Making The State Overdrawn By IDR 4.3 Billion, The Suspect's Land Assets For Tax Embezzlement In Kolaka Confiscated By The South Sulawesi DGT

Head of the South Sulawesi DGT Regional Office,bartra Arridel Mindra. BETWEEN/Abd Kadir.

The Regional Office of the Directorate General of Taxes, South, West and Southeast Sulawesi (Kanwil DJP Sulselbartra) confiscated assets belonging to suspects in a criminal case in the field of taxation with the initials HW in Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi.

The confiscation carried out by the civil servant investigator team (PPNS) of the South Sulawesi DGT Regional Office accompanied by the PPNS Korwas Section Team of the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police is in order to secure assets belonging to suspect HW as collateral for recovery of losses to state revenues caused by the suspect HW and to avoid the loss or transfer of these assets.

"This act of confiscation of assets belonging to the suspect is DGT's commitment to act decisively in carrying out the rules against taxpayers who deliberately commit criminal acts in the field of taxation and are expected to have a deterrent effect on other taxpayers," said Head of the South Sulawesi DGT Regional Office, Arridel Mindra, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, May 26.

The confiscation carried out by the Regional Office of the South Sulawesi DGT in accordance with the Decree of the Determination Permit from the Kolaka District Court Number: 89/PenPid.B-SITA/2023/PN Kka dated May 15, 2023.

The types of assets belonging to the suspect that were successfully confiscated were in the form of a plot of land located in Lamokato Village, Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi covering an area of 412 square meters.

The suspect HW is suspected of committing a criminal act in the field of taxation at least starting from January 2018 to December 2019, namely violating Article 39 paragraph (1) letter i and / or letter d of Law no. 6 of 1983 concerning general provisions and tax procedures (UU KUP) as last several times amended by Law no. 7 of 2021 concerning the harmonization of Tax Regulations (UU HPP).

The mode used by the suspect was intentionally not depositing taxes that had been collected and/or intentionally submitted a Notification Letter and/or information whose contents were incorrect or incomplete, causing losses to state revenues from the tax sector of at least Rp. 4.3 billion.

Prior to the investigation and confiscation, the suspect HW had made administrative efforts in the form of an appeal and tax audit.

Even though an investigation is being carried out, DGT in order to collect state revenues still provides an opportunity for the suspect to submit a request to stop the investigation process by paying losses to state revenues as referred to in Article 39 plus administrative sanctions in accordance with the provisions of Article 44B paragraph (2) letter b of the KUP Law.