Attorney General ST Burhanuddin Urges All Staff To Report Tax Returns On Time

The Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia Sanitiar Burhanuddin and his staff participated in the online reporting of the annual income tax return with the Director General of Taxes at the Kartika Adyaksa Building/ Antara

JAKARTA - Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin appealed to all levels of prosecutors to report the annual income tax return (SPT) in a timely manner which is due on March 31, 2022.

This appeal was conveyed when the Attorney General received a visit from the Director General (Dirjen) of Taxes Suryo Utomo and his staff at the Kartika Adhyaksa Building, Attorney General's Office, Jakarta, reported by Antara, Monday, March 14.

"I appeal to all Indonesian people, especially employees within the Indonesian Attorney General's Office, to report the Annual Income Tax Return on time by e-filing. Strong Taxes, Advanced Indonesia," said Burhanuddin, quoted from a press statement by the Attorney General's Center for Legal Information.

In the meeting, Burhanuddin conveyed the important role of all taxpayers in reporting annual tax returns because taxes contribute to supporting national development.

He said that taxes, which are the largest source of state revenue, also play a role in the success of the prosecutor's office in professional, proportional and accountable law enforcement.

According to him, reporting the annual SPT this time has become easier with the innovations made by the Director General of Taxes, namely through e-filling which can be used anywhere and anytime.

"I hope that with this facility, socialization, and publications from leaders of state institutions can increase taxpayer interest and compliance in reporting the 2021 SPT for the progress of the nation," he said.

The Attorney General's Office continues to synergize with the Ministry of Finance in an effort to socialize the importance of public awareness and concern for taxes, including providing an example in carrying out tax obligations.

Burhanuddin together with the Deputy Attorney General and middle leaders consisting of young attorney generals, heads of legal information centers and the Head of the Indonesian Attorney's Training and Education Agency have reported their Annual Income Tax Returns online via e-filling. In order to increase compliance and awareness of fulfilling tax obligations, especially the submission of the annual income tax return, the Directorate General of Taxes needs to intensify the publication of tax compliance through the implementation of the individual annual income tax return submission activities by the leaders of state institutions so that it is hoped that it will be able to have a positive influence on taxpayers throughout the country. Indonesia.

"As a role model for the community, we hope that the leaders of state institutions can submit the annual personal income tax return for the 2021 tax year before March 31, 2022," said Suryo.

Annual income tax returns can be reported using the e-filing application, which is a very easy, fast, and secure way of submitting SPT electronically and can be done by anyone, anytime, and anywhere.

Suryo hoped that the leadership of state institutions would be willing to publish the activities of submitting the annual personal income tax return, the time of the publication will adjust to the schedule of activities of the leaders of state institutions.