President Director Of CV KMA Arrested After Counterfeiting Tax Invoice Payment

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Director of a CV KMA tarpaulin factory with the initials MP (32) in the South Tangerang BSD area, Banten, was arrested by Civil Servant Investigators (PPNS) of the North Jakarta Directorate General of Taxes (Tax Office) for the crime of making fictitious tax invoices.

Head of the Audit, Collection, Intelligence and Investigation (P2IP) of the Jakut Tax Office Selamat Muda said the CV KMA engaged in the tarpaulin production business was registered at the Jakarta Penjaringan Tax Service Office (KPP).

"The factory is located on Jalan Bandengan Utara, Penjaringan," said Selamat, Antara, June 11.

Congratulations say MP is suspected of issuing and/or using tax invoices, proof of tax collection, proof of tax cuts, and/or proof of tax payments that are not based on actual transactions during value added tax (VAT) from January 2017-December 2018.

According to him, MP's actions cost the state Rp2.4 billion.

When the officer came to the address, Saturday, June 10, MP was inside the house. However, the officers could not enter because they were blocked by the gate and the door of the house that did not want to be opened.

However, MP was finally arrested, after officers from the Jakut Tax Regional Office coordinated with the head of the RT and local security forces.

"This success cannot be separated from the support of various parties, especially the Indonesian National Police and the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia," said Selamat.

MP was then handed over by the Jakut Tax Regional Office officers to the Research Prosecutor of the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office for further processing.

"The place of surrender is carried out at the North Jakarta District Attorney's Office," said Selamat Muda.

Officers also submitted evidence in the form of cash amounting to 15,000 Singapore dollars and Rp150 million.

Congratulations added that the criminalization of the Director of CV KMA was the last attempt taken by the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) in the context of law enforcement in the field of taxation.

In his case, investigators imposed Article 39A letter a and Article 39 paragraph (1) letter d in conjunction with Article 43 paragraph (1) of Law no. 28 of 2007 concerning the Third Amendment to Law Number 6 of 1983 concerning General Provisions and Tax Procedures as amended recently by Law Number 28 of 2007 in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

The criminal threat is that imprisonment is a minimum of six months and a maximum of six years and a fine, at least twice the amount of payable taxes that are not/less paid and a maximum of four times the amount of payable taxes that are not/less paid.