DPR Supports Tax Levy For Online Traders, As Long As It Doesn't Burden Consumers

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission VI DPR RI Rivqy Abdul Halim supports the government's policy of collecting taxes from E-commerce or online traders, as long as it does not burden consumers and taxpayers.

According to him, taxes collected through platforms such as Shopee, Tokopedia and other marketplaces, need to make it easier for taxpayers to pay their taxes.

In addition to making it easier, he suggested that the mechanism ensures the security of data on online traders affected by taxpayers.

"The government's tax collection policy for online traders is a positive step that must be supported by many parties," Rivqy said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 16.

According to him, the tax collection mechanism from marketplace platforms can be done by taking similar policy references from several other countries, such as Australia, South Korea, India, and China.

"There is also the European Union that imposes this online tax collection for several countries with the Mini One Stop Shop or MOSS mechanism, which aims to facilitate tax withdrawals and not complicate the company with administrative tax payments," he said.

He assessed that the purpose of withdrawing taxes was fundamental to increase tax compliance and increase state revenue. Do not let, he said, these two goals were not achieved and actually cause new problems.

"In addition to the two destinations, this online merchant tax collection also aims to uphold justice from transactions, either offline or conventional markets and online or online markets," he said.

Previously, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati released electronic commerce (e-commerce) regulations to collect income tax (PPh) 22 from traders.

Based on Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 37 of 2025, this rule is issued to provide convenience and simplicity of administration and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of tax collection.

Dalam Pasal 8 ayat (1), dijelaskan bahwa besaran PPh 22 yang dipungut yaitu sebesar 0,5 persen dari omzet bruto yang diterima pedagang dalam setahun. Pungutan itu di luar pajak pertambahan nilai (PPN) dan pajak penjualan atas barang mewah (PPnBM).

Pungutan pajak itu berlaku untuk pedagang yang memiliki omzet di atas Rp500 juta.

Hal itu dibuktikan dengan surat pernyataan baru yang disampaikan oleh pedagang kepada lokapasar yang ditunjuk sebagai Penyelenggara Perdagangan Melalui Sistem Elektronik (PPMSE), paling lambat akhir bulan saat omzet melewati ambang batas tersebut.

Sedangkan pedagang yang memiliki omzet di bawah Rp500 juta terbebas dari pungutan ini, yang dibuktikan dengan surat pernyataan yang disampaikan kepada lokapasar yang ditunjuk.

- https://voi.id/ekonomi/495411/kemenkeu-beri-waktu-2-bulan-untuk-marketplace-pungut-pajak-dari-pedagang-omzet-di-atas-rp500-juta

- https://voi.id/ekonomi/495390/soal-pungutan-pajak-pedagang-online-djp-kami-ambil-dulu-marketplace-besar

- https://voi.id/ekonomi/495326/marketplace-luar-negeri-bakal-ditunjuk-untuk-pungut-pajak-dari-pedagang-ri

- https://voi.id/ekonomi/495183/pajak-marketplace-resmi-diterapkan-ini-aturannya

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In Article 8 paragraph (1), it is explained that the amount of PPh 22 collected is 0.5 percent of the gross turnover received by traders within a year. The levy is outside the value added tax (VAT) and sales tax on luxury goods (PPnBM).

The tax levy applies to traders who have a turnover of more than IDR 500 million.

This is evidenced by a new statement submitted by traders to the marketplace appointed as the Electronic System Trading Organizer (PPMSE), no later than the end of the month when the turnover crosses that threshold.

Meanwhile, traders who have turnover below IDR 500 million are free from this levy, as evidenced by a statement submitted to the appointed marketplace.