The Finance Ministryâs directorate general of taxation officially launched on Tuesday a satgas (paramilitary task force) aimed at eliminating a pervasive use of fabricated documents that can lead to false claims for tax refunds
he Finance Ministry's directorate general of taxation officially launched on Tuesday a satgas (paramilitary task force) aimed at eliminating a pervasive use of fabricated documents that can lead to false claims for tax refunds.
In a press statement, the office said the team would be a breakthrough toward putting an end to the practice, as it would use comprehensive and systematic preventive measures.
According to the office, the satgas started its work in June 2014 and has so far managed to prevent the honoring of fictitious claims worth Rp 220 billion (US$17 million) in the Jakarta area. The satgas has also forced 80.7 percent of some 403 taxpayers to admit to wrongdoing in trying to forge documents.
This year, the satgas will expand its operations outside Jakarta, with Banten among its top priorities.
'[Making a] fictitious claim is a crime that carries a maximum of six years' imprisonment and fines worth four times the unpaid tax debts,' said the office in a statement. 'However, the directorate will first prioritize persuasive measures by clarifying the claims,' it said.
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