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        "msgid": "indonesia-to-start-e-commerce-income-tax-collection-on-aug-1-1782935408",
        "date": "2026-07-01 16:17:39",
        "title": "Indonesia to start e-commerce income tax collection on Aug. 1",
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        "source": "GALERT",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Taxation",
        "summary": "Indonesia will begin collecting income tax through major e-commerce platforms like Tokopedia and Shopee from 1 August 2026, following a one-month transition period. The policy does not introduce a new tax but shifts the collection mechanism for existing business income tax to designated marketplace operators, who will deduct 0.5% from eligible sellers' gross turnover. Authorities say the move aims to create a fairer governance framework for the growing digital economy without hampering its development.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia will begin collecting income tax through\ndesignated e-commerce platforms from August 1, 2026, the Finance\nMinistry\u2019s Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Director General of Taxes Bimo Wijayanto said the government has\ngranted a one-month transition period for four designated marketplace\noperators to adjust their systems before they begin collecting tax from\nsellers. The four marketplaces are Tokopedia, Shopee, Lazada and\nBlibli.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a new tax. It is an income tax on business activities\nconducted through marketplaces. The only change is the collection\nmechanism, from sellers paying the tax themselves to designated\nmarketplaces collecting it on the government\u2019s behalf,\u201d Wijayanto told a\npress conference in Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>The policy is stipulated under Finance Ministry Regulation\nNo.\u00a037\/2025, which designates electronic commerce platform operators as\ncollectors of Article 22 income tax.<\/p>\n<p>Wijayanto said the government selected the platforms based on factors\nincluding system readiness, transaction volume, administrative capacity,\nthe use of escrow accounts and their ability to collect and report taxes\nelectronically.<\/p>\n<p>Under the scheme, marketplaces will collect Article 22 income tax at\na rate of 0.5% of a seller\u2019s gross turnover, excluding value-added tax\n(VAT) and luxury goods sales tax.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers will continue to make payments through the marketplace,\nwhich will deduct the tax from sellers\u2019 income, issue invoices, remit\nthe proceeds to the state treasury and report the collections through a\nmonthly tax return.<\/p>\n<p>Wijayanto said the requirement applies only to sellers with annual\ngross turnover exceeding Rp500 million (about US$27.800).<\/p>\n<p>He said the regulation does not introduce a new tax but changes the\nadministrative mechanism for collecting existing income tax through\nmarketplace operators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to reiterate that Finance Ministry Regulation No.\u00a037\/2025 is\nnot intended to hamper the digital economy. Rather, it is aimed at\nensuring that the digital economy grows under a sound, fair and level\ngovernance framework,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>At the same press conference, Indonesian E-Commerce Association\n(iDEA) Chairman Budi Primawan said the industry was focused on ensuring\nthe policy is implemented effectively while providing legal certainty\nand minimizing operational disruption for marketplaces and sellers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe received the designation letters on July 1, 2026. That gives us\none month to adjust our systems, test our business processes and\ncommunicate with sellers before tax collection begins on Aug.\u00a01, 2026,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia makes 0.5 percent final income tax rate for\nMSMEs permanent<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Minister says no tax increase for MSMEs under new\nregulation<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia to start e-commerce income tax collection on Aug.\u00a01<\/p>\n<p>July 1, 2026 16:07 GMT+700<\/p>\n<p>Director General of Taxes Bimo Wijayanto during a press conference in\nJakarta, Wednesday July 1, 2026). (ANTARA\/Bayu Saputra)<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Bayu Saputra, Kuntum Khaira<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-to-start-e-commerce-income-tax-collection-on-aug-1-1782935408",
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