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Bogor praised for achievements in tax amnesty program
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Obedient tax payer – Olimpic Group owner AU Bintoro (center), head of the Taxation Directorate General West Java III Mohammad Isnaeni (left) and head of the Bogor-chapter of the Pratama Tax Office Mamik Eko Soessanto pose for a photo after a tax amnesty event in Bogor recently. (JP/Theresia Sufa)
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ogor has been named the best city for attracting repatriated funds from the tax amnesty program in West Java by the Taxation Directorate General West Java III. To date, the city has generated Rp 120.43 billion (US$9.16 million) in redemption fees.
Mohammad Isnaeni, the head of the directorate general, said that nationally, the tax amnesty program had collected 55,967 asset declaration letters with redemption fees amounting to Rp 10.34 trillion as of Sept. 14.
Meanwhile, the Taxation Directorate General West Java III, which covers Bekasi, Bogor, Depok and Bogor regency, collected 1,763 asset declaration letters with redemption fees amounting to Rp 206.66 billion.
Isnaeni said the Rp 120.43 billion in penalties generated by Bogor came from 468 asset declaration letters submitted in the first phase of the tax amnesty program, which began on July 1 and will close at the end of September.
Bekasi ranked second by collecting 729 asset declaration letters with redemption fees totaling Rp 48.44 billion. Depok recorded 282 asset declaration letters with Rp 19.16 billion in penalties.
Meanwhile, Bogor regency generated Rp 18.64 billion in redemption fees from 282 asset declaration letters.
The Taxation Directorate General West Java III has recovered taxes amounting to Rp 8.3 trillion as of Sept. 14, or 50.46 percent of the Rp 16.45 trillion target.
Olimpic Group owner AU Bintoro said the biggest obstacle in the implementation of the tax amnesty program was the program’s short time-period. Furthermore, he argued that businessmen faced difficulties collecting the money to be repatriated.
“Even if we have it, it’s not in the form of cash money. It takes time for us to collect the money,” said Bintoro.
“I’ve always wanted to be a good tax payer and I hope I can help develop this city. But please give us more time,” said Bintoro, adding that other business players also shared similar concerns. (ebf)
