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