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Citizen wait for their turn to apply for the tax amnesty at the Taxation Directorate General, South Jakarta, Sept. 27, 2016. The current composition of the tax realization based on approved SPP is about Rp 62 trillion. (JP/Donny Fernando)
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o achieve this year’s tax revenue target, the Jakarta Taxation and Retribution Agency (BPRD) is laying out four programs: optimizing revenue through fiscal cadastre, enforcing the law against tax evaders, encouraging integration of business licensing in the form of fiscal linkages and optimizing information-based services.
The agency is working with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to complete its database of real property data in order to decide land values (fiscal cadastre). “Four districts have been mapped, including Tanah Abang, Kebayoran Lama and Setiabudi,” said the agency’s Head Edi Sumantri, as quoted by beritajakarta on Friday.
According to him, all potential taxes can be identified through fiscal cadastre. The mapping will be continued until 44 districts are covered by mid-2018.
For the law enforcement program, the agency will conduct vehicle tax raids, prepare 60 confiscators and work with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to deal with tax evaders.
(Read also: Businessman detained for tax evasion)
The third program, fiscal linkages concerning integrated business licensing, means that taxpayers who have not paid their dues will not be able to obtain business licenses.
“Last but not least, we’ll improve our information-based services,” said Edi.
