According to him, the tax revenue for other digital economy businesses came from SIPP tax revenues and until January 2025, revenue from the SIPP tax amounted to Rp2.90 trillion.

Dwi explained that the receipts from the SIPP tax came from Rp402.38 billion in revenues in 2022, amounting to Rp1.12 trillion in revenues in 2023, Rp1.33 trillion in revenues in 2024, and Rp53.77 billion in revenues in 2025.

In addition, Dwi conveyed that SIPP's tax revenue consisted of PPh of Rp195.54 billion and VAT of Rp2.71 trillion.

"In order to create justice and equal business (level playing field) for business actors, both conventional and digital, the government will continue to appoint PMSE business actors who sell products and provide digital services from abroad to consumers in Indonesia," said Dwi.

Dwi also added that the government will explore the potential for other digital economy business tax revenues such as crypto taxes on crypto asset trading transactions, fintech taxes on loan interest paid by loan recipients, and SIPP taxes on goods and/or services procurement transactions through the Government Procurement Information System.