Tax Manager Rp2.3 Billion In Sanggau West Kalimantan Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison, Fined Rp4.4 Billion

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The Sanggau District Court (PN) sentenced him to 3 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 4.49 billion for tax evaders of Rp. 2.2 billion with the initials JP.

West Kalimantan DGT Regional Office Kurniawan Nizar said the trial was chaired by Chief Judge Haklainul Dunggio who said JP was found guilty of taxation crimes.

"The defendant JP through CV SL was legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a tax crime intentionally not depositing taxes that had been deducted or collected from the period from February 2018 to December 2018, causing losses to state revenues," he said in Pontianak, Thursday, April 6, quoted by Antara.

He explained that the defendant as regulated and threatened with crime in Article 39 Paragraph (1) letter i of Law 28 of 2007 concerning the third Amendment to Law Number 6 of 1983 concerning General Provisions and Tax Procedures as amended several times lastly by Law Number 7 of 2021 concerning Harmonization of Tax Regulations.

In the judge's decision, it was stated that JP was sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of Rp. 4,494,938,364.00. The defendant must pay a fine within a maximum period of one month after this decision has obtained permanent legal force.

"If the fine is not paid, the prosecutor is ordered to confiscate and auction the defendant's assets to pay the fine. Then if the defendant's assets are not sufficient to pay the fine, it will be replaced with imprisonment for one year," he said.

He also said that the decision on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, was a follow-up to the submission of the JP suspect from the West Kalimantan DGT Regional Office of PPNS to the Sanggau District Attorney on January 27, 2023.

"This decision decides on a tax crime case intentionally not depositing taxes that have been deducted or collected, causing losses to state revenues that are legally and proven to be carried out by JP through CV SL," he said.

In addition, Nizar also explained that during the investigation process carried out by the West Kalimantan DGT Regional Office, the defendant was given the opportunity to take administrative legal action by paying the principal amount of underpaid tax plus administrative sanctions in accordance with tax laws, but not being used.

"On the decision, both the Public Prosecutor and the Defendant stated that they accepted the verdict," he continued.

He hopes that through the results of this verdict, it can have a deterrent effect on other tax offenders.

"I hope that through the results of this verdict I will be able to provide awareness to every taxpayer so that they always carry out their tax obligations properly and provide a deterrent effect to perpetrators of tax crimes and other taxpayers who have the intention or plan to commit tax crimes," he said.