42 Hotels and Restaurants in Klungkung Owe Rp 9.6 Billion in Tax Arrears

A total of 42 hotels and restaurants in Klungkung Regency, Bali, have been recorded as not yet remitting local taxes. The total arrears up to 2025 have reached Rp 9.6 billion. Facing difficulties in collection, the Klungkung Regional Financial and Revenue Management Agency (BPKPD) has handed over a Special Power of Attorney (SKK) for collection to the Klungkung District Prosecutor’s Office (Kejari). BPKPD Klungkung Head Nyoman Susanta explained that the transfer of collection was carried out against 42 hotel and restaurant taxpayers. The breakdown includes 24 hotel taxpayers with arrears of Rp 6.2 billion and 18 food and beverage taxpayers with arrears of Rp 3.4 billion. “Tomorrow, the summons process will begin for four hotel taxpayers. Information from the prosecutor’s office indicates this summons is to seek clarity from the taxpayers regarding their ability to settle their obligations,” Susanta explained when met in his office on Monday (22/6/2026). According to Susanta, the transfer of collection is being carried out to ensure that the regional revenue target from the tax sector can be achieved. This year, the Klungkung Regency Government is targeting food and beverage tax revenue of Rp 56 billion and hotel tax revenue of Rp 58 billion. “Meanwhile, the realisation as of 31 May 2026 is Rp 14.8 billion for food and beverages and Rp 17.4 billion, or around 30 per cent, for hotel tax,” Susanta detailed. Head of Regional Tax Collection Nyoman Winastra explained that the majority of the 42 hotel and restaurant taxpayers in arrears are located in Nusa Penida District. In addition to the presence of defaulting taxpayers, BPKPD is also still facing obstacles in maximising regional revenue due to suboptimal data collection. Therefore, the agency will soon hold a coordination meeting with relevant regional apparatus organisations (OPD). “There is still a lot of tax potential that we have not maximised. This includes many hotels and restaurants that do not yet have a Regional Taxpayer Identification Number (NPWPD) or operational permits. Therefore, we hope for updated data, so this can increase revenue potential,” Winastra explained. “Currently, there are 1,021 hotels and 669 restaurants recorded as having an NPWPD. This is what we want to maximise by strengthening data collection,” he concluded.