On exit tax exemption

On exit tax exemption

From Bisnis Indonesia

One of my cousins has been living in Australia for study purposes for two years now. He was back in Jakarta last week on vacation. On July 16, 2001, he decided to go to Singapore on business.

To the best of my knowledge, an Indonesian citizen as an overseas resident who wants to travel abroad is entitled to exemption from exit tax four times a year, regardless of the country of destination and not limited to the country where the person is domiciled.

However, my cousin had difficulty at the airport, where the officer in charge said that the exit-tax exemption was only applicable to a person wishing to travel to his country of domicile.

This has certainly confused us, and we hope to have a clarification about the rules applicable to an Indonesian citizen domiciled overseas. We would be very grateful for any explanations.

YENNY ROSMIYANI

Jakarta